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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Hayden Freeman

Died Oct. 24, 2020 Heart disease San Antonio He was The Texan’s amusements editor in the mid-1960s. After graduation, he lived in the family’s San Antonio home and volunteered with cultural and civic organizations, including the San Antonio Symphony, Opera San Antonio, the Conservation Society, Trinity University’s FM radio station and the University of the Incarnate Word.

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In Memoriam: Sam Keach

Died April 24, 2020 Robstown Sam Fore Keach, a Robstown area resident for all but three of his 75 years, was former editor of The Robstown Record (later The Nueces County Record Star), beginning his newspaper work as a “printer’s devil” and photographer at 12 years old. A 1963 graduate of Robstown High School, he earned his bachelor of journalism degree in 1966 from The University of Texas. While at UT, he was managing editor of The Daily Texan and worked on the sports and news staff, covering some of Darrell K. Royal’s greatest moments with the Longhorns on the […]

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