1960s Erceal V. Doty Jr.
(’69 BA, Mathematics), 64, July 9 in Denton. Mr. Doty worked for General Telephone and Electronics (now Verizon) for 29 years before retiring in 1999. He also worked at XO Communications in Dallas. Noted: December 12, 2012
1960s Harlan Huffman
(’65 BS, Industrial Engineering), 69, May 6 in McGregor, Texas. Mr. Huffman was an engineer for LTV Aerospace and Defense in Dallas. Noted: December 12, 2012
1960s Edward Anthony “Tony” Goodwin Jr.
(’64 BS, Medical Technology), 78, Aug. 3 in Fort Worth. Dr. Goodwin served in hospital administration in South Florida and in Texas at Galveston, San Antonio, Houston, and at Harris locations in North Texas. He was a co-founder of the Brazos River Conservation Coalition. Noted: December 12, 2012
1960s Robert O. Isham
(’62 BBA, Business Administration), 73, July 28 in Decatur. Mr. Isham was the owner of Rare Books Documents Art in Decatur. He was past president of both the Wise Regional Health System board of trustees and the Decatur library board. Noted: December 12, 2012
1950s Floyd B. Turner Jr.
(’58 AS, General Studies), 73, June 27 in North Richland Hills. Mr. Turner retired from IBM after more than 30 years of service. Noted: December 12, 2012
1960s Alex Burton
Longtime radio and TV personality Alex Burton died Sept. 13 in Dallas. He was 80. A 1981 UT Arlington Distinguished Alumnus, Mr. Burton earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1967. He worked at radio stations in the Rio Grande Valley and at a San Antonio TV station before joining WBAP-TV in Fort Worth. He was news director for Channel 39 in Dallas before moving to KRLD radio for 20 years. He also worked for WBAP radio, retiring from daily broadcasting in 1994. He was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, and the Dallas Press Club honored him as a Living Legend of North Texas Journalism. Noted: December 12, 2012
Faculty and Staff Truman Black
A professor emeritus in the Physics Department, Truman Black died Sept. 12 in Arlington. He was 74. Dr. Black retired in 2011 after 45 years on the UT Arlington faculty. A pioneer in solid-state research, he generated millions of research dollars for students and equipment, helped create physics graduate programs, and wrote more than 100 publications. He was known for his liquid nitrogen demonstrations that educated children through the Young People’s University. Black supervised the dissertation and thesis research of five doctoral students and 23 master’s students, and mentored dozens of undergraduates. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Tom R. Anable
(’76 BBA, Business Administration), 58, Aug. 18 in Fort Worth. Mr. Anable was a certified public accountant and a founding partner of Anable & Associates in Fort Worth. Previously, he worked in the accounting and tax industry with KPMG Peat Marwick, Coopers & Lybrand, Texas American Bank, Interfirst Bank, Leonard Enterprises, and Chapdelaine & Associates. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Marilyn Vickie Lane
(’75 BA, Sociology; ’77 BA, English), 63, July 13 in Arlington. Ms. Lane worked in the medical branch at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Therona Adele Anderson
(’73 BA, Sociology), 60, April 14 in Lake Worth. Ms. Anderson was the director of volunteer services at Knapp Memorial Methodist Hospital in Weslaco, Texas, from 1981-83. She later taught elementary school and was a school librarian. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Laura Holley Jackson
(’71 BA, Spanish), 72, July 14 in Waco. Ms. Jackson was a master teacher in bilingual education for many years and later became a real estate broker. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s William J. Foley
(’71 BS, ’74 MS, Geology), 68, April 28 in Arlington. Mr. Foley worked with Cities Service Oil and Gas and with Hunt Oil Co., both in Dallas. He was director of the North Texas Irish Festival in 1993-94 and worked with the festival in other capacities for many years. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Brian Karl Walkup
(’86 BSN), 55, May 18 in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Walkup was a registered nurse at Arlington Memorial Hospital and Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Laurence Stevenson-Grund
(’86 BA, Political Science), 48, March 19 in Frisco. Mr. Stevenson-Grund was an accountant in the hotel food and beverage industry. He worked at the Embassy Suites-DFW for 20 years before moving to Lombardi Family Concepts. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Susan Margaret Ponce
(’85 BA, Political Science), 49, May 16 in Houston. Honored as a UT Arlington Distinguished Alumna in 2006, Ms. Ponce was a lawyer and senior vice president for Halliburton, which provides products and services to the energy industry. During 22 years with the company, she developed the Environmental Law Practice Group, oversaw 15 offices worldwide as chief commercial counsel, and became the company’s first chief ethics and compliance officer. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Mikel E. Semler
(’84 BA, Communication), 50, June 18 in Wichita, Kan. Mr. Semler worked 15 years as a service training manager with American Airlines. Since 1999 he was director of trade support and service for celebrity cruises for Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Charles Richard Rushing Jr.
