Patrick Barnum
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Patrick was born in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, one of two children and the only son of Lee James and Thelma Irma (Pruitt) Barnum. His full family tree is available on [Barnum Family Genealogy] and [Barnum One-Name Study].
He was educated in the public schools of Lake Oswego, Oregon, studied Civil Engineering at Oregon State University and received a BS degree in Engineering Geology from Portland State University and a BA degree in International Relations (cum laude) from the Universidad de las Américas in Cholula, Puebla, México.
After five years as a quality control chemist and ten years as a municipal planner in his native state of Oregon, he worked for several years as an engineering management consultant in various Latin American countries, including Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. He speaks English, Spanish, German and Japanese.
From 1985 he was with the Treasury Department, US Customs Service. While with that agency, he was stationed in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Washington, DC and Laredo, Texas. He also served 3 years of active duty with the US Navy and 27 years with the Army Reserve. During his years of public service, Patrick took advantage of liberal government educational support to complete an MA in International Relations.
He ended his government career while serving as Assistant Director of Field Operations at the Laredo (Texas) Field Office for Customs and Border Protection, the largest and oldest (1789) federal law enforcement organization in the United States. While serving as Assistant Director of Field Operations, Patrick assisted in providing oversight and guidance in the operation of eight ports of entry and two international airports. During the final year of his government service, he was responsible for overseeing the processing of more than 2.7 million commercial trucks, 18.9 million privately-owned vehicles, and 50.5 million passengers and pedestrians. He also helped create partnerships with the private sector and with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Government of Mexico.
He retired from government service in 2003 and moved to Zapopan, Jalisco, México in 2004, where he constructed his retirement home. He obtained dual citizenship through naturalization as a Mexican citizen in 2008.
He lives in Zapopan, Mexico, with his wife, Gloria Elena Gollás Romero. One daughter, two sons, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren live in the United States, while an adopted daughter and three grandchildren live in Mexico.
Patrick is the webmaster of the website "Barnum Family Genealogy" [Barnum Family Genealogy] and the compiler and editor of Barnum Genealogy: 650 Years of Family History (Boston: Higginson Book Company, 2006) [now out of print] and Barnum Genealogy, 2nd Edition (Boston: Higginson Book Company, 2011) [1].
So far, he has found documentation for 50 of his 64 4th-great-grandparents. Their places of origin were: Massachusetts, 9; Virginia, 7; Maryland, 4; New France (Canada), 4; New Hampshire, 4; Pennsylvania, 4; Rhode Island, 3; Virginia, 3; Connecticut, 2; Upper Mississippi (French Territory), 2; New York, 2; France, 1; Germany, 1; Ireland, 1; North Carolina, 1; Scotland, 1 and Vermont, 1.
The origin and meaning of the surname Barnham (more commonly Barnum, also Barnam) may be found at the Barnum surname free-space page [[2]]. El orígen y significado del apellido Barnham (más comúnmente Barnum, también Barnam) se puede encontrar en la free-space page del apellido Barnum [[3]].
Patrick Barnum fue educado en las escuelas públicas de Lake Oswego, Oregón, estudió Ingeniería Civil en la Universidad Estatal de Oregón y recibió una licenciatura en Ingeniería Geológica de la Universidad Estatal de Portland y una licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales (cum laude) de la Universidad de las Américas en Cholula, Puebla, México.
Después de cinco años como químico de control de calidad y diez años como planificador municipal en su estado natal de Oregón, trabajó durante varios años como consultor en ingeniería en varios países de América Latina, incluidos México, Guatemala, Colombia y República Dominicana. Él abla inglés, español, alemán y japonés.
Desde 1985 estuvo en el Departamento del Tesoro, Servicio de Aduanas de EE.UU. Mientras estuvo con esa agencia, trabajo en Los Ángeles, Long Beach, Washington, DC y Laredo, Texas. También cumplió 3 años de servicio activo con la Marina de los EE. UU. y 27 años con la Reserva del Ejército. Durante sus años de servicio público, Patrick aprovechó el apoyo educativo liberal del gobierno para completar una maestría en Relaciones Internacionales y un doctorado. en Políticas y Administración Públicas.
Terminó su carrera en el gobierno mientras se desempeñaba como Subdirector de Operaciones de Campo en la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Laredo (Texas), la organización federal de aplicación de la ley más grande de los Estados Unidos. Mientras se desempeñaba como Subdirector de Operaciones, Patrick ayudó a brindar supervisión y orientación a la operación de ocho puertos de entrada en todo Texas. Ayudó a liderar una fuerza laboral de más de 2600 empleados, todos encargados de la misión de proteger, defender y hacer cumplir las leyes en las fronteras de Estados Unidos. Durante el último año de su servicio en el gobierno, fue responsable de supervisar el procesamiento de más de 2,7 millones de camiones comerciales, 18,9 millones de vehículos privados y 50,5 millones de pasajeros y peatones. También ayudó a crear asociaciones con el sector privado y con otras agencias policiales federales, estatales y locales, incluido el Gobierno de México.
Fue pensionado del servicio gubernamental en 2003 y se mudó a Zapopan, Jalisco, México en 2004, donde construyó su casa de retiro. Obtuvo la doble ciudadanía a través de la naturalización como ciudadano mexicano en 2008.
Patrick vive en Zapopan con su esposa, Gloria Elena Gollás Romero. Una hija, dos hijos, cuatro nietos y tres bisnietos viven en los Estados Unidos, mientras que una hija adoptiva y tres nietos viven en México. Además de ser el webmaster de [Barnum Family Genealogy] y "Gollaz, Goyas y Goiatz", es el autor del libro de genealogía familiar "Barnum Genealogy: 650 Years of Family History" (Boston: Higginson Book Company, 2006).
Hasta ahora, ha encontrado documentación para 50 de sus 64 tatarabuelos. Sus lugares de origen fueron: Massachusetts, 9; Virginia, 7; Maryland, 4; Nueva Francia (Canadá), 4; New Hampshire, 4; Pensilvania, 4; Rhode Island, 3; Virginia, 3; Connecticut, 2; Alto Mississippi (territorio francés), 2; Nueva York, 2; Francia, 1; Alemania, 1; Irlanda, 1; Carolina del Norte, 1; Escocia, 1 y Vermont, 1.
The origin and significance of the surname Barnum may be found on the Barnum surname free-space page [[4]].
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