Eugene Allan Poe, a descendent of Edgar Allan Poe was born March 10, 1937 in North Carolina and passed on November 28, 2007. He earned an Associate Degree from Lee College, Baytown TX, Bachelor of Science in History and Education, University of Houston; Master Degrees in Government and Education, University of Houston, and Post-graduate courses leading to Texas Certification in Learning Disorders, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX. Mr. Poe, a former Dept. Chair of Government, ACC, was a full-time and part-time Professor, Vietnamese Student Advisor and Government Department Mentor. He also taught classes at UT Austin. Poe was a world traveler, he was always full of stories about his adventures in India especially up and down the West coast from Bombay to Goa, his home away from home was San Miguel, Mexico where he spent many hours on the beaches along the Texas/Mexico border.