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Conroe Independent School District of Montgomery County Texas
Gateway of
honor: City dedicates |
| J. L. "Mac" McCullough |
| Cashner Funeral Home & Cemeteries, (936) 756-2126 |
| September 03, 2003 |
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| Funeral services for J. L. "Mac" McCullough, 93, of Conroe will be held on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003 at 7 p.m. in the Conroe High School Auditorium with Mr. Steve Yates officiating. Private family graveside services will be held on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003 in Garden Park Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Cashner Funeral Home. Mr. McCullough was born on Aug. 21, 1910, in Stanton, Texas and passed away on Sept. 2, 2003, in Conroe, Texas. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. He worked at Conroe I.S.D. for 50 years in the capacity of teacher, football coach, principal and superintendent. He was a longtime member of the Rotary Club and a recipient of the Paul Harris Award. He was a member of the City Council. His first wife of over 50 years, Eleanor McCullough, preceded him in death. He is survived by his second wife, Myrtle McCullough, of Conroe; daughters, Margaret Ann McCullough Yocum and husband Jim of Conroe, Kay Camillo and husband Pat of Conroe, Sarah Carlin and husband Cliff of Conroe, Nora Cagle and husband Pete of Grangerland, and Candy Bradley and husband Dave of Willis; sons, James Lawrence McCullough and wife Elizabeth of Morgantown, NC, and Robert Shaw and wife Sharon of Kingsville; 27 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren. Numerous other relatives and friends also survive. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to McCullough Scholarship Fund at Conroe I.S.D., Frazier Street Church of Christ Camp Bandina, or to the Gathering Place at First United Methodist Church of Conroe. You are invited to leave a written tribute for the family on our website at www.cashnerfunerals.com. |
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New school to be named for Cryar |
| By: Nancy Flake, Courier staff |
| December 11, 2003 |
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his 43 years as a teacher, coach and principal in the Conroe Independent
School District, Harold Cryar taught thousands of children. |
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thousands more will be learning in a new intermediate school in Conroe that
will bear his name. CISD trustees approved the naming of the school, located at 2375 Montgomery Park Boulevard, after Cryar during a special meeting Tuesday night. The school will open in August of 2004. After the unanimous vote, brought on by a motion by trustee Alan Moore, CISD Superintendent Don Stockton said, "What a wonderful choice. Thank you." Cryar is a "fine gentleman" who dedicated his whole life to CISD, Stockton said. "I just always appreciate Mr. Cryar's understanding and care for children. He really does understand kids and education. "He's very, very knowledgeable." It was Stockton who made the call after Tuesday's vote to Cryar to let him know about the school's naming. "I was taken aback," Cryar said. "I said, 'That is one of the greatest honors you can bestow on me after having worked some 43 years in the district.'" The thought of children attending Harold Cryar Intermediate School gives Cryar an "eerie" feeling, but "I certainly hope the people running the school will be having as enjoyable a stay as I did in the district." After spending 31 years in education, with 28 of those in CISD, Cryar ran for and won a seat on the district's board of trustees. He served there for 16 years. "A major part of Mr. Cryar's life is his true dedication to our district," said board president Ann Snyder, who served with Cryar for several years. "He has served thousands of young people, ensuring our district is the best of the best. "Simply, he left a legacy." Cryar and his wife Caroline, who taught for 31 years in CISD, are now enjoying their retirement. "I do a lot of 'honey-dos,'" he laughed. Cryar is also involved with the Conroe Rotary Club and is a board member of the Conroe Symphony Orchestra. Students at Harold Cryar Intermediate School should expect to see Cryar in the classrooms. "I think I'll be there quite often, if they'll let me," he said. "It's such an honor, I wouldn't miss it." |
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