|
|
R.I.P. George Proctor
About Truespace Archives
These pages are a copy of the official truespace forums prior to their removal somewhere around 2011.
They are retained here for archive purposes only.
R.I.P. George Proctor // Roundtable
Post by TerryGH // Aug 8, 2008, 1:53pm
|
TerryGH
Total Posts: 4
|
Before there was the TS Forum, there was the TS Mailing List. And one of the pillars of the TSML was a gentleman named George Proctor.
Rest in peace, old friend.
Today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram
UT-Arlington lecturer known for love of writing, horses
By MARK AGEE
ARLINGTON - George Proctor was a "Renaissance cowboy" whose joys were
horses, writing and writing about horses, friends say.
"He had a passion for everything," said Bob Vardeman of Albuquerque. "He was
an endless well of enthusiasm."
Mr. Proctor, a senior lecturer in communications at the University of Texas
at Arlington, died Sunday afternoon of an undetermined illness a few days
after checking into a hospital. He was 61.
The Arlington resident was born in Lampasas and went to school in Gilmer,
but he did most of his growing up at horse tracks around the country where
his father trained thoroughbreds, said his wife, Lana Proctor.Several of Mr. Proctor's brothers also went into horse training, but he decided it was not for him, she said.
"He decided he didn't want to be mucking stalls at 4 a.m.," Lana Proctor
said.
He earned a journalism degree from Texas Tech University in 1969 and took a
job at The Dallas Morning News reporting on police and the courts. He earned
a reputation as a troublemaker around the courthouse, his wife said, before
his love of horses and Texas history led him to fiction.
He became a prolific writer, publishing more than 90 books, mostly Western
and science-fiction novels. He was nominated for several writing awards and
was also an artist and had illustrations published in magazines.
"He grew bonsai trees. He built me a telescope for my birthday," Vardeman
said. "I think he could do just about anything."
For the last 12 years, Mr. Proctor lectured at UTA in journalism, marketing,
advertising and other subjects. He was also working on a master's degree
there.
More than 150 friends, relatives and former students crammed into a lecture
hall Wednesday afternoon for a memorial service.
Many expressed shock at his quick passing. A slide show during the service
included a picture of him under a sunset in the Florida Keys. It was taken
11 days earlier.
"He was healthy, happy and having a great time," Lana Proctor said.
Other survivors include sisters Mari Jo Holloway of Gilmer and Barbara Bomar
of Flower Mound; brothers Hap Proctor of Ocala, Fla., and Tom Proctor of
Louisville, Ky.; and numerous nieces and nephews. |
Post by b_scotty // Aug 8, 2008, 2:46pm
|
b_scotty
Total Posts: 176
|
Sad news. I remember him from the TSML. My condolences and best wishes to his family. |
Post by jamesmc // Aug 8, 2008, 3:07pm
|
jamesmc
Total Posts: 2566
|
Didn't know Mr. Proctor, but peace be upon him and condolences to his family and friends. |
Post by Mike // Aug 11, 2008, 2:14pm
|
Mike
Total Posts: 121
|
:(
Thanks for posting that Terry, even if it is sad news. |
|
