Lyn Noble Hawthorne

Antique, Vintage Classic Car Sales and Auction

International

Ms. Noble Hawthorne's expertise is in operations management.

Classic Automobiles

Collecting Art Antiques including Vatican Mosaics, Painting, Ballroom Dancing, Spending Time with her Family, Traveling, Attending Auctions

Bachelor's Degree in Speech and Drama Education, Texas Woman's University (1964); Associate of Arts, Kilgore College (1962)

Chairman, Mardi Gras Gala for Montgomery County (2010); Founder, Montgomery County ‘Salute Our Troops’ (2007-2008); One of 12 Governor Commissioners for Women, State of Texas (1985-1987); Leadership Texas Class of 1984; Outstanding Young Women of America (1975); Alpha XI Delta Sorority Alumna; College Professor, ‘Today's Etiquette,’ Anne Arundel Community; College Professor, ‘Today's Etiquette,’ Del Mar College; American Airlines Stewardess; First President, Long Distance Services that Broke the Bell Monopoly; Founder, Texas Woman Hall of Fame; Board of Director at Large, Montgomery Performing Arts; Symphony League of Conroe; Board Member, Creighton Theatre Foundation; Lifetime Member, Montgomery County Fair Association; Founder, Country Club Garden Club, Corpus Christi, TX; Founding Board of Director, Conroe Art League; National Women of Distinction Award, Alpha XI Delta Sorority; Alamo Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas; Board of Directors, Officer, Montgomery County Republican Women; Admiral by Governor Decree, Texas Navy; Former Professional Neiman Marcus Model

Marshall

Antique & Classic Car Auctions

TX, USA

Nicole, Kristin, Paige

3/24/2009

What separates her from other professionals in her industry is that she feels people don't normally think of a woman when they think of car dealers or auctioneers. She had to spend a year in litigation against Toyota for them to recognize her as a dealer.

The formation of LDS (long distance service) which she sold to Metromedia. This was instrumental in severing the monopoly that Bell Telephone held, and later their divestiture. She was in on the ground floor of the cellular license lottery and development of the cellular business.

Ms. Hawthorne is most proud of her three daughters who have blessed her with 12 grandchildren. Her first husband, Dr. T. Gordon Noble was killed in 1974 when her children were 4,5,and 7 years old. As a widow at 32, she knew she had to become seriously involved in business to procure the lifestyle she envisioned for her family. Their future was up to her, as she was fully responsible. She needed to live positively, be assertive and overcome any obstacles. In honor of her deceased husband, she founded a seminar entitled "Death and the Spouse's Problems" for the University of Texas Dental School. Due to its success, it was made a part of the seminars offered at the State Dental Convention. Her philosophy today is to aspire to her best potential self physically, mentally and spiritually. She wishes to make a contribution so as to leave the world more enriched because she was here. As she says, "Remember the influences and memories of the lives we touch are what remain of us." She is proud to be one of the multiplying seniors, and plans never to retire but change direction and continue to challenge her life's journey to encourage a positive image of aging. One of the honors of which most delighted her was being selected as the cover by Texas Business Magazine in 1985 as one of eight women entrepreneurs. Following her completion of the Leadership Texas class of 1984, she was appointed by Texas Governor White as a state commissioner for the Governor's Commission for Women. During her two years as one of 12 commissioners, the best contribution was to establish The Texas Women's Hall of Fame, which is still in existence. As a fifth generation native Texan able to verify her ancestry to being one of the original 300 families in Texas before 1836, she is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Alamo Chapter-San Antonio.

The highlight of her career was founding Long Distance Services, thereby contributing to the Bell Telephone monopoly divestiture and early development of the cellular revolution, including forming a new company called Cellular Mole. The other highlight in her career included her milestone battle with Toyota to recognize her as their first female dealer where she later acquired nine new car franchises.

Founder, 'Salute Our Troops,' Montgomery County (2007-2008); Outreach Committee, First United Methodist Church; Auctioneer, 501c3 Organizational Fundraisers including Gilda's Club of Dallas and Texas Woman's Museum of Dallas

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She attributes her success to her perseverance.

She became involved in her profession to protect an investment.

Ms. Noble Hawthorne is America’s first female Toyota dealership owner and was selected as the cover by Texas Business Magazine in 1985 to have her career success highlighted as one of eight Texas women entrepreneurs. She raised over $500,000 in charity auctions in 2008.

Running the Company, Organizing and Arranging Auctions, Calling Bids as Auctioneer, Managing Dealerships

Licensed Security Agent (1975); Licensed Auctioneer, State of Texas; Licensed Real Estate Agent, State of Texas; Licensed Car Dealer, State of Texas; Licensed Motorcycle Dealer, State of Texas; Licensed Insurance Agent

Classic U.S. America (2007-2008); National ‘Classic US America’ Queen (2007-2008); National Miss US Classic Queen (2006-2007); National Woman of Distinction Award, Alpha XI Delta Sorority (1990); ‘Miss Shreveport,’ Miss America Pageants (1962); Most Photogenic Rangerette (1962); Scholarship Award for Highest Scholastic Average as a Pledge, Alpha XI Delta Sorority