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ROBERT J. “JACK” DUNCAN, BA, MA, MS, has been an active, longtime TFS member. He is also a fellow, former president, and life member of the society and an active life member of THSA. Jack has written hundreds of articles and stories for periodicals, including Reader’s Digest, and about three dozen biographical entries for the Handbook of Texas (online); some of those bios were on artist Jose Cisneros, sculptor Luis Jimenez, and writers Al Lowman, Bill Porterfield, and Larry McMurtry. Jack has taught college English and economics and worked for more than two decades as a writer-editor for a medical device manufacturer. He has been married to his high-school sweetheart, the former Elizabeth Ann Harris, since 1962; the couple has two adult sons and five grandsons, and their family continues to grow. Jack and Elizabeth live in their hometown, McKinney, Texas.