James T. (Jim) Hoggins was born November 10, 1942, to Ludie & Edna Corder Hoggins in Tulia, TX. He was a life-long member of Church of Christ, baptized at an early age, remaining faithful to the end. He married Sharon Rae Westmoreland August 26, 1967. To this union Daesha Rae & Barton James were born.
Jim completed Tulia High School, as Salutatorian. He then completed the Bachelors (Engineering Science), Masters (Mechanical Engineering), & Doctorate (Materials Science & Engineering) studies at University of Texas at Austin. He was a member of the Honorary Engineering Society, Sigma Nu. He served 5 yrs in the Air Force, achieving the rank of Captain. He was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM, at the Kirtland/Sandia special Weapons Laboratory.
His experience & career were primarily in research, including Naval weapons, Air Force missile silo, & growing diamond crystals for both industrial & military application. During his education & career, he individually & as a team leader developed a number of patents & provided research data used in numerous papers, both published & presented, and unpublished trade secret processes.
In addition to his family, his heart was also centered in the mission work in our work in South Texas & Mexico.
Jim enjoyed furniture refinishing, swimming, hiking, working at Plano Senior Center, & Meals on Wheels. Jim always had a servant’s heart.
He is survived by his wife, Rae, daughter Daesha & her son Corder of League City, TX, son Barton & wife Natalie & their daughters Abigail & Eliana of Midland, TX. His sister, Marie Hoggins Mayfield, lives in Amarillo. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins near & far. His final resting place is Dallas/Ft Worth National Cemetery.
The family wants to thank their extended family, church, classmates & others of his hometown for their support, messages, calls, visits, prayers thru his lengthy illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to South Texas & Mexico Mission Work, Church of Christ North, PO Box 4529, McAllen, TX 78502-4529.
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