Memorials
Let's remember and celebrate the wonderful classmates that we have lost much too soon.  This is our memorial to them and let's make it special so we can share it with their families.    
 

Tracey Alkek

Obituary:
JayLee Turner - April 6th, 2021
April 2, 1962 -- October 9, 1997

Married Bruce Peel on May 15, 1982 in Houston.

Buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston. 

From the Houston Chronicle (October 11, 1997):

Wreck victim identified

Authorities have identified a woman killed in a southwest Harris County car wreck Thursday night as Tracey Peel, 35, of Houston.

At 7:40 p.m. Peel was driving a Chevrolet northbound on State Highway 6 near Branch Forest Drive when she collided head-on with a southbound pickup, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

A DPS spokesman said the driver of the 1996 Ford pickup, Donald Ward, 54, of Houston was taken to Hermann Hospital for treatment.

It was unclear what caused Peel's car to veer into the pickup's lane, the spokesman said. Peel was not wearing a seat belt, but Ward was.

 
Kathy Brown - January 30th, 2020
Wow, I am so sad to see this. I went to my first concert with Tracey. We saw bachman-turner overdrive Judas Priest and Foghat in the Colosseum. I will miss you Tracey

Bryan Beissel

Birth Date: 1962-07-07
Deceased Date: 2014-01-24
JayLee Turner - April 6th, 2021
He was living in Atlanta when he passed away. He worked for many years for Shell Oil. A proud grad of Texas A&M, Class of 1984, Chemical Engineering. 

Jack Block

Deceased Date: 2023-10-19
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David Brown

Birth Date: 1961-12-14
Deceased Date: 2014-11-29
Obituary:
David Lane Brown, a child and adolescent psychiatrist who opened his practice in Longview in 1994, died Saturday, November 29, 2014, at a local hospital, where he was being treated for lung cancer.
David’s three-year fight for survival became well-known in the community, and his optimistic approach to dealing with disease was inspiring to his family and friends. His determination to survive was focused on spending as much time as possible with his wife, Laurie Drayer Brown, and their three children, Sarah Lynn Brown, a senior at Texas A&M University, Hannah Claire Brown, a senior at Longview High School, and Aaron Lane Brown, a sophomore at Longview High School.
David was born December 14, 1961, in Houston, to Lane Baxter Brown and Betty Philpot Brown. He grew up in Houston and Walnut Creek, California, and graduated from Stratford High School in Houston. It was at Stratford that David earned his Eagle Scout designation from Boy Scouts of America, and that appreciation for the value of scouting lasted throughout his life. He was proud to know that his son, Aaron, is following the same path.
Also a very proud Texas A&M Aggie, David received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry in 1984. He then completed medical school, a general psychiatry residency and a child and adolescent fellowship at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He was chosen Outstanding Graduating Resident by the UTMB faculty, and he became board-certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry.
It was during his time in Galveston that David met his wife, Laurie. They were married June 3, 1989, in Galveston, and moved to Longview after David completed his training in 1994. In June of this year, David and Laurie celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
Until his lung cancer diagnosis almost three years ago, David maintained an active private practice in child and adolescent psychiatry. He touched many lives with his kind compassion. He also served multiple terms as medical staff president for a psychiatric hospital in Longview and practiced in community health centers throughout East Texas.
As much as David enjoyed his practice and loved his patients, he also had a love for teaching. After his diagnosis, he worked as an adjunct professor the University of Texas at Arlington Nurse Practitioner program, and he was a guest lecturer and visiting professor in Longview for medical students at North Texas School of Medicine, nursing students at the University of Texas at Tyler and residents of the UT Health Science Center training program at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
In addition to his family and his profession as priorities in his life, David also felt a commitment to his community. For many years, he was active in efforts to establish a children’s museum in Longview, and he took great pride in the development of Longview World of Wonders and the programs they offer. He served as board president of Children’s Hands of Longview, which later became WOW. At the time of his death, David was a board member of Crisman Preparatory School and a member and endowment chairman for Longview Rotary Club, and he was a past board member of Windridge Therapeutic Equestrian Center and Longview Museum of Fine Arts.
David, Laurie and their children are members of Congregation Beth El in Tyler.
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Brian Clark

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Dan Crum

Birth Date: 1962-08-19
Deceased Date: 2017-11-28
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Trevor Dagg

Deceased Date: 2001-06-18
Obituary:
Tyc Velia - October 12th, 2011
Trevor, I think of you all the time.  Yes, you were the entertainer and listener to everyone's problems.  I sorely miss our conversations.  You had great insight to what a person was feeling.  I guess it's because you were in so much mental pain.  I could not believe it when they told me you took your life.  I could not accept it, but I now can, because your mother gave me the missing pieces.  You did not want to burden anyone else with your depression.  At least you tried to do something about it.  You live in my memories and my heart. 

Douglass Dickerson

Birth Date: 1962-11-12
Deceased Date: 2018-01-30
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Bill Earthman

Birth Date: 1962-08-17
Michael Myers - September 19th, 2021
Bill Earthman
Michael Myers - September 19th, 2021
Bill Earthman was a great father, husband and friend. He worked as a manufacture's rep in the circuit board industry for many years. He moved from Houston to the Dallas area in 1987 where he worked and raised a family. Bill never met a stranger and was liked by all. He was very kind hearted and generous in dealing with people and more so with loved ones. 
Bill was a standout in Stratford football and continued on to play at OU. What a great freind, what a great person. He is missed every day. 
Carol Carr - August 16th, 2020
I had lunch with Bill a few months ago because we both live in the Dallas area.  What struck me during lunch was how well Bill has stayed in touch with so many in the Class of 1980.  He got me caught up on many people and mentioned that a reunion was being planned.  His friendships with many of y'all were so meaningful to him.  So sad to see in the email from Debbie that Bill passed.  - Carol Carr (Kiburz)

Bill (William) Hicks

Birth Date: 1961-12-16
Deceased Date: 1994-02-26
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