James Richard ‘Dick’ Thornton (’50), Vancouver, Wash. He was a Navy veteran and a retired teacher and minister who had worked in Texas, Oregon and Washington. Survivors include his wife, Nita Watkins Thornton (’49, ’53 M.Ed.).

Nancy McMahan Farmer (’44), Gwynedd, Pa. She graduated from North Texas with a degree in home economics and was a longtime supporter of the arts in the Philadelphia area.

Edward Earl Lane (’50), Denton. After returning from Navy service in World War II, he enrolled at North Texas, where he met his late wife, Mary Jane Nichols Lane (’48). He owned and operated Lane’s Ice Cream Shop on Congress Street in Denton from 1948 until 1973 and later worked for the Denton ISD before retiring to his farm in Sanger. His four children also are graduates of UNT: Eddie Lane (’73, ’75 M.Ed.), Rodney Lane (’77), Jane Naugher (’78, ’81 M.Ed.) and Dwane Lane (’80, ’81).

Gary Lee Tigett, Seguin. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who liked music and dancing. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at North Texas.

James Durwood Hayes, Gunter. He attended North Texas from 1937 to 1939 and worked with his father in the Dallas DailyTimes-Herald photography department before joining the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943. He returned to the Times-Herald after the war and won awards for work in spot news, features and pictorial essays. In the 1950s, he opened a photography studio with his brother and established the weekly Richardson News. He sold the newspaper and started several printing companies before retiring in 1986. The Hayes Collection at the Dallas Public Library includes some of his work, along with photos by his father and brother. At North Texas, he was a member of the Camera Club and Beta Alpha Rho Beta.

Grace Harper Cook (’77 M.S.), Dallas. She earned her North Texas degree in early childhood education and served as the headmistress of St. John’s Episcopal School in Dallas from 1982 until her retirement in 1995.

John Parish (’52 M.Ed.), Fort Worth. He served in World War II in the Pacific theater as an infantryman on Okinawa and in Sapporo, Japan. He was an elementary school principal for 23 years, and in the 1970s, he joined a longtime friend in the home building business, where he worked for 30 years. He was a member of Lions International, served as president of the North East Richland Lions Club and was a life member of the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children.

Dorthy ‘Dot’ Trietsch Schertz (’67), Robstown. She began her professional career with the agriculture extension service in New Bern, N.C., and in College Station. She later worked in real estate and was an accomplished interior designer.

Mayre Selena Pickens Springer (’70), Phoenix, Ariz. She earned her degree from North Texas in library service and taught school in Texas and Arizona for many years. She liked traveling, walking, playing tennis and reading.

Kathryn Ann McMillion (’66, ’98 M.S.), Corsicana. She earned a bachelor’s degree from North Texas in elementary education and a master’s in computer education and cognitive systems.