(’83 BS, Chemistry), 54, July 19 in Arlington. Mr. Rushing was senior chemist at Kelly Moore Paint in Hurst. Noted: December 12, 2012
1980s Donald E. Horton
(’82 BS, Electrical Engineering), 64, May 2 in Arlington. Mr. Horton was an embedded software engineer at Lockheed Martin. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Cynthia Anne Marietta
(’78 MA, Urban Affairs), 60, Aug. 16 in Savannah, Ga. Ms. Marietta was the budget and research director for the city of Dallas before going on to manage finances for three New Mexico state agencies. Most recently, she was budget and research department director for the city of Savannah. She was a certified public accountant. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Herbert Wynn Drumm Jr.
(’77 BBA, Accounting), 57, March 28 in Waxahachie. After earning his certified public accountant designation, Mr. Drumm worked at Dallas Power and Light in 1977 and continued with the family of companies, Texas Utilities and Oncor Electric, until his retirement in 2011. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Mary Lynn Larmer
(’77 BBA, Business Administration), 57, June 10 in Lantana, Texas. Ms. Larmer worked in human resource management in the insurance and banking industries. She was a partner in a private human resource services company from 1988-2004 and then became a special education teacher in the Lewisville Independent School District. Noted: December 12, 2012
1970s Frederick Raynor Daulton
(’77 MA, Urban Affairs), 74, June 22 in Arlington. Mr. Daulton was an FBI agent for 20 years. After retirement he continued to work in investigation and security. He was an active member of the Dallas chapter of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Noted: December 12, 2012
Faculty and Staff Cecilia Thompson
91, Jan. 16 in Alpine, Texas. Ms. Thompson taught Theatre Arts at UT Arlington from 1963-67. Noted: December 12, 2012
Faculty and Staff Lanny Michael Solomon
66, July 12 in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Solomon was an accounting professor at UT Arlington from 1978-98. Noted: December 12, 2012
Faculty and Staff Kenneth Richard Halliday
65, July 16 in Athens, Ohio. Dr. Halliday taught mechanical engineering at UT Arlington from 1977-79. Noted: December 12, 2012
Faculty and Staff Shirley Fleischer Binder
82, July 26 in Dallas. From 1996-2009 Ms. Binder worked at UT Arlington in various capacities, including overseeing enrollment services. Noted: December 12, 2012
2010s Edward Walter Planche
(’11 BA, Interdisciplinary Studies), 36, July 3 in Arlington. Mr. Planche was a math instructor at Starrett Elementary School in Arlington. Noted: December 12, 2012
1990s George Michael Mosher
(’94 BA, English), 55, July 24 in Fort Worth. Mr. Mosher was an attorney in Fort Worth and served as an administrative specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau. He received his juris doctorate from Baylor Law School. Noted: December 12, 2012
1990s Sue Scibek
(’92 MSN), 67, June 17 in Graham. Ms. Scibek retired as a nurse practitioner at the Young County Family Clinic at the Graham Regional Medical Center. Noted: December 12, 2012
