John William (Bill) Haggard, born 5/17/29, passed from this life to the next on 7/9/11. Bill was the 2nd child born to Donna and Bill Haggard in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Oklahoma City in 1941. Before finishing high school in Oklahoma City, Bill spent a year at Kentucky Military Academy. He then enrolled at Oklahoma University (0U) and began the pursuit of a degree in Petroleum Engineering. At OU, he found two loves. He met his wife, Shirley, on a blind date, and married her in 1952. They were married just a month short of 59 years at the time of his passing. Bill was a member of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) at OU. He was also an avid OU football fan, his 2nd love, and for many years attended the OU vs. TX football game in Dallas. Following two years in military service, mostly in France, his engineering degree at OU allowed him to get a job with Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. His career with Cities Service took him to communities in West Texas, western Oklahoma, western Kansas, and Jackson, Mississippi, where he and Shirley raised two children, Kim and Kelly. Bill retired after a 34 year career, many of which were in production management. Upon retirement from Occidental Petroleum, the successor to Cities Service, Bill and Shirley traveled the United States in their motor home spending many summers in Washington State near Seattle. They moved to Katy in 2003 and enjoyed being close to children and grandchildren. Bill and Shirley became members of Disciples of Christ Christian Churches in every community in which they lived and joined Memorial Drive Christian Church in Houston, which will participate in the service of remembrance. Bill was also on the Municipal Utility Board #14. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Maxfield Haggard, his two children, Kim and Kelly, their spouses, Sharon and David, all of Katy, TX. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Austin and Haley Haggard, and Logan Tumino. He is further survived by his brother Don Haggard of Dallas, TX and many nieces and nephews (who all knew him as “Uncle Bill”).
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:00am at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Memorial Drive Christian Church, 11750 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77024.
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