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Information
about the deaths of the following alumni was received in the Office
of Development and compiled by Susan Apple. Please send information
to University of North Texas, Alumni Records, P.O. Box 311250, Denton,
Texas 76203-1250, send e-mail to amayer@unt.edu
or fill out the online
form.
Click
on the names for more information.
1920s
Sophia
Mary Bradshaw (22)
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1930s
Jennee
Wright Lawhorn (30)
Flo Maree Sargent (32)
Edna Clift (33)
Jack Alexander Mitchell (37)
James Griffin Taylor (37)
Hallie Mae Witt (37)
J. Ross Jones (39, 46 M.S.)
Mildred Waters (39)
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1940s
Grady
W. Daws Jr. (40)
Jewell Scruggs Milburn (40, 41)
Art Seely Sr. (42, 49 M.S.)
Arthur Wilson Tucker (42)
Francis B. Self (47)
Mary Ann Swan Ham (48)
Claude E. Hoffman (48)
Gloria Jean Jones Phillips (48, 63 M.S.)
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1950s
Jesse
Carl Brown (50)
Libby Jean Dinkle (50)
Ida Belle Allen Sams Fountain (50, 68 M.Ed.)
Ellna Anne McFatridge (51)
Rodger E. Murray (51)
Lloyed Perkins (51, 54 M.M.)
Bernice Estelle Pruitt (51)
Roy M. Benton (52)
Thomas E. Jarrett (52)
Shirley Reynolds McCulloch (52)
Joe Ponce (52 M.S.)
D. Anne Redford (52 M.S.)
Edward Sonny Blondell (55)
Robert Wade Brown (55, 55 M.S.)
Richard Dick Schleicher (58)
William F. Bill McNamara (59)
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1960s
Dee Barton (60)
Claude Wendell Bolton (61 M.Ed.)
George Edgar Eddie Evans (61)
Newell Franklin Barrett Oler (63)
Raynell Mitchell (64)
Ruth Yvonne Parks Stubbs (66, 85 M.Ed.)
Melvin Derr (67)
H. Duane Temple (68)
Dana Tubb Bozarth (69)
Katie LaRoe (69, 87 M.Ed.)
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1970s
Richard
Dixon Kerr (71 M.Ed.)
Susan Ludwick (71)
Hugh Thomas Tommy Massey (72)
Phyllis Asplund (73 M.Ed.)
Calvin Fenton (73)
Floyd Doc Allen (74 Ed.D.)
Bobby Joe Fry (74)
Lawrence Glenn Roark (78)
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1980s
Rodolfo
Contreras (80)
Susan Armstrong Birchard (81)
Mitchell Lamm (81)
Stanley Marcus (82 honorary)
Sally Anderson (84, 84 M.S.)
Margie Lois Davis (86)
Robert Craig Brown (87)
Stephen Henry Price (88 M.S.)
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1990s
Nina
Marie Schwartz (91)
Jason W. Barefoot (92)
Gualberto D. Besinaiz (92 M.M.E.)
Ileana Si Fuentes (94 M.S.)
Mark Wayne Hack (96)
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2000s
Jeremy
Craig Stinson (00)
Bhanu Kiran Bontha (01 M.S.)
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University
Community
Francis
Bullitt Lowry
James Riddlesperger (37)
Arthur P. Schoep
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1920s
[ top ]
- Sophia
Mary Bradshaw
(28), Grass Valley, Calif. She died at the age of 103. Her
degree was in secondary education.
1930s
[ top ]
- Jennee
Wright Lawhorn,
Denton. She was a teacher in Houston for many years and a member
of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas.
- Flo
Maree Sargent
(32), Dubuque, Iowa. She received her degree from North
Texas in elementary education.
- Edna
Clift (33),
San Angelo. She studied elementary education at North Texas.
- Jack
Alexander Mitchell
(37), Cypress. He retired as general manager and CEO of
the Dallas Teachers Credit Union after 31 years. He was the first
president of the National Credit Union Executive Society and was
elected to its hall of fame.
