Remembering The Rev. Claude Walker 1934-2018
The Rev. Claude Walker ’77 DMin, an honorary trustee of Brite Divinity School, built his life around faith and education.
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Bob Frye, 1939-2016
The distinguished professor of English at TCU was the university’s first women’s basketball coach.
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E. Leigh Secrest
1928-2016
Nuclear physicist helped beef up TCU’s research efforts and graduate programs in the 1960s, and along the way, became a prolific fundraiser during 28 years of service.
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Dr. Karyn Purvis
1949-2016
Internationally renowned child development expert Dr. Karyn Sue Brand Purvis ’97 (MS ’01 PhD ’03) devoted her life and academic pursuits to helping “children from hard places,” a phrase she coined to describe youngsters affected by trauma, abuse and neglect. “There’s not a child she cannot heal,” psychology professor Dr. David Cross, her longtime mentor
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VC emeritus Newcomer dead at 100
Longtime TCU administrator credited with bringing Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition to TCU
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Feature obit: Basketball star Dick O’Neal ’57 1935-2013
Three-time All-American and All-SWC standout still considered by many as TCU Basketball’s greatest player.
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Feature obit: Sculptor Carol Thornton ’48
After a career of teaching, sculptor of Clark Brothers statue produced one of TCU’s best-loved landmarks.
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Feature obit: Herb Zimmerman ’52
A hard-nosed defensive tackle for Dutch Meyer’s Horned Frogs in the 1950s, Herbert A. Zimmerman ’52 was a stalwart lineman and fierce tackler before becoming a successful college coach himself. Zimmerman passed away in October. He was 83. Zimmerman starred for TCU from 1949 to 1951, garnering All-Southwest Conference honors in 1950 and 1951. As
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Howard G. Wible
1920-2015
Popular teacher and administrator rose from night professor in the Evening College to provost and acting chancellor during a 27-year career at TCU.
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Scott Nix
1959-2015
The 1982 grad was a TCU football letterman, owner of Killerfrogs.com and one of the most passionate supporters of TCU Athletics.
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