Henry Truett ‘Torg’ Torgerson (’48, ’49 M.S.), Marlin :: He was a combat rifleman and radio operator in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving two battle stars and a Bronze Star. He earned his degrees in industrial arts from North Texas, where he was a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Delta Kappa and a teaching assistant. A school teacher for 31 years, he taught “shop,” drafting, history and Industrial Cooperative Training. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Marlin and a former president of the Marlin Noon Lions Club. He also owned a furniture restoration shop. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Ruth Ann Davison Torgerson (’50).
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Henry Truett ‘Torg’ Torgerson (’48, ’49 M.S.), Marlin :: He was a combat rifleman and radio operator in the U.S. Army during World War II, receiving two battle stars and a Bronze Star. He earned his degrees in industrial arts from North Texas, where he was a member of Alpha Chi and Phi Delta Kappa and a teaching assistant. A school teacher for 31 years, he taught “shop,” drafting, history and Industrial Cooperative Training. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Marlin and a former president of the Marlin Noon Lions Club. He also owned a furniture restoration shop. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Ruth Ann Davison Torgerson (’50).