- James
Griffin Taylor (37),
Nacogdoches. He practiced family medicine and obstetrics for 39
years until retiring. The labor and delivery unit of Nacogdoches
Memorial Hospital was named in his honor.
- Hallie
Mae Witt (37),
Denton. She was a retired teacher from the Denton ISD.
- J.
Ross Jones
(39, 46 M.S.), Galveston. He served as principal of
Ball High School in Galveston and South Park High School in Beaumont.
He retired as assistant superintendent of schools for the Beaumont
ISD.
- Mildred
Waters
(39), Azle. She received her degree in elementary education
and taught for 42 years.
1940s
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- Grady
W. Daws Jr.
(40), Denton. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service,
where he was a letter carrier and clerk in the Denton office.
He served in the Army during World War II and received six Bronze
Stars.
- Jewell
Scruggs Milburn
(40, 41), Hurst. She retired from teaching in 1978
after 41 years. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa.
- Art
Seely Sr.
(42, 49 M.S.), Denton. He worked his way through North
Texas as a student firefighter in Denton, later serving as a driver
and captain of Denton Fire Department Station No. 3. He taught
history and coached and later was the principal of Robert E. Lee
Elementary School until his retirement in 1980.
- Arthur
Wilson Tucker
(42), Plano. He taught at the University of Texas at Arlington
for 31 years, retiring in 1988. He was a veteran of World War
II and served in the Pacific.
- Francis
B. Self
(47), Denton. He received his degree in industrial arts
from North Texas. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air
Force.
- Mary
Ann Swan Ham
(48), Jacksboro. She taught at the Jacksboro Elementary
School for 22 years, retiring at the end of the 1996 school term.
- Claude
E. Hoffman
(48), Hoffman. He was a teacher and school administrator
from 1948 until his retirement in 1976. During World War II he
served in the Air Force and flew combat missions as a top turret
gunner and flight engineer.
- Gloria
Jean Jones Phillips
(48, 63 M.S.), Saint Jo. She taught home economics
in Saint Jo for 39 years.
1950s
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top ]
- Jesse
Carl Brown
(50), Bellaire. He was a lifelong entrepreneur. He served
in the Marine Corps during World War II.
- Libby
Jean Dinkle
(50), Silsbee. She taught for many years in Silsbee. She
was married for 51 years to Billy Dinkle, a UNT football letterman.
- Ida
Belle Allen Sams Fountain
(50, 68 M.Ed.), Corpus Christi. She retired in 1991
from the child development program of Southwest ISD in Bexar County.
- Ellna
Anne McFatridge
(51), Big Sandy. She was a secretary with Dallas Insurance
until retiring.
- Rodger
E. Murray
(51), Flower Mound. He served as a public school administrator
for more than 30 years. He was a private pilot and was a colonel
in the Confederate Air Force, an organization that flies and maintains
World War II aircraft.
- Lloyed
Perkins
(51, 54 M.M.), Doraville, Ga. He studied music and
music education while at North Texas.
- Bernice
Estelle Pruitt
(51), Panhandle. She received her degree in art.
- Roy
M. Benton
(52), Marble Falls. He retired as executive vice president
of Bee County College in 1985.
- Thomas
E. Jarrett
(52), Garland. He received his degree in industrial arts
education from North Texas. He was a World War II veteran who
served in Germany, France and Austria.
- Shirley
Reynolds McCulloch
(52), Dallas. She was involved in Alpha Delta Pi, serving
as president of the Dallas Alumnae Association from 1968 to 1969.
- Joe
Ponce
(52 M.S.), Dallas. He was the first Hispanic school principal
in Dallas, serving as principal of the former Benito Juarez Elementary
School in West Dallas from 1962 to 1967.
- D.
Anne Redford
(52 M.S.), Dallas. She retired as a librarian with the Dallas
ISD.
- Edward
Sonny Blondell
(55), Bowie. He was a charter member of the Texas Boys Choir
and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
- Robert
Wade Brown
(55, 55 M.S.), Dallas. An international expert on
foundation problems and expansive soil behavior, he was the author
of eight books on the subject. His books are used as textbooks
in various universities and engineering schools around the country.
