Just a few years ago if you had told Bill Blocker that one day he would be attending a Democratic convention as an Obama delegate, he would have called you crazy. He was, after all, a solid Republican voter who had voted for George W. Bush more than once.
But like a lot of Americans, Bill had begun to be wary of the politics of division. Then one night during the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he caught Barack Obama’s keynote speech and remembers thinking, "I hope that man runs for president, because I want him to be my president."
When Obama began his campaign for president, Bill became an early and committed supporter and, on caucus night, found himself elected by fellow Obama supporters to represent them at the 16th Senatorial District Convention. At the convention, Bill was fascinated by the process and not only came early but stayed late. Bitten by the political bug, he says he is looking forward to turning Lake Highlands blue this fall.
Bill works in the banking field where he met his future wife, D’dee Blocker. He rode the banking waves of the late 1980’s and early ‘90’s as the institutions he worked for merged into Republic Bank, the First Republic, then NCNB. Several name changes later, the institution became Bank of America where Bill currently serves as Vice President of Technology and Technology Software Design.
Bill and D’dee are the parents of two college age children and a daughter Emily, who turned 14 on April 15 and attends Forest Meadow Junior High.
"We just got back from Texas A & M University where our daughter Caitlin is a freshman. It was Parents Weekend as well as her birthday so we had a great time celebrating. Our son, Zachary is a Journalism student at the University of Oklahoma. Both of them are graduates of Lake Highlands High School."
When Obama began his campaign for president, Bill became an early and committed supporter and, on caucus night, found himself elected by fellow Obama supporters to represent them at the 16th Senatorial District Convention. At the convention, Bill was fascinated by the process and not only came early but stayed late. Bitten by the political bug, he says he is looking forward to turning Lake Highlands blue this fall.
Bill works in the banking field where he met his future wife, D’dee Blocker. He rode the banking waves of the late 1980’s and early ‘90’s as the institutions he worked for merged into Republic Bank, the First Republic, then NCNB. Several name changes later, the institution became Bank of America where Bill currently serves as Vice President of Technology and Technology Software Design.
Bill and D’dee are the parents of two college age children and a daughter Emily, who turned 14 on April 15 and attends Forest Meadow Junior High.
"We just got back from Texas A & M University where our daughter Caitlin is a freshman. It was Parents Weekend as well as her birthday so we had a great time celebrating. Our son, Zachary is a Journalism student at the University of Oklahoma. Both of them are graduates of Lake Highlands High School."
"We've been in the area for a double of decades now. When our children came along we looked all over Dallas for the neighborhood we wanted to live in, and Lake Highlands was an easy choice."
"The people in our precinct are great and easy to meet. I'm looking forward to knowing more of them during this political cycle."
"The people in our precinct are great and easy to meet. I'm looking forward to knowing more of them during this political cycle."
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