Tom Coats - Autobiography

Tom and Genie (Gower) Coats live in Meridian. We have been here since 1989. We operate Century 21 Howell Realty Inc., Coats and Coats Personnel Services, Coats and Coats Technical Services, Inc., and the Red Porch Barn Antiques and Flea Market. Currently I am trying to break into the housing market with truly green houses. That is, using SIP’s (structural insulated panels) in conjunction with alternate energy sources.

We still have four children and thirteen grandchildren. Our oldest (Liz) is married to Stu Bosarge, and they live on the coast. Our son (Graham) lives in Manassas, VA, and our other daughters live in St. Louis (Nici) and in Seattle (Lela). Two of the granddaughters (Carlyle and Darien), that live in St. Louis, are on a water skiing team, and they recently won a national championship. One of our granddaughters (Cara), that lives in Seattle, is a rower, and she is the fastest high school female in the U.S. She recently entered the Jr. World, and she is now the second fastest high school female in the World. She earned a full scholarship to the University of VA and will continue her training for the Olympics in London. Cara and Lela recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. (Ronny Pfeifer and I rode horses to the top of Mt. Sand one time and spent the night with the saddles as our pillows. It was a miserable night.)

We look forward to seeing everyone.



(Picture of Cara below.)