- Richard
Dick Schleicher
(58), Fort Worth. He received his degree in business from
North Texas.
- William
F. Bill McNamara
(59), Dallas. He was a State Farm insurance agent for 33
years. He was a member of Theta Chi.
1960s
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top ]
- Dee
Barton
(60), Brandon, Miss. He was a former trombonist, drummer and
arranger for the Stan Kenton Orchestra and composer of popular
movie and television scores. Two of his original songs, Waltz
of the Prophets and Turtle Talk, were on Kentons 1961 Grammy
Award-winning album Adventures in Jazz. Barton was composer
in residence at Jackson State University. In 2000 he was among
the first inductees into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
- Claude
Wendell Bolton
(61 M.Ed.), Fort Worth. He was a retired math teacher and
consultant for Fort Worth ISD and a data processing coordinator
for Education Service Center Region 11.
- George
Edgar Eddie Evans
(61), Dallas. He worked for his fathers business,
E.B. Mott Co., prior to moving to London in 1970. He returned
to Dallas in 1981 and became active in the Democratic Party.
- Newell
Franklin Barrett Oler
(63), Dallas. He played piano at the Wyndham Anatole (formerly
the Loews Anatole) in Dallas from the late 1970s to the early
1990s. He had several popular recordings and owned a production
company, NOME Co., that produced 22 CDs ranging from popular World
War II hits to Christmas tunes.
- Raynell
Mitchell
(64), Odessa. She taught for the Ector County ISD until
her retirement in 1998.
- Ruth
Yvonne Parks Stubbs
(66, 85 M.Ed.), Richardson. She practiced dental hygiene
for several years and later taught part time at Dallas Christian
College.
- Melvin
Derr (67),
Sherman. He taught voice and theater at Grayson College and East
Texas State University while teaching private voice and piano
in Sherman. He performed with symphony orchestras around the world.
- H.
Duane Temple
(68), Houston. He was a minister and was chair of the music
department, registrar and dean of Southern Bible College in Houston.
- Dana
Tubb Bozarth
(69), Hurst. She taught for 16 years with the Hurst-Euless-Bedford
ISD and then transferred to Bell High School, where she taught
English until retiring in 1989.
- Katie
LaRoe
(69, 87 M.Ed.), Plano. She was with the Richardson
ISD from 1978 until 1997.
1970s
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- Richard
Dixon Kerr
(71 M.Ed.), Argyle. He was the founder and a former minister
of the Argyle Church of Christ. He was also a counselor for the
Fort Worth ISD.
- Susan
Ludwick
(71), Ruidoso, N.M. She received her degree in elementary
education.
- Hugh
Thomas Tommy Massey
(72), Crosbyton. He was an X-ray supervisor at several area
hospitals and also worked as a reserve deputy sheriff.
- Phyllis
Asplund
(73 M.Ed.), Irving. She taught at Irving High School, Nimitz
High School and Marcus High School and retired from Lewisville
ISD in 1994.
- Calvin
Fenton
(73), Weatherford. He was an attorney and practiced in Dallas
for many years. Most recently he taught economics and social studies
at Mineral Wells High School and Weatherford College.
- Floyd
Doc Allen
(74 Ed.D.), Dallas. He was the recipient of Fulbright Scholarships
to Japan, Thailand and Greece. He taught English at North Texas,
El Centro College and Richland College.
- Bobby
Joe Fry (74),
Denison. He was an economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
for 22 years.
- Lawrence
Glenn Roark
(78), Austin. He studied music at UNT and played the euphonium
with many groups, including the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus
band and the Creative Opportunity Orchestra. He made musically
tuned wind chimes through the company he founded, Music of the
Spheres, and was an accomplished art photographer.
1980s
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- Rodolfo
Contreras
(80), New York City. He worked as an artist and fashion
designer and had lived in London and Barcelona before settling
in New York.
