Jerry Milo Hawkins' Obituary
CLARENDON A CELEBRATION OF LIFE will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 12, 2006 in the Clarendon College Harned Sisters Fine Arts Auditorium with Rev. Darrell Burton, Pastor of the Martin Baptist Church, and Rev. Milton Gage, Family Member, officiating. Additional overflow seating will be at the Clarendon College Bairfield Activity Center. INTERMENT - Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Mr. Hawkins was born November 06, 1935 in Hobart, Oklahoma to Cecil (Spud) and Vera Wilkes Hawkins. He attended school in Higgins and graduated from Higgins High School in 1953. He married Glenda Borden on June 3, 1960 at Clarendon. Jerry went on to receive his Bachelors Degree in Animal Science from Texas Tech University in 1957, and then his Masters Degree in Agriculture Education from Texas Tech University in 1964. He had been a resident of Clarendon since 1968. Mr. Hawkins had taught at many schools during his career as an Agriculture Teacher. He had taught at Clarendon, Groom, and Spearman High Schools and then taught at Clarendon College from 1968 to August 2003. While at Clarendon College Mr. Hawkins was the Chair of the Agriculture Department, Coached the Livestock Judging Teams from 1974-2003, Initiated the Ranch Portion of the Ranch & Feedlot Program, Initiated the Horse and Meats Judging Program, was Director of Area I FFA Leadership Camp which was the largest in Texas, was Coordinator of Clarendon College Invitational Judging Contest which draws 2,000 High School Students from Five States, was Coordinator of Greenbelt and Top of Texas and Amarillo District FFA Leadership Events, the Coordinator of Area I Leadership Contest, Judged Livestock Shows at 5 state fairs and Chihuahua, Mexico, and was the Recruiter for Academic and Vocational Programs at Clarendon College. Mr. Hawkins also coached many national championship Judging teams while at Clarendon College. His Judgers came to be known as “Jerry’s Kids”. He then worked at New Mexico State University as a Recruiter for the College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Mr. Hawkins had many awards during his life as well. He received the State Farmer Award from the Texas FFA, was President of the Clarendon Lions Club from 1974-1975, President of the National Jr. College Livestock Coaches Association from 1983-1985, named Outstanding Alumni Texas Tech Block and Bridle 1986-1987, West Texas A&M University Round up Award in 1994, Outstanding Clarendon College Employee 1996-1997, Texas Vocational-Agriculture Teachers Association Outstanding Service 45 year service award in 2005, Clarendon College Employee of the Year in 1998, Panhandle District Friend of Extension in 2000, Clarendon Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 2000, Texas Tech Distinguished Animal Science Alumnus in 2001, Friend of Texas Hereford Association in 2001, Texas FFA Blue & Gold Award in 2002, Selected as judge for Performance Simmental Shows in 2002, New Mexico State FFA Honorary State FFA Member. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Clarendon. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - his parents. SURVIVORS - his wife, Glenda of Clarendon; 2 sons, Doug Hawkins and wife Daphne of Cleburne, Texas, Dean Hawkins and wife Jaye of Las Cruces, NM; 1 sister, Gwen Cochran of Oklahoma City, OK; 1 brother, Jack Hawkins of Cameron, Texas; and 5 grandchildren. PALLBEARERS- Johnny Treichel, Tex Selvidge, Billy Jack Land, Darryl Perryman, Mark Runyan, Richard Hadley, Kelvin Sharp, and Larry Gray HONORARY BEARERS - Clarendon College Ex-Judgers aka “Jerry’s Kids” Viewing and Visitation will be held from 8am-8pm at the funeral home until service time on Sunday. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be to the Jerry Hawkins Memorial Scholarship Fund at Clarendon Collge c/o the Herring Bank / PO Box 947 / Clarendon, Texas 79226 or at New Mexico State University c/o Citizens Bank/ PO Box 88/ Texico, NM 88135. THE FAMILY MAY BE CONTACTED AT: 504 West 3rd Street - PO Box 787 / Clarendon, Texas 79226-0787. Phone: 806/874-2446 E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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