ObituarySidney Sue Smith Graham
Submitted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Sidney Sue Smith Graham (’57), Denton. She and her husband, the late Fred Graham (’57), met as journalism majors on campus. He credited her with creating UNT’s Mean Green nickname at a home football game in the 1960s, when he was working as sports information director. He adopted the words for a press release, and the nickname soon caught on. The Grahams worked at the San Angelo Standard-Times and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Sidney was the lifestyle editor at the Denton Record-Chronicle. She also worked as public information director for Denton’s Flow Hospital. A memorial service is schedule at 3 p.m. May 26 at First Christian Church in Denton.