- Susan
Armstrong Birchard
(81), La Grange. She received her degree in speech pathology
and audiology from North Texas, graduating summa cum laude. She
was employed by Smithville ISD.
- Mitchell
Lamm
(81), Arlington. He earned his degree in journalism and
worked for many years as a posting-listing regional manager for
Eller Media in Arlington.
- Stanley
Marcus
(82 honorary), Dallas. He was chair emeritus of the Neiman Marcus
Stores, co-founder of what is now the UNT Texas Fashion Collection
and author of four UNT Press books. He delivered the dedication
address at the opening of the Art Building in 1972 and, over the
years, donated works of art to the School of Visual Arts and designer
garments to the Texas Fashion Collection. He also published fine
press miniature books, many of which he donated to the UNT Libraries.
- Sally
Anderson (84,
84 M.S.), Coppell. A CPA, she was a controller at North
American Railnet.
- Margie
Lois Davis
(86), Decatur. She received her degree in elementary education
from North Texas.
- Robert
Craig Brown
(87), Lake Winnebago, Mo. He taught and coached for several
years. He had just begun Brown Brothers Construction Co. Inc.,
a general contracting company.
- Stephen
Henry Price
(88 M.S.), Rusk. He worked for the Texas Rehabilitation
Commission and Crockett State School as a caseworker.
1990s
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- Nina
Marie Schwartz
(91), Plano. She received a degree in business from North
Texas and went on to a successful career in insurance.
- Jason
W. Barefoot
(92), Denton. He received his degree in fashion design from
North Texas.
- Gualberto
D. Besinaiz
(92 M.M.E.), Tom Bean. He was a band director for 19 years.
During his teaching career in Tom Bean the band received the UIL
Sweepstakes Award six consecutive years.
- Ileana
Si Fuentes (94
M.S.), El Paso. She received her degree in industrial-technical
merchandising and fabric analytics. Her career in product quality
control and testing included positions at J.C. Penney, The Limited
Co. and Chicos.
- Mark
Wayne Hack
(96), Farmers Branch. He worked as a lead computer programmer
at Rushcreek Software in Las Colinas.
2000s
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- Jeremy
Craig Stinson
(00), Grapevine. He received his degree in advertising from
North Texas. He was an advertising account executive.
- Bhanu
Kiran Bontha
(01 M.S.), Denton. He received his degree in computer science
from North Texas.
University
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Francis Bullitt Lowry,
Denton, professor of history, 1964-2002. He received his bachelors
degree from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., and earned
his masters degree and doctorate in history from Duke University.
At North Texas he taught European, military and diplomatic history.
Dedicated to the historic preservation of Denton, he helped create
the Denton Historic Landmark Commission, serving as its first
chair in 1980. He also chaired the Denton County Historical Commission
and wrote several works on the history of the city. He received
numerous awards from the Texas Historical Commission, including
the John Ben Shepperd Award for the best chair of a Texas county
historical commission in 1987.
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James Riddlesperger
(37), Denton, Professor Emeritus of political science, 1950-1978.
During his tenure at North Texas, he founded the International
Students Association and received the Fessor Graham Award and
the Distinguished Teaching Award, among other honors. Born in
Malakoff, he earned an A.A. degree at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville
and later graduated from North Texas with a bachelors degree
in history. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
After retiring from North Texas, he served three terms on the
Denton City Council, worked with the North Central Texas Council
of Governments and in 1986 was elected to the first Texas Silver
Haired Legislature.
- Arthur
P. Schoep, Denton, Professor Emeritus
of music, 1967-1990. He first joined the North Texas faculty as
an instructor of music in 1948, serving for two years before continuing
his education. He returned in 1967 as a professor of music, directing
the opera and teaching choral conducting, voice and diction. He
was the host of the monthly radio program Music from North Texas,
which aired on KERA and WRR from 1979 to 1989. Schoep performed
with opera companies and symphonies all over the United States
and was a contributing editor for Opera Canada, reviewing
the Dallas and Fort Worth opera seasons. He was also music director
at First Presbyterian Church in Denton for many years.
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