Russell Gene Bilyeu (’52, ’57 M.S.), Professor Emeritus of mathematics, died March 12 in Chico. He served on the math faculty from 1960 to 2000. He was a member of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. Prior to joining UNT, he was a National Science Foundation Fellow and was employed by Chance Vought Aircraft. Bilyeu earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math from North Texas and a doctoral degree from the University of Kansas. Bilyeu grew up in Krum and graduated from Krum High School with a love for mathematics and basketball. After retiring, he moved to the country with his son where he attended high school basketball games, learned guitar and became a Texas Master Naturalist, protecting native grasslands and developing his skills as an avid bird watcher.