Friends We’ll Miss

Jay M. Abernathy ’93 of Petersburg, VA died April 4, 2012. Ivan Eugene Allen of Lake Jackson, Texas, died May 21, 2012. Russell Altman died June 26, 2012. James Ballard of Abilene, Texas, died July 6, 2012. Clark Wayne Beasley of Abilene, Texas, died June 24, 2012. Bob Boswell of Brownfield, Texas, died June 12, 2012. Artha Blair Carleton of Amarillo, Texas, died February 20, 2012. LaMoine Criswell Carpenter ’37 of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died March 25, 2012. Janice Marie Jakulewicz Cash ’67 of Frisco, Texas, died April 24, 2012. Thomas “Rudy” Casey of Rule, Texas, died May 1, 2012. Hal D. Caskey ’56 of Bulverde, Texas, died February 9, 2012. Bettye Kathryne Smith Conley of Merkel, Texas, died April 7, 2012. Joe Crousen of Abilene, Texas, died July 27, 2012. Donald Ray Cruse of Los Angeles, California, died January 13, 2012. Wesley Newton Daniel ’50 of Spearman, Texas, died June 22, 2012. Billie Soules Day ’51 of Star, Texas, died February 2, 2012. Anna Kilpatrick Hamilton Doak of Lubbock, Texas, died May 26, 2012. Kathlyn Dunagan of Monahans, Texas, died March 2, 2012. Colleen Henderson Durrington ’73 of Abilene, Texas, died April 9, 2012. Robert Allen “Wookie” Edmondson ’94 of Abilene, Texas, died February 19, 2012. Leilan Mayes Gooch of Abilene, Texas, died May 6, 2012. Anna Kilpatrick Hamilton Doak ’37 of Lubbock, Texas, died May 28, 2012. Darrell Hanks ’64 of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died May 5, 2012. Harold Harriger of Lubbock, Texas, died June 5, 2012. Gabie Smallwood Hawkins ’42 of Abilene, Texas, died February 9, 2012. Frances Hermann ’61 of Abilene, Texas, died February 25, 2012. Goldie Palmer Hermsmeyer of Amarillo, Texas, died May 31, 2012. Stan Hicks of Trent, Texas, died May 12, 2012. Linda Whistl Holt of Abilene, Texas, died June 3, 2012. Jean Edna Hines Hunt ’37 of Plano, Texas, died May 11, 2012. W. T. Johnson of Sweetwater, Texas, died June 5, 2012. Willis Johnston of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died March 19, 2012. Thomas K. Kim of Abilene, Texas, died March 12, 2012. Tina May ’95 of Abilene, Texas, died May 28, 2012. June Hale McGlaun ’49 of Snyder, Texas, died February 6, 2012. Ricky Miller of Allen, Texas, died July 3, 2012. John Minott of Sugar Land, Texas, died May 20, 2012. Marjorie Aaron Mitchell ’44 of Bridgeport, Texas, died April 1, 2012. Perry Mullis died July 19, 2012. Wilma Carver Parchman of Scottsdale, Arizona, died February 12, 2012. Louise Parris of Abilene, Texas, died February 18, 2012. Randy Perkins of Abilene, Texas, died April 6, 2012. Kenneth Purtell of Boone, Iowa, died March 2, 2012. David Thomas Scott ’81 of Perryton, Texas, died July 2, 2012.

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Anna Church Shaver ’38 of Rochester, Texas, died February 1, 2012. James Gibson Shelton of Abilene, Texas, died May 6, 2012. George Shoup of Carlsbad, New Mexico, died May 4, 2012. R. L. Stoker of Benbrook, Texas, died May 3, 2012. William Terry ’82 of Pampa, Texas, died February 15, 2012. Carolyn Robertson Lutz Wood of Abilene, Texas, died July 19, 2012. Nancy Smith Stevens of Silver City, New Mexico, died July 7, 2012. John Valentine of Abilene, Texas, died on July 31, 2012.

friends We’LL Miss

Clark Beasley

Clark Wayne Beasley was born June 6, 1942 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Laura Mae and Keith Paul Beasley. He died on June 24, 2012 at a hospital in Abilene, Texas.

He earned his B.S. in Biology from Kansas State College of Pittsburg and his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma. He taught at McMurry University from August 1969 to May 2010. Clark was a member of the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest. He was also a member of the Big Country Master Naturalists.

He was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Barbara Allman Beasley. He is survived by his sister Ann Cooper and her husband Trey of St. Louis, Missouri; his brother Ron and his wife Carol Beasley of Mountain Home, Arkansas. He is survived by his son, Dr. Craig Beasley and his wife Della of Throckmorton, Texas, and by his daughter Stacy Kuenn and her husband Kevin of Plano, Texas. He has two grandchildren, Brianna Beasley of Throckmorton and Brady Kuenn of Plano. He is also survived by three step-grandchildren, Jim Lee of Baird, Willie Lee of Abilene, and Cara Lee of Lubbock. He has six step-great-grandchildren, James Tuffs of Baird, Alyssa, Jason, and Jonah Lee of Baird, and Haley and Parker Lee of Abilene.

