FRIENDSWE’LLMISS
Phil Brewer ’76 McMurry alumnus and former Board of Trustees chair Philip Brewer ’76, of Roswell, NM, died on November 4, 2015, in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 60. Brewer enjoyed a lengthy tenure
Kathryn Gardner Morrison ’42 of Temple, TX died January 31, 2016.
Charles Awalt ’64 of Abilene, TX died March 9, 2016.
Wanda Lunn ’84 of Abilene, TX died October 11, 2015.
J. Fowler of Tyler, TX died November 3, 2015.
Vondell Womack Byrne ’44 of Dallas, TX died October 10, 2015.
A. Jeane Robinson Krieger ’64 of Abilene, TX died March 12, 2016.
Pamela Barksdale Farmer ’88 of Albany, TX died March 13, 2016.
Dr. Lloyd D. Huff of Clyde, TX died January 31, 2016.
Samuel Darby ’46 of Albany, OR died March 5, 2016.
Robert Martin ’65 of Tyler, TX died November 18, 2015.
Kasey Bradley Wheeler ’88 of Edgewater, FL died March 7, 2016.
Johnnie H. Johnson Key of Fort Worth, TX died January 26, 2016.
Norma Sechrist Gomme ’50 of Moore, OK died March 19, 2016.
Michael Payton ’65 of Lubbock, TX died February 13, 2016.
Frankie Cole ’90 of Lawn, TX died November 21, 2015.
Ralph Page Jones, Jr. of Dallas, TX died February 4, 2016.
George Morris ’50 of Kerrville, TX died November 7, 2015.
Monna Walters-Elder ’68 of Susanville, CA died November 6, 2015.
Ricky McFarland ’99 of San Rafael, CA died December 3, 2015.
David McMurray of Abilene, TX died March 18, 2016.
Arlen Allen of Temple, TX died February 27, 2016.
Shirley Wimberly Morrison died November 2, 2015.
Kathleen Banks of Milford, OH died January 17, 2016.
Bobby Sanderson died October 28, 2015.
Bill Bullard died October 31, 2015.
Mary Sue Cooke Turner of Tyler, TX died January 11, 2016.
Frontz Myatt ’50 of Amarillo, TX died October 17, 2015. Billy Wayne Sisson ’53 of Hereford, TX died March 5, 2016. Eddie Hodges ’54 of Abilene, TX died March 3, 2016. Diane Dunklin Luckett ’59 of San Angelo, TX died October 21, 2015. Billy Ray Snowden ’61 of Abilene, TX died February 5, 2016.
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on McMurry’s Board of Trustees and served as its Chairman from 2010 to 2012. He was named McMurry’s Distinguished Alumnus in 2002. He graduated from Midland (TX) High School in 1973 and from McMurry College in 1976, where he
earned highest academic honors (summa cum laude). Brewer was admitted to the University of Texas School of Law, where he was awarded his juris doctorate in 1979. Brewer moved to Roswell in 1979, and joined the Hinkle law firm. He then established his own independent practice in Roswell, where he continued to practice until the time of his death. He was licensed to practice in both Texas and New Mexico, and was board certified in Natural Resources law. Brewer was named a Best Lawyer in America in Oil & Gas, and a Southwest Super Lawyer in Energy & Natural Resources. He served as an administrator of the Eastern New Mexico State Fair and on the Board of CASA, an organization dedicated to helping children in difficult circumstances.
THE MESSENGER / SPRING 2016
Stanley Moore ’69 of San Angelo, TX died December 4, 2015. Russell Byard ’71 of Muleshoe, TX died October 24, 2015. Matthew Robinson ’75 of Holliday, TX died November 20, 2015.
James Cauley of Baytown, TX died November 10, 2015.
Phil Brewer ’76 of Roswell, NM died November 4, 2015.
Martha de la Fuente of Clear Lake City, TX died February 4, 2016.
Robert Vernon of Abilene, TX died December 19, 2015.
