Donna “Carol” Germany Cofer (’83), Pampa. She and her husband, Bill (’55), were known for their generosity and involvement with their community, establishing the Bill and Carol Cofer Scholarship to graduates of Pampa High School. Carol worked for various companies and was a volunteer on the board at the Pampa Youth and Community Center, The Business and Professional Women’s Sunday School and a member of the Desk and Derrick Club. She and her husband were avid travelers.

Brian Horton (’17 D.M.A.), Kinston. He was an inspiring musician, composer and educator. Teaching jazz arranging and saxophone, he was an assistant professor in North Carolina Central University's Department of Music and director of its jazz studies program and the NCCU Jazz Ensemble. He recently led NCCU’s ensemble in competition at the 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, featuring the country’s best-regarded university jazz programs, where they came in the top three places. He also toured with the Brian Horton Trio and Quartet throughout the U.S. as a leader, sideman and arranger. He worked professionally for 20 years, from touring with numerous jazz greats to composing for documentaries and projects for Spike Lee. Brian dedicated a special thanks to the UNT Jazz Studies Department, College of Music faculty, and the student body for their support and encouragement in his musical endeavor, Black Magic, a musical response to the research found in his dissertation study – “Tone Parallels in Music for Film: The Compositional Works of Terence Blanchard in the Diegetic Universe” (2017).

Marilyn Edith Luecke Rynearson (’55), Dallas. After 39 years of working at Baylor Hospital, Marilyn retired from her job as a medical technologist. She was active in her church and enjoyed playing the piano, sewing and quilting. Marilyn was known for her gentle sense of humor and for being an active resident in her neighborhood.

Gloria Jeanne Spangler Wilson (’53), Chesterfield, Missouri. An elementary education major, she was a homemaker and volunteer who was active in her church. At North Texas, she was a member of Delta Gamma and the Mary Arden Club and president of Phi Gamma Kappa. She was a member of the UNT Alumni Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wilson (’53).

William Borth (’60 M.Ed.), Denton. He was very active within the Denton Independent School District in his 34-year career as a teacher, principal and administrator. He organized Denton ISD’s first summer school program, opened Hodge Elementary School and served in different educators’ organizations during his career. He also was involved in his church and enjoyed traveling, reading and gardening.

Angela M. Cleveland (’84), Dallas. She was an artist who once sold one of her paintings to fellow alum Michael Martin Murphey while living in Park City, Utah. She then worked for Delta Air Lines, traveling around the world until retiring in 2020.

Jesse Joseph Lopez (’69), Dallas. He was a singer and entertainer who performed at the State Fair of Texas and major hotels in Dallas, Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. He also appeared on The Mike Douglas Show and for 25 years worked for Carnival Cruise Line. At North Texas, he was a member of Delta Sigma Pi.

Douglas D. Dunlop (’92, ’97, M.A., ’04 M.S.), Dallas. He was an artist, writer and librarian. He was a graduate teaching assistant at UNT in art and library and information sciences while working on his master’s degrees. He worked as a librarian and adjunct professor in Florida. From 2008 to 2019, he was a metadata and digital image librarian at the Smithsonian Libraries, where he co-curated the exhibition Fantastic Worlds: Science and Fiction 1780-1910. He loved horror flicks and TV shows, was known for his easy-going demeanor and hugs, and was a gourmet cook.

Ken Rhon Johnson (’86, ’92 M.S., ’02 Ph.D.), 60, of Alpine, a former lecturer in the history department, died in May 2022. He first began working at UNT in 1989 and served as a teaching assistant, teaching fellow, adjunct and lecturer from 1997 to 2014. He was a member of the Renaissance Society of America and taught classes on the Italian Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the ancient Near East, world history and U.S. history. He also served as undergraduate advisor in the department. He was interested in paleography and performed original research and translation in Italian and Latin. A three-time UNT alumnus, he earned a bachelor’s in literature with a minor in political science, a master’s in history with a minor in English, and a doctorate in modern European history. His 2002 dissertation -- Lucca in the Signoria of Paolo Guinigi, 1400-1430 -- won the Arts and Sciences Dean’s Dissertation Award for Research Achievement in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He also ran marathons and loved to travel, with the island of Crete being his favorite destination.

Michael Hickmon (’02), Lancaster. He was a running back for the Mean Green football team from 1998 to 2002, helping the team win Sun Belt Conference titles and play in the 2001 and 2002 New Orleans Bowls. “Hick, among many other things, was the hero of a pivotal game in 2002,” longtime Mean Green sports broadcaster Hank Dickenson wrote on Twitter. “The win over NMSU (New Mexico State University) at Fouts (Field) featured multiple TDs by Michael and guaranteed NT a spot in the New Orleans Bowl. A consummate teammate, he accepted a different role in the offense and shined at the ultimate time.” Teammates remember him as a mentor, they told the Denton Record-Chronicle and WFAA. He later worked as a coach, guiding young athletes who participated in football and track and field. His family described him as “kind and generous.”