Hughes Springs leader passes at 51
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By Ben Valencia
Steel Country Bee Editor
The Hughes Springs Independent School District lost one of it's leaders last week.
John Willis, who was the current president of the HSISD School Board, passed away Nov. 16. He also served on the school board for the last 14 years.
" He was an excellent board member that always put the interest of the kids and district first," HSISD Superintendent Rick Ogden said. "He was a tireless worker and was a very important part of our district. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him."
The school district released early Oct. 19 in observance of his funeral that took place at 2 p.m. that day.
Mr. Willis attended fourteen schools in three states before gradutating from HSHS in 1981. He was also a Veteran. After graduating high school, Mr. Willis enlisted in the United States Navy. He was stationed aboard a submarine tender, the USS Hunley, in Holy Loch, Scotland, and an aircraft carrier, the USS Saratoga out of Mayport, FL.
After active duty, Mr. Willis attended college at The University of Texas at Arlington and worked as an air conditioner service technician until he and his wife, Sandra, were married the Saturday after Thanksgiving on November 26, 1988.
After his active duty, Mr. Willis and his wife moved to College Station where he enrolled in Texas A&M University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology in May 1992.
Mr. Willis was also very active in his church, First United Methodist Church in Hughes Springs for the last 17 years.
He was born July 22, 1963.
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