Longhorns Remembered

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A look back at Longhorn legend Kenneth Sims

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter • March 26, 2025

Longhorn legend Kenneth Sims died Friday, March 21, in his North Carolina home. The former defensive end was 65. The 2021 College Football Hall of Famer moved from Kosse, Texas, to begin his career...

Don Crowley

March 4, 2025

It is with great sorrow we share that Donald “Don” Stuart Crowley, Jr. passed away in his home on Monday, February 25, 2025. He was 57 years old. Born in Orlando, Florida on April 15, 1967, ...

Bette Wyn Oliver

July 2, 2024

1933-2024 Bachelor of Journalism (1960), Master’s in Journalism (1973), Master’s in European History (1992), and a PhD in European History (1997). Elizabeth Winona Oliver (‘Bette W. Oliver’)...

John Patrick Pedracine

April 29, 2024

1947-2024 Staff member of Mechanical Engineering department within the Cockrell School of Engineering from 1969 to 2004. John Patrick Pedracine died at 76 years old on April 23, 2024, on his...

UT alumna, Texas’ first Black female judge dies at 96

Aaron Sullivan, Senior News Reporter • January 30, 2024

Judge Harriet Murphy, the first Black woman to hold a permanent judgeship in Texas and a generous alumna of the University of Texas School of Law, died on Jan. 17 at 96. Murphy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia,...

Bill Little

August 20, 2023

Legendary University of Texas Athletics Administrator Bill Little passed away peacefully surrounded by family Friday evening in Austin. He was 81. …

Al Ward

November 10, 2022

UT Class of 1952 • Al was the husband, father, grandpa and friend we’d be if we could write our own postscript. He will be remembered for his selfless love of family and friends, his true generosity and for his unshakable positive attitude. …

Jeanne Barbara Janes

August 17, 2022

UT Class of 1974 • Jeanne Barbara Janes, APR, a veteran public relations executive and former broadcaster, died Saturday, June 25, in Seguin, Texas, after a long illness. She was 71. Her last two weeks were marked by an avalanche of birthday cards, flowers and gifts from friends, family, colleagues, former clients and mentees. …