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In Memoriam

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  • In Memoriam: Legendary Longhorn Athletics Administrator Bill Little

    Bill Little Died Aug. 18, 2023 Austin, Texas From Texassports.com Legendary University of Texas Athletics Administrator Bill Little passed away peacefully surrounded by family Friday evening in Austin. He was 81. Celebration of life services are pending and forthcoming. Little was the face — and often the voice — of Longhorn athletics for more than…

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  • In Memoriam: Murray Lawrence Forsvall

    Murray Lawrence Forsvall Died July 12, 2023 Dallas, Texas Murray Lawrence Forsvall, who spent his life as a sports participant and started his career as a sportswriter for The Daily Texan in the 1950s, passed away on July 12 at the age of 91 in Dallas. Forsvall not only was an accomplished sportswriter, but a…

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  • In Memoriam: Mark Worth

    Mark Worth Died June 7, 2023 Washington, D.C. Mark Worth, a copy editor who spent nearly two decades at the Miami Herald and most recently worked at The Washington Post, was found dead June 7 at his home in Washington. He was 42. His mother, Dianne Worth, confirmed the death. A spokeswoman for the office…

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  • In Memoriam: Hoyt Purvis

    Hoyt Purvis Died May 26, 2023 Fayetteville, AR.   Former Daily Texan Editor Hoyt Purvis has died at age 83. Purvis was a UT graduate, Texan editor, and later worked at the Houston Chronicle. His life was dedicated to journalism, education and he served as a political adviser for key figures in Washington for many years;…

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  • In Memoriam: Craig Bird

    Craig Bird Died Dec. 12, 2022 Fort Worth   By Baptist News Global Baptist journalist and educator Craig Bird died Dec. 12 at age 73 due to complications from a fall he experienced the week before, according to his family. Bird, who was born in Arkansas on Oct. 4, 1949, to Clyde and C.W. Bird, most recently served…

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