Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Gutierrez, David Garcia |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | June 26, 1998 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Lubbock, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | Daniel Sanchez |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 35 minutes |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | David Gutierrez, Lubbock County Sheriff, discusses his life in San Marcos and Lubbock. He also talks about his career with the County Sheriff’s Department prior to his election as Sheriff. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: | David Garcia Gutierrez Born: March 17, 1953 Parents Father, born October 29, 1933 Mother, born April 10, 1934 Beeville, Texas Father (again) Farm worker Mother (again) Came from a large family Oldest of three children Family moved to Lubbock (1970) Father (again) Preacher San Marcos, Texas Location Opinion Education Growth David Gutierrez (again) Father (again) Growing up as a preacher’s child Active in the church Lubbock, Texas Differences from San Marcos David Gutierrez (again) Attended Texas Tech University (1971-73) Began working full time as a Lubbock law enforcement officer Influences San Marcos law enforcement officers Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department Staff Changes due to lawsuits Department funding David Gutierrez (again) The second Hispanic in the department when he began Duties Sheriff D. L. "Sonny" Keesee Impact of his death on the department Finances Changes to be made Inmate housing Parole David Gutierrez (again) Community service United Way Campaign Capital Chairman (1994-1995) Raised $3.7 million each year (1994-95) Thoughts on the Hispanic community and culture Involvement Mentoring programs Spiritual life |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO | David Gutierrez (continued) Spiritual life (continued) Children: son and daughter Importance of a college education [ends after five minutes] |
| RANGE DATES: | 1953-1998 |
| BULK DATES: | 1970s-1998 |