Catharine Ada Greever Sherron (’42), Santa Rosa, Calif. :: She taught physical education briefly at New Braunfels before marrying and moving out of state. She was an active member of P.E.O., an avid tennis player into her 80s and an accomplished world traveler.

Charles Franklin Dameron (’43), Dallas :: After graduating with a journalism degree, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served in World War II and the Korean War, retiring from the Naval Reserve as a commander after 26 years of service. In 1946, he began his newspaper career with the Dallas Times Herald, where he served as a reporter, city editor and news editor and retired as associate managing editor in 1983. He was president of the Press Club of Dallas, general chair of the annual Gridiron Show, co-founder of the North Dallas Baseball League, member of the board of directors of the Dallas Community of Churches, and deacon and elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Stanley P. Wilson (’43), Abilene :: He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Rawlins, an attack transport ship that carried troops into invasions against the Japanese during World War II. When he returned, he graduated from law school at the University of Texas and joined McMahon, Springer and Smart in Abilene, developing an extensive practice in civil law in the office and the courtroom. He worked in Dallas as senior vice president and general counsel for Central and Southwest Corp. before retiring in 1988. He returned to Abilene to become Of Counsel to the McMahon Law Firm. In addition to being lifetime members of the UNT President’s Council, he and his wife of 66 years, Claudie Park Wilson (’45), endowed a UNT scholarship. Other survivors include his brother-in-law Charles Onstead (’47). The two fraternity brothers married sisters, and Jody’s Fountain on campus honors Onstead’s late wife, Jo Ann Park Onstead (’44).

Jeanne Hamilton Rodgers (’45), Tyler :: She earned a business degree and was recruited by Hudnall and Pirtle in Tyler. After marrying, she focused on her family, becoming an excellent seamstress, cook, gardener and handywoman. She was a church, school and community volunteer and a member of the Junior League of Tyler and the Festival Garden Club.

Billie Joy Hooten-Beavers-Reichman (’46), Leavenworth, Kan. :: She taught home economics in Itasca and taught in Bryan before moving to Japan and then Europe. She worked on a master’s degree and served as a social worker for five years before joining her second husband as co-owner of Peddlers Corner in Leavenworth

Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Everett Thomson (’48), Pasadena, Calif. :: She was an honors graduate in interior design and later earned teaching credentials as well as a California realtor’s license. A member of Kappa Theta Pi sorority, she was a campus beauty, one of those chosen in 1947 to fly to Austin for the selection of a North Texas Beauty Queen by Gov. Beauford Jester. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, William Thomson (’48, ’49 M.M.).

Richard Hill Crosby (’49), Richardson :: He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Merchant Marines, and earned his degree in physics. In 1948, he married Patty Gene Hoke (’49), who died last year.

Jim Scott (’49, ’56 M.Ed.), Costa Mesa, Calif. :: He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II before coming to North Texas, where he was a yell leader known for doing a standing back flip before cheers. He worked in the aerospace industry in Dallas and held seven patents. After transferring to Costa Mesa, he started Seco Seals, a company that made gaskets for airplanes, rockets and submarines. He was a well-known high school sports fan in his community and worked to garner support and funds for the construction of local high school athletic facilities, including a football stadium at Estancia High School that bears his name.

Mary Beth Loughmiller Hiskey Paul (’52), Houston :: She was a member of Kappa Delta sorority and married U.S. Air Force pilot Peter Marion Hiskey Jr. (’54) after graduation. When he died in a plane crash in 1956, she entered the University of Texas Law School. She graduated in 1959, passed the State Bar and joined Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co. as an attorney, remarrying the next year. She remained involved with Kappa Delta, the Assistance League of Houston and several community boards. She also co-wrote a cookbook and contributed to several more.

Patricia L. Stephens (’53), Newcastle :: She earned a business degree and went to work for Humble Oil, now Exxon, in Dallas. She retired in 1986 after 33 years with Exxon and lived in Graham before moving to Newcastle.