BERNARD D. 'BERNIE' YANCEY was a very special RHS graduate in 1969 even though he lived to be only 42. He was the son of Bernard Dacree (Ike) and Edythe Margaret Weekes Yancey of Ranger. He wasborn January 30, 1951 at Clifton, Bosque County, Texas. He had one sister, Deborah Yancy Roe (RHS-1971), who now lives in Stephenville. Bernie married his wife, Linda Chisolm of Cisco, in May of 1972 and they had two children, Susan, born June 1980 and Lydia, born June 1987. Bernie died April 15, 1993 of a heart attack at Colorado, Springs. Linda Yancey and her family reside in Austin where she works at the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, Department of Accounting.
After Ranger High School, Bernie earned three degrees at the University of Texas: B.A., Mathematics with honors, May 1973; M.A., Psychology, August 1975 and his Ph.D., May 1980. Besides attending UT and earning his degrees, Bernie worked full time at the Dean of Students Office and for the Vice President's Office.
He accepted a position as Director of Institutional Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder in September 1987. He later worked on Special Projects for the budget office at CU and in his spare time he also worked for the Texas Rural Legal Aid Society down in the Valley-he was an expert witness on some EEOC cases.
Bernie was very adept with mathematics, especially statistics, and most of his work related to institutional research; for example, "What was the attritional rate of minorities, Why they drop out or do poorly in college, How did urban versus rural students do in college settings,
etc.
On April 14-15, 1993, Bernie and a colleague were on a fact-finding trip to CU at Colorado Springs. They were preparing to leave the hotel and Bernie went back to his room to check on something. He did not return to the car and the colleague became concerned and went looking for him and found him collapsed on the sidewalk. He died of a heart attack at 42.
Because Bernie was very interested in genealogy, his wife had his body flown back to Eastland and he was buried in Alameda Cemetery beside his parents where many of his other relatives are buried as well. Besides the funeral in Texas, there was a memorial service at CU in May 1993 and the next year the American Institute of Researchers (AIR)honored him at their annual meeting.
After Ranger High School, Bernie earned three degrees at the University of Texas: B.A., Mathematics with honors, May 1973; M.A., Psychology, August 1975 and his Ph.D., May 1980. Besides attending UT and earning his degrees, Bernie worked full time at the Dean of Students Office and for the Vice President's Office.
He accepted a position as Director of Institutional Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder in September 1987. He later worked on Special Projects for the budget office at CU and in his spare time he also worked for the Texas Rural Legal Aid Society down in the Valley-he was an expert witness on some EEOC cases.
Bernie was very adept with mathematics, especially statistics, and most of his work related to institutional research; for example, "What was the attritional rate of minorities, Why they drop out or do poorly in college, How did urban versus rural students do in college settings,
etc.
On April 14-15, 1993, Bernie and a colleague were on a fact-finding trip to CU at Colorado Springs. They were preparing to leave the hotel and Bernie went back to his room to check on something. He did not return to the car and the colleague became concerned and went looking for him and found him collapsed on the sidewalk. He died of a heart attack at 42.
Because Bernie was very interested in genealogy, his wife had his body flown back to Eastland and he was buried in Alameda Cemetery beside his parents where many of his other relatives are buried as well. Besides the funeral in Texas, there was a memorial service at CU in May 1993 and the next year the American Institute of Researchers (AIR)honored him at their annual meeting.
BERNARD D. 'BERNIE' YANCEY was a very special RHS graduate in 1969 even though he lived to be only 42. He was the son of Bernard Dacree (Ike) and Edythe Margaret Weekes Yancey of Ranger. He wasborn January 30, 1951 at Clifton, Bosque County, Texas. He had one sister, Deborah Yancy Roe (RHS-1971), who now lives in Stephenville. Bernie married his wife, Linda Chisolm of Cisco, in May of 1972 and they had two children, Susan, born June 1980 and Lydia, born June 1987. Bernie died April 15, 1993 of a heart attack at Colorado, Springs. Linda Yancey and her family reside in Austin where she works at the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, Department of Accounting.
After Ranger High School, Bernie earned three degrees at the University of Texas: B.A., Mathematics with honors, May 1973; M.A., Psychology, August 1975 and his Ph.D., May 1980. Besides attending UT and earning his degrees, Bernie worked full time at the Dean of Students Office and for the Vice President's Office.
He accepted a position as Director of Institutional Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder in September 1987. He later worked on Special Projects for the budget office at CU and in his spare time he also worked for the Texas Rural Legal Aid Society down in the Valley-he was an expert witness on some EEOC cases.
Bernie was very adept with mathematics, especially statistics, and most of his work related to institutional research; for example, "What was the attritional rate of minorities, Why they drop out or do poorly in college, How did urban versus rural students do in college settings,
etc.
On April 14-15, 1993, Bernie and a colleague were on a fact-finding trip to CU at Colorado Springs. They were preparing to leave the hotel and Bernie went back to his room to check on something. He did not return to the car and the colleague became concerned and went looking for him and found him collapsed on the sidewalk. He died of a heart attack at 42.
Because Bernie was very interested in genealogy, his wife had his body flown back to Eastland and he was buried in Alameda Cemetery beside his parents where many of his other relatives are buried as well. Besides the funeral in Texas, there was a memorial service at CU in May 1993 and the next year the American Institute of Researchers (AIR)honored him at their annual meeting.
After Ranger High School, Bernie earned three degrees at the University of Texas: B.A., Mathematics with honors, May 1973; M.A., Psychology, August 1975 and his Ph.D., May 1980. Besides attending UT and earning his degrees, Bernie worked full time at the Dean of Students Office and for the Vice President's Office.
He accepted a position as Director of Institutional Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder in September 1987. He later worked on Special Projects for the budget office at CU and in his spare time he also worked for the Texas Rural Legal Aid Society down in the Valley-he was an expert witness on some EEOC cases.
Bernie was very adept with mathematics, especially statistics, and most of his work related to institutional research; for example, "What was the attritional rate of minorities, Why they drop out or do poorly in college, How did urban versus rural students do in college settings,
etc.
On April 14-15, 1993, Bernie and a colleague were on a fact-finding trip to CU at Colorado Springs. They were preparing to leave the hotel and Bernie went back to his room to check on something. He did not return to the car and the colleague became concerned and went looking for him and found him collapsed on the sidewalk. He died of a heart attack at 42.
Because Bernie was very interested in genealogy, his wife had his body flown back to Eastland and he was buried in Alameda Cemetery beside his parents where many of his other relatives are buried as well. Besides the funeral in Texas, there was a memorial service at CU in May 1993 and the next year the American Institute of Researchers (AIR)honored him at their annual meeting.
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