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Dan had the opportunity to further his career by designing oil rigs
for a But Joey was restless and wanted something more challenging. Dan and Joey opened a tiny ‘Gold by the Gram’ shop in Victoria, and thus began the history of Victoria’s Gold & Gems. Today, Dan and Joey live in the canal subdivision of Key Allegro
with their comical cats, Hank and
Gussie. Both Dan and Joey Have been very active with volunteer work. Dan has
served as a director and president of the Chamber of Commerce, director of the Rockport
Yacht Club, Treasurer (eight years ) of the Rockport Dan and Joey love to travel, and use every excuse to turn a jewelry show, seminar, or market into a trip. They have traveled to Hawaii, Hong Kong, East and West Coasts, Belize, Antigua, Turks and Caicos, Aruba, Tahiti and points in between, and hope that is just the beginning. But Rockport is their true love. The climate, salt water, the sea breeze combine with pristine beaches and fish filled bay to create a setting others only dream of. Dan and Joey live it every day. |
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Dan Gill graduated from Texas Tech University with a master’s
degree in Engineering, while Joey studied Accounting at Tech. They met while working
for
Clark Equipment, a major corporation in Lubbock Texas. Dan was an engineer traveling for
the company, and Joey was the assistant to the comptroller auditing expense reports. After
several years of dating, they were married in July, 1976. 
company in the south Texas town of Victoria, so Dan said a sad goodbye to ten years
of great memories with Clark and he and Joey headed south. By now, Dan was a Registered
Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, and his more substantial salary allowed Joey
the luxury of being a housewife. Tennis, macramé, gardening – her list of hobbies
really grew during these years.
Downtown Merchant’s
Association, and 
