Joe Nobis drowned while swimming near Mansfield Dam in 1968. Tommy Nobis was his older brother. Joe was a member of the 1967 football recruiting class at UT Austin. If he had survived, Joe would have contributed to two national football championships. Barbara Wainscott Tommy Nobis asked Loyd (my husband) to go with him to…
Jim Rose Obituary 1962 Jim Rose.jpg Jim Rose ROSE, Jim R. Jim Rose (Jimmie Ralph) passed away December 23, 2019. He often said that he lived a full and wonderful life. Jim was the only child of Iris Welch and Oliver Ralph Rose. He was born May 16, 1939 at his grandmother’s house in…
OBITUARY Gene Ross MARCH 1, 1943 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 IN THE CARE OF Weed Corley Fish Funeral Homes and Cremation Services What is it about a ball in the water that makes a golfer go to great lengths to recover it? The thrill of the hunt? Because he could? Or did he just recognize…
Mike Perrin and Scott Palmer sent TLSN Jimmy Hull’s obit. He was a member of the 1969 and 1970 national championship “Worster Bunch” recruiting class. Jim Hull Jimmy in profile at a reunion of the Worster Bunch James Hull Obituary James “Jim” Hull12/11/1948 – 10/07/2023James Nace Hull passed peacefully on October 7, 2023 in Houston,…
Bill Little’s Burnt Orange Spirit is remembered by many Billy,Jenna and I heard that Bill Little passed tonight. Jenna’s going to send you something she wrote about Bill in 2017. God bless Bill Little a true Legend! Randy McEachern Billy, Bill passed away this evening. He and I enjoyed a 50-year friendship, and I am…
Horns – As a reminder , Perry McWilliams celebration of life is on August 11, 2019 at Saint Ed’s from 4-6 in the Ragsdale venter Mabee ballroom a/b. Thanks, Tony Crosby DKR says “If I had 11 men like Perry McWilliams, I’d never lose a game.” Perry McWilliams Co-Captain Perry McWilliams has passed away. Royal…
Dennis Ladd has passed away . Jay Arnold says His nephew plans to have a celebration of life gathering sometime this fall in New Braunfels. A comment from Professor Carlson about Dennis — Billy: That picture of him is a classic. I just remember how well he was playing in ’71 and thinking, “Well, nobody…
“They keep telling me things are getting better,” Johnson said. “Well, sure, they’re getting better, but when you want something really bad, you don’t want to wait 20 years for it.” In 1973, less than a year after achieving his dream of graduating from The University of Texas, Carl lost his life in a freak…
TED Gorski’s Eulogy By Jim Bayless Tina, Susanna and James, it is an honor to be with you and Ted’s former teammates, protégés, doubles partners, flummoxed opponents and other friends at this time and place. It makes me smile to remember and celebrate his life and his considerable impact on many, not least me. When…