Waide Aaron Riddle

Waide Aaron Riddle was born in Kingsville, Texas on August 15 1963 and raised in Houston. He also spent a great deal of time in Austin and Denver, Colorado. During his childhood, his teachers urged him into writing, since his strength was in Creative Writing and Poetry. In 1982 he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and studied Cosmetology. His mother, Gloria Riddle, was an award winning classical musician, artist, painter, sculptor and dancer. She attended the University of Texas at Austin with a major in Music. His father, Walter Riddle, was a labor-man and telephone repair technician for the city of Houston. Walter also attended classes at UTA and that's where he met Gloria. His brother, Wesley Riddle, is retired military, Army, and is a graduate of West Point Military Academy and Oxford University in England. He majored in Political Science and History. After graduating from Beauty School in 1982, Waide headed back to Houston for a short time. In September of 1984, Waide moved to Holl