Glen Paschal

Ancestors

Biography

Glen was Clarance and Rachel Paschal’s first son.

Age 2

As a child, Glen would climb up the wood pile, many times being bucked off by the family goat. When asked why Glen was allowed to do that, his sister responded, “You didn’t tell Glen no!”

This photo was taken by his great uncle Noel Nichols who was the local Cannon, Tennessee photographer. Noel went blind in his later years.

In the 1940, Glen was living with his family in Cannon, Tennessee. ^[1]

In 1940ish when Glen was 4, the river was high one day so his mother saddled a horse for neighbor Black Lyon and had Glen on his horse lead the saddled horse to Black’s house and return.

In 1941, during the Louisiana Maneuvers ^[2], Glen witnessed many soldiers on his family farm. His dad saddled several horses for the soldiers to ride, most never being on a horse. One vehicle broke down on their farm and the soldiers had to stay with the vehicle until it was repaired which took weeks. As the nights were cold, Glen’s dad invited them to stay in the living room, explaining that they would have heat until about 03:00. However, the soldiers were not allowed to go into the homes. It is unclear were the soldiers slept those nights but they told Glen’s dad were they had buried their coffee and sugar when they had to move on! For fried chicken dinners, the soldiers would check the window for their leadership but probably was more concerned with being caught by the “enemy” not watching the bridge they were to secure. Some of the soldiers from North Carolina visited them in later years, one being named Darby.

Biking with Wade Rogers

As a teenager, Glen once tied a rope to his mother’s car bumper for her to drive him and his bike up the hill to his home. He instructed her not to slow down since he didn’t won’t to pass her on the way up. When asked his plan when he got to the top of the hill, Glen responded that he planned on dropping the rope. Glen only did this once.

Most Studious

In 1955, Glen was voted by his eighty-one (81) Cannon, Tennessee Central High School classmates as the most studious boy with Wanda Davenport being voted as the most studious girl.

Senior Photo

Glen was 5th of his eighty-one (81) Cannon, Tennessee High School Classmates with a 94.63 grade point average. His agriculture teacher-A. W. Hall gave no A’s and since Glen had refused to take Home Economics, this resulted in 4 girls being ranked ahead of him. It turned out he didn’t have to take neither-lesson learned! https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Cook-38318-1

MTSC ROTC Glen’s Freshman year

After high school, Glen then attended Middle Tennessee State College in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 1965, the school became Middle Tennessee State University. ^[3]

Air Force Reserve

In 1959, Glen joined the Air Force Reserve, flying to Dallas, Texas then on to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas ^[4] then Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Fall, Texas ^[5] then back to Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee ^[6]. Later, Glen was reactivated for twenty-nine (29) days sent to Florida for the missile Cuban Crisis ^[7] picking up a 106 howitzer from Ft. Campbell in Clarksville, Tennessee before departing to Florida.^[8] Glen’s landed outside of Gainesville, Florida and spent the time camping in a large tent in a cattle field. Pictured with Jerry Tucker.

In 1962, Glen married Lynda Lu Lane where 4 children blessed this union.

After MTSC, Glen started his 54 year career at the Tennessee Highway Department. From 1962-1963, Glen surveyed the widening of US 64 for the establishment of I-24 through Monteagle Mountain. One cold morning he got out and set up the survey equipment in the bitter cold then called the crew. Once the crew felt how cold it was, they called it a day and Glen went back and packed up the equipment. In 1985, Glen later served as the regional district manager over the straightening project.

“I-24 was constructed across the mountain between 1962 and 1968 by grandfathering in and improving the original segment of US 64. The route on the western downgrade of the mountain was widened to four lanes, and the eastern downgrade with two westbound and one eastbound lane was connected to I-24 while the westbound lanes were constructed. Construction on the westbound lanes was completed in 1973, and the three original lanes of US 41 on the eastern downgrade were converted to the eastbound lanes of I-24.[3]

