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Tom Ed Atkinson

Tom Ed Atkinson was born August 9, 1949, in Bryan, Texas, Tom Ed Atkinson really had no choice to become a lifelong Aggie fan. Raised in Florence, Texas, he attended Texas A&M University, however, his path took a different turn as he returned to his roots, spending many years framing houses before starting his own business building agricultural fencing.A man of unw...

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