Former longtime history and global studies department professor and chair Dr. John Louis Robinson (鈥�60) died Aug. 10, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas, at age 86 following a battle with leukemia.聽 Robinson was born Oct. 17, 1935, in Luxora, Arkansas, and graduated in 1953 from El Cerrito (California) High School. From 1953-57, Robinson served as a … Continued
Dr. Paul B. Faulkner (鈥�52), teacher, preacher, counselor, professor, author and entrepreneur, died July 5, 2022, in Grapevine, Texas. He was 92. A service honoring his life is planned for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, at The Hills Church, North Richland Hills Campus (6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas, 76180), preceded by … Continued
Kent Leon Rideout (鈥�86), senior vice president and chief operating officer of Abilene Christian Investment Management Company (ACIMCO), died June 5, 2022, at age 65 in a motorcycle accident in Arkansas.聽聽 Visitation with the family will take place Sunday, June 12, from 2-4 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors (733 Butternut St., Abilene, Texas 79602). … Continued
Dr. Charlie H. 鈥淒oc鈥� Marler (鈥�55), revered professor emeritus of journalism and mass communication, and influential historian who taught and mentored 蘑菇传媒 students for 58 years, died May 27, 2022, in Abilene, Texas, following a short illness. He was 89. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 31, from 5-7 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors … Continued
Dr. Robert Lynn Anderson (鈥�90 D.Min.), beloved evangelist and mentor of ministers around the world, and 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 first doctoral graduate, died May 12, 2022, at age 85. Anderson was born Sept. 22, 1936, in a farming and ranching community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. After graduating from high school at Western Christian College, … Continued
Memorial services today will celebrate the life of longtime 蘑菇传媒 biology faculty member Roy Eugene Shake, who died April 3, 2022, in Abilene, Texas, at age 89.聽 Family and friends will gather at 10 a.m. today at Hillcrest Church of Christ (650 E. Ambler Ave., Abilene, Texas 79601) for a service that will … Continued
Dr. Terry Lee Childers (鈥�74), a pioneering alumnus and former trustee of 蘑菇传媒, died Dec. 8, 2021, in Abilene, Texas, at age 68. A memorial service will be held Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Hillcrest Church of Christ (650 E. Ambler Ave., Abilene, Texas 79601). Childers was born Dec. 31, 1952, … Continued
George Randolph 鈥淩andy鈥� Nicholson, an entrepreneur, benefactor and influential former trustee of 蘑菇传媒, died Dec. 11, 2020, in Abilene at age 83. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Piersall Funeral Directors (733 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas 79602). A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at … Continued
蘑菇传媒 baseball icon William Freeman 鈥淏ill鈥� Gilbreth (鈥�69) died July 12, 2020, in Abilene, Texas, following complications with emergency heart surgery at age 72. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at 11 a.m. CST at the University Church of Christ (733 E.N. 16th St., Abilene, Texas 79601). Gilbreth was … Continued