The Memphis on TNE Red!

Swimming in Memphis
Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew Wilson’s Pool was built in the early 40s.
Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew Wilson’s Pool was built in the early 40s.

A Memphis native, John R. Ballew taught history for 25 years in the trenches of the Texas public school system. He is a triple master: a Maste r of Science from T e x a s A&M University- Corp u s Christi, a master plumber from Texas and a master mason. He and his wife have been a couple since they were 11 years old and have six grandchildren.

Ballew’s Facebook group, “The Memphis on TNE Red,” h…