Beginning in April 1985, the eastbound lanes of I-24 on the eastern downgrade of Monteagle Mountain were extensively straightened and rebuilt, and the grades reduced.[4] The project also added left shoulders and an additional runaway truck ramp.[3] This work was completed in 1989, and the lanes were reopened on July 11 of that year in a ceremony officiated by then-governor Ned McWherter.[4] The project experienced many setbacks including geological problems, which delayed the project, and the inspection station and additional runaway truck ramp were not planned.[5] Originally targeted for completion in December 1987 at a cost of $17 million, the final cost was $29.5 million.[4] During this time both directions of traffic were routed to the westbound lanes of I-24.[5] After the project was completed, eastbound I-24 was reopened, this time with a new truck climbing lane. A truck station to allow for the adjustment of brakes opened in January 1992.[6]” ^[9]

Glen also re-drafted the curve on mile marker of west bound I-24 to reduced the land slide potential. ——————-

Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge

Glen is pictured at the Tennessee state route 153 ^[10] south bound approach to the Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge ^[11] over the Chattanooga, Tennessee Chickamauga dam when the bridge was widened to four (4) lanes. ^[12] This widening happened in the 1970’s.

——————-

Hunter Road

“Hunter Road Residents Meet State Officials On Highway Plans”, HIGHWAY TALKS-Glen Paschal, a regional scheduling engineer from the state Department Transportation, discusses proposed improvements to Hunter Road and relocation problems with area residents.

In the background is J. Wayne Vincent Jr., a staff attorney for the transportation body.

DRAFT STUDY-A state highway official, pictured at left above, points out the course of the planned improvements to Hunter Road to two area residents during a public hearing Monday nights.

Some of the improvements to the road will completely change its course and involve the purchase of new land.

Studying plans for the new construction are, left to right, Glen Paschal, TDOT engineer, Drafts Murphy, and Bob Jones. (Staff photos by Tim Barber)

———————-

Sale Creek

On Route Past Soddy To Sale Creek.... Bids Being Readied Now On Parts Of New North Hamilton Highway; STUDYING ROAD PLANS - Line drawing for the proposed State Route 29 in the northern portion of Hamilton County are being finalized with bid letting on Phases II and III in December.

Shown at the road site some 2000 feet east of the present Highway 27 are, from left John Cammenga, Chairman of the Committee of 27; Glenn Pascal, Tennessee Highway Department engineer, and State Rep. Bill Carter, R-Soddy. (Staff photo by Robin Hood.)

—————-

Tennis Champs

Stuart Heights Community Club Salutes Tennis Champs. The Stuart Heights Community Club slauted its tennis winners Monday afternoon at the club’s tennis courts. Amount those honored were, left to right, John Hansel, junior singles; Glen Paschal and Lynda Paschal, mixed doubles; and Frank Pitner and Don Vance, men’s doubles. Pete Wilkerson, who won the men’s singles, was unable to be pictured. (Staff Photo by Alan Vandergriff)

——————-

Award

Tennessee Department of Transportation ^[13] service award presented by the Director of the Tennessee Department of Transportation-Lewis Evans

At the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Glen worked with Dave Shadrick, Harold Austin, Pruett Brown, Terry Fritts, Richard Grider, Ronald Q Prince, Jack Land, David Hoge,

MEETING NOTES. SUBJECT: INTERCHANGE MODIFICATION STUDY, INTERSTATE 24 AND INTERSTATE 75, CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2000 ^[14]

Friend Sonnie Whalen

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44C-HW8 : 11 January 2021), Glen Paschal in household of Clarence Paschal, Civil District 3, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-3, sheet 9A, line 20, family 89, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3877.
2. ↑ Louisiana Maneuvers Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Maneuvers
3. ↑ MTSC Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackland_Air_Force_Base
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheppard_Air_Force_Base
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Air_Force_Base
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Campbell
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monteagle_Mountain
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_State_Route_153
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes_T._Thrasher_Bridge
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickamauga_Dam
13. ↑ https://www.tn.gov/tdot.html
14. ↑ MEETING NOTES SUBJECT: INTERCHANGE MODIFICATION STUDY, INTERSTATE 24 AND INTERSTATE 75, CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON COUNTY DATE: DECEMBER 11, 2000 https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/government-how-do-i-documents/Studies/StatewidePlanning/studies-HamiltonI75atI24.pdf

• Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVwEwdIIZD0