Billy Weiser (’55), Dallas :: He owned and operated Jay’s Marine Grill across from Love Field in Dallas for 27 years. At North Texas, he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and majored in business administration with minors in English and hotel and restaurant management.

William David Dickman (’54), Dallas :: He was a member of the Air Force ROTC at North Texas and majored in business administration with minors in accounting and English. He received his commission upon graduation, entering the U.S. Air Force. After serving eight years, he returned home to Dallas, where he worked with IBM and the Sanger-Harris Department Store.

Granville ‘Hank’ Bilyeu, Hopewell, Va. :: The 1951 valedictorian of Krum High School, he was a member of Sigma Delta Chi and the Press Club at North Texas. He became a sportswriter for the Denton Record-Chronicle as a senior in 1954 and, after serving in the Army, began work at the Hopewell News. At his death, he was serving as the sports editor for the newspaper, a job he held for 50 years, and was a former editor of the paper. He also was a devoted community volunteer, working at a Salvation Army homeless shelter and co-founding a children’s home among other work. He married journalism classmate Florence Anne Henderson (’55) and also is survived by his daughter, Cherry Bilyeu Buhl (’80, ’86 M.M.Ed.), and his brother, longtime math professor Russell Bilyeu.

Betty Magee (’48), La Feria :: She earned a journalism degree at North Texas and furthered her education at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was a teacher for 27 years in Fort Worth, Mercedes and La Feria. She later worked for Go With Jo Tours as a tour guide and worked for the city of La Feria as a librarian. She was a member of the La Feria Baptist Church for more than 50 years.

Bill Candler (’49, ’52 M.Ed.), San Antonio :: During college, he was drafted and served in the U.S. Army, then returned to finish his degrees. He was Professor Emeritus at San Antonio College, where he served for more than 35 years. He was basketball, tennis, track and golf coach, school nurse, department chair and athletic director. In 1999, the Physical Education Center was renamed the Candler Physical Education Center.

William "Bill" Bryant (’46), Denton :: An enrolled agent with the Internal Revenue Service, he had a tax accounting office in the First State Bank Building of Denton for many years and served as an accountant for Davis Concrete and Martin Eagle Oil Co. He was a medium bomber pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, flying 44 missions in the North African campaign, and flew more than 50 missions as an Air Force pilot during the Korean War. At North Texas, he majored in government with minors in business administration and economics.

Vivian Roesch (’45), Falls City, Neb. :: She majored in physical education with minors in English and biology at North Texas. She taught and coached in Falls City public schools, retiring in 1986.

Billie Francis (’43), Borger :: She earned her degree from North Texas in elementary education and served in the U.S. Army as a medical technician.

Carl Leon Caruthers (’42), Haltom City :: He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry with minors in math, physics and biology. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he began a 41-year career in the edible oil industry, working at the same location for three different companies: Armour, Swift and Bunge.

Lida Oliver Beasley (’56), The Dallas, Ore. :: She was a brass musician and conductor who was a student of John Haynie’s at North Texas. She worked as a public school and college band orchestra director.