This page honors the memory of active and retired University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas System faculty and staff whose deaths have been made known to us between May 1, 2017 and October 31, 2017. Every attempt has been made to identify the university affiliation of each individual or their contributions to the university community. Also included, when known, are spouses of retired faculty and staff members.
Any additions or corrections to the list should be addressed to Barbara Frock, Historian, at jbfrock@gmail.com
Lillian Anderson, 97
Widow of Lynn F. Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs
April 28, 2017
Norton L. Armour, J.D, 87
Lecturer, School of Social Work
September 5, 2017
Tracy Fehlis Aycock, 97
Assistant Professor, Home Economics
June 16, 2017
Juanita Smart Benzer, 77
Senior Administrative Associate, Learning Technology Center, College of Education
July 15, 2017
William R. Braisted, Ph.D., 99
Professor Emeritus, History Department
June 14, 2017
Alvin Bruce Buckman, 75
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 15, 2017
Dr. Vicente Calabulg Cantarino, 92
Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
August 7, 2017
Frank Lyons Crump, Jr., 91
Staff, Applied Research Laboratories
June 25, 2017
Richard Gary Daniels, 79
Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 22, 2017
Wayne Allen Danielson, Ph.D., 87
Dean Emeritus and Dewitt C. Reddick Regents Chair in Communication, Moody College of Communication, Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism
October 31, 2017
Theodore Delevoryas, 87
Professor Emeritus, Department of Botany
June 29, 2017
Cécile Dewitt-Morette, 94
Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professor Emerita, Physics Department
May 8, 2017
Arthur H. “Art” Dilly, 88
Executive Secretary Emeritus, Board of Regents
June 14, 2017
Cicero “Jack” Dukes, Jr., 87
Supervisor, Mail Room
September 29, 2017
Blanche Edmondson, 85
Widow of Don Edmondson, Professor Emeritus, Math Department
October 1, 2017
Don Edmondson, 91
Professor Emeritus, Math Department
May 22, 2017
Chris Edmondson-Yurkanan, 55
Senior Lecturer Computer Sciences
May 23, 2017
Kenneth Burch Fiske, 88
Professor Emeritus, Art Department
June 10, 2017
Peter Flawn, 91
UT Austin President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Geological Sciences
May 7, 2017
Miguel Gonzalez-Gerth, 90
Professor Emeritus, Spanish and Comparative Literature
June 20, 2017
Olive M. Graham, 73
Producer, KUT Center for Telecommunication Services
November 12, 2016
Dr. Lloyd D. Hampton, 86
Director, Applied Research Laboratories
May 10, 2017
George Hannon, 93
UT Golf Coach
October 19, 2017
Joza Hannon, 91
Wife of George Hannon, UT Golf Coach
October 6, 2017
Lester Harrell, 96
Lecturer, Educational Psychology
June 13, 2017
Patsy Drury Hejl, 76
Wife of James Hejl, Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director, Longhorn Band
May 23, 2017
Forest G. Hill, 97
Professor Emeritus, Economics
July 7, 2017
Thomas W. Kennedy, 79
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
September 3, 2017
Donald Knaub, 82
Professor Emeritus, Butler School of Music
May 1, 2017
Ernst Lothar Koschmieder, 88
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
October 13, 2017
Wayne Lesser, Ph.D. 68
Associate Professor, English Department
July 17, 2071
Dr. Stanley Edward Macora, Jr., 79
Extension Instructor, University Extension
June 3, 2017
Daniel Patrick Matthews, 96
Plasterer, Maintenance Department
June 7, 2017
Kirk Duncan McIntosh, Ph.D., 59
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics
June 1, 2017
George W. McNiel, 86
Financial Associate, Office of the Chancellor, UT System
September 6, 2017
Margery Mendelson, 96
Widow of Wallace Mendelson, Professor Emeritus, Government
May 31, 2017
Saralind Hill “Lindy” Mings, 76
Resource Office Manager, Center for Research in Water Resources
June 10, 2017
Joanne “Mickey” Moldenhauer, 82
Wife of Joe Moldenhauer, Professor Emeritus, English, Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor of American And English Literature
June 9, 2017
Jerry Moore, 92
Director of Placement, College of Business Administration
May 3, 2017
David Alan Morrison, 64
Maintenance Worker, Main Building Utilities Department
June 21, 2017
Kathie Nesbitt, 81
Editor II, UT Center for Energy Studies
August 11, 2017
Helen Osborn, 95
Widow of Roger Cook Osborn, Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
August 22, 2017
Bill D. Powell, Lt. Col. (Ret.), 86
Director, Industrial Education Department, Pickle Research Campus
July 19, 2017
Beverly Wills Bonelli Rase, 89
Widow of Howard Rase, W. A. (Bill) Cunningham Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering
October 18, 2017
John Robertson, 74
Professor, Law School
July 5, 2017
Elton Sakewitz, 61
Mechanic/Technician, Microelectron Research Center
May 12, 2017
Pedro Salas, 85
Clerk, Engineering and Chemistry Departments
August 12, 2017
Floyd Glen Self, Jr., 71
Director, Purchasing Office
October 11, 2017
Bertha Gertrude Samson Shanblum, 97
Administrative Assistant, Psychology Department
July 5, 2017
Bill Shaw, 77
Sam Woodson, Jr. Centennial Memorial Professor Emeritus in Business, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
October 27, 2017
WO Shultz, 91
Associate General Counsel, UT System
August 24, 2017
Helen T. Smith, 99
Business Librarian, General Libraries and widow of Robert Smith, School of Business
September 17, 2017
Dr. Frank N. “Hap” Speller III, 78
Professor Emeritus, Butler School of Music
May 15, 2017
Susan Jane Szaniszlo, 76
Wife of Paul Szaniszlo, Professor Emeritus, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
June 6, 2017
Timothy Cormac Valdez, 62
Technical Staff Assistant III, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
September 30, 2017
Edith L. (Duenk) Volterra, 101
Widow of Professor Enrico Volterra, Aerospace Engineering
June 3, 2017
Gerald Dean Watkins, 81
Staff, UT Police Department
July 18, 2017
Ernest Edward Woehl, 95
Staff, Geological Sciences
June 30, 2017
Mildred Victoria (Acker) Young, 93
Widow of David Young, Professor Emeritus, Computer Sciences and Mathematics
October 4, 2017