<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/carl-caruthers.html" dsn="news"><item_date>08/30/2010 10:35:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" width="250" height="251" alt=""/></image><firstname>Carl</firstname><middlename>Leon</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Caruthers</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'42</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Carl Caruthers</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>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.</main-content></item>