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City of Beaumont Notable Alumni:

 * William Roy Cousins, Sr. - State Senator. Between 1919 and 1935, he represented Beaumont for 2 of the 4 terms he served in the Texas State Senate.


 * Wilfred Roy Cousins, Jr. - Served in the Texas House of Representative during the 49th Legislature and as a State Senator for the 50th & 51st Legislatures. He was instrumental in passing the Lamar College Bill and creating the Port Commission. He attended Beaumont High School, South Park Junior College, University of Texas and University of Texas Law School.


 * Robert E. Cousins- inventor and entrepreneur. Founder and CTO of multiple companies including dotRocket, ACME Storage and Commercial Systems, Inc . He currently has been issued 14 patents including several that are integral in the creation of the modern day credit card and internet. He is also a published author and a former adjunct college professor.

Beaumont's Lamar Institute of Technology section:

 * [Add] Lamar Institute of Technology was chartered in 1949 when the Lamar College Bill was passed. The bill was sponsored in the Texas Legislature by State Representative Jack Brooks and Senator W.R. Cousins, Jr. of Beaumont.

Data General Notable Alumni:

 * Robert E. Cousins Department Manager for Workstation Development February 1988 - October 1990. Managed development of the Maverick project, AViiON 300, 310 desktop workstations, 400 series workstations and the 4000 series servers derived from them.

Data General AViiON section
[Add]From February 1988 to October 1990, Robert E. Cousins was the Department Manager for Workstation Development which produced the Maverick project and follow-ons including the 300, 310 and 400 series workstations and the 4000 series servers.

Forest Park High School's notable alumni list

 * Robert E. Cousins - inventor and entrepreneur. Founder and CTO of multiple companies including dotRocket, ACME Storage and Commercial Systems, Inc .  He currently has been issued 14 patents including several that are integral in the creation of the modern day credit card and internet . He is also a published author and a former adjunct college professor.