Dr. Clark Beasley received an Outstanding Professor Award at McMurry University. He advised numerous nurses, doctors, and dentists. He researched and studied tardigrades and has published articles on this subject.

Harold O. Harriger

Harold O. Harriger was born in 1928 near Brookville, Pennsylvania, to Buff and Katie Harriger, and died on June 5, 2012. He was one of 13 children and grew up on a farm where the family raised their own food while his dad worked in the coal mines nearby.

He served in the U.S. Air Force for three years and then received his B.S. from Midwestern University and J.D. from UT Law School. In 1950 he married a young school teacher, Rebecca Craig, who was the daughter of a Methodist minister. They moved to Lubbock in 1955 when he joined the law firm of Nelson and McCleskey, now McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill and Graf, where he practiced law for more than 50 years.

The Harriger’s front door was always open and they often had a niece or nephew or a foreign exchange student living with them, as well as their four children. Harold believed in serving the community in which he lived. He served on the Boards of Plains Capital Bank, the United Way, the YMCA, the Lubbock ISD School Board, was a Director of First State Bank Shallowater, and Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Methodist Hospital.

He was active in the Downtown Rotary Club and visited Rotary clubs all over the world when he traveled. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday school, served on the Finance Commission, served as church lay leader, chairman of the Administrative Board, sang in the choir, and was past chair of the Texas Tech Wesley Foundation.

Harold served as Trustee and Chairman of the Board of McMurry University, served eight years on the Board of the San Antonio Methodist Mission Home, 29 years on the Texas Methodist Foundation Board, and 30 years as Chancellor of the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Harold had a marvelous knack for practical problem solving and for mediating between parties to get to a reasonable solution. He used that skill at work and on every board he served.

Rebecca died in 2000 and Harold married Jane Kniseley in 2001. They divided their time between Lubbock, Georgia and Pennsylvania until Harold became ill and they moved to Georgia in

August 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and four brothers.

He is survived by his wife, Jane; children, Melissa and Dennis Reeves, William and Ailie Harriger, Susan and Kelly Cook, and Joe Harriger; stepchildren, Cindy and Ron Pruitt; grandchildren, Emily and Robert Graves, Sarah and Justin Connell, Clare Reeves, Taylor Thompson, Olivia and Ian Harriger and Seth Cook; step-grandchildren, Casey and T.J. Large and Emily, Will and Rebecca Pruitt; and greatgrandchildren Will Graves, Kynzie Large and Jarred and Hannah Bobo. He is also survived by sisters Betty Brosius, Phyllis Reinard, and Donna Brush; brother, Roy Harriger and many nieces and nephews. Harold will be greatly missed by all those who loved him in Texas, Georgia and Pennsylvania.

Joe Crousen

Joe Winn Crousen Jr., ’71, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012 in Abilene. His funeral service was on Monday, July 30 in Abilene, followed by a graveside service in the Woodson Cemetery.

Joe was born in Quantico, Virginia, the son of Joe Winn Crousen, Sr. and Ruby Earl Camp Crousen. He grew up in Breckenridge where he graduated from high school in 1959. He was forever proud to be a Breckenridge Buckaroo. Joe’s passion for the sport of football began at a young age. His high school football career was decorated with all-state honors when he played guard and linebacker on the 1958 state championship team that was coached by the legendary Emory Bellard. After high school, Joe attended San Angelo Jr. College on a football scholarship, and then spent a semester at McMurry University before going to Alpine to play football for Sul Ross State University, where he finished his B.S. degree and started his coaching career as an assistant in charge of defensive backs.

Coach Crousen touched the lives of many young men in all the years and all the places he coached football. His successful career saw stops at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton, Big Spring High School where he coached under Spike Dykes, Athens High School, Deer Park High School, Mississippi State University where he coached for his mentor Emory Bellard, Ranger Jr. College, Clack Middle School, Cooper High School where helped lead the team to play for the State Championship in 1996, and McMurry University. During his career, he also coached in the Green Belt Bowl and the 1997 Texas High School All-Star Football Game.

Joe was a lifetime member of the Texas High School Coaches Association, the Texas State Teacher’s Association, and the American Football Coaches Association. In May of this year, Joe was extremely proud and excited to be inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame.

Joe enjoyed hunting, driving his bulldozer and ranching. He was an active member of the River of Life Church where he enjoyed serving as a host home for Anchor Groups.

Survivors include his wife Barbara Crousen of Abilene; his children, Kevin Crousen and wife Emily of Abilene, Kerri Morris and husband Greg of Plano, and Tamra Hilborn and husband Charles of LaPorte; seven grandchildren, Stealey and Ruby Crousen, Cooper, Claire and Carson Morris, Foster and Levi Hilborn; and one brother, Guinn Dale Crousen and wife Betsy of Highland Park. ❖

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THURSDAY

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War Hawk Warm-Up: PREGAME BBQ

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