As the final hours of 2013 tick away, memories of the past year seem abundant. The most touching are the losses of friends and family. They came from all walks of life. Their contributions ranged from volunteering countless hours to providing majors sources of revenue for those in need.
But instead of mourning their death, we should celebrate their lives and the inspiration they gifted others. Some of those, whom we have lost include:
- Brent Blanton
- Lance Brennan
- Curtis Castleberry
- Van Cliburn
- Randall Copeland
- Elizabeth Criswell
- Donald Driensky
- Paul Eggers
- Frank Elliott
- Lil England
- Nash D. Flores III
- Margaret Folsom
- Dee Hughes
- Kidd Kraddick
- Lawrence Marcus
- Ann Thompson Maguire
- Vance Miller
- Burl Osborne
- Dennis Parravano
- Bob Porter
- Glenn Simmons
- Harold Simmons
- Peggy Thompson
- Elgin Ware
- Betty Lu Williams