HIGHLAND HAVEN — Aaron Everett 'Bud' Prince Jr., 78, passed away November 3, 2004, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. He was born in Marion, Illinois, to Aaron E. and Pearl Bonner Prince on May 23, 1926. He married Betty Alice Threlkeld, almost 58 years ago, on December 13, 1946, in Hannibal, Missouri.
Bud joined the Navy at the age of 18 and served in both World War II and the Korean War. After his active duty he remained in the Naval Reserve for 22 years, retiring with the rank of Commander.
Bud and Betty moved to Odessa in 1954, where he worked in oil related businesses for nearly 40 years. He started his career as a bookkeeper and worked his way up to the President of a company. His years of service included working for Postelle Drilling Company, E.G. Rodman Corporation, Rodman-Noel Inc, and OIME, all in Odessa, and Parker Kinetics in Austin.
While serving as President of OIME, he built the company from 50 employees to 600. He supervised the building of the largest inland oil rig in the United States which was shipped to the North Slope of Alaska. He was also instrumental in securing the contract for building the prototype of the Homopolar generator which was developed for the Star Wars Project in the 1980?s.
In 1988, Bud and Betty moved to Highland Haven where they enjoyed 16 years of retirement. Bud doted on his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who visited them often.
Bud is survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Janet Prince Young and husband, Jim, of Carrollton and Judy Prince of Midland; one son, Jim Prince and wife, Kathy, of Richardson; three grandchildren, Michael Prince and wife, Rafaela, of Bryan, Michelle Prince Hurt and husband, Marcus, of Springfield, Missouri, and Jim Young II and wife, Kathryn, of Carrollton; six great-grandchildren, Jose, Austyn, Tyler and Caleb Prince of Bryan, and Gentry and Kyrie Young of Carrollton; and two sisters, Ruth Hunt of Kerrville and Dorothy Prince of Odessa.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Temple, Texas.
Published in The Odessa American (TX), Saturday, December 4, 2004
Bud joined the Navy at the age of 18 and served in both World War II and the Korean War. After his active duty he remained in the Naval Reserve for 22 years, retiring with the rank of Commander.
Bud and Betty moved to Odessa in 1954, where he worked in oil related businesses for nearly 40 years. He started his career as a bookkeeper and worked his way up to the President of a company. His years of service included working for Postelle Drilling Company, E.G. Rodman Corporation, Rodman-Noel Inc, and OIME, all in Odessa, and Parker Kinetics in Austin.
While serving as President of OIME, he built the company from 50 employees to 600. He supervised the building of the largest inland oil rig in the United States which was shipped to the North Slope of Alaska. He was also instrumental in securing the contract for building the prototype of the Homopolar generator which was developed for the Star Wars Project in the 1980?s.
In 1988, Bud and Betty moved to Highland Haven where they enjoyed 16 years of retirement. Bud doted on his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who visited them often.
Bud is survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Janet Prince Young and husband, Jim, of Carrollton and Judy Prince of Midland; one son, Jim Prince and wife, Kathy, of Richardson; three grandchildren, Michael Prince and wife, Rafaela, of Bryan, Michelle Prince Hurt and husband, Marcus, of Springfield, Missouri, and Jim Young II and wife, Kathryn, of Carrollton; six great-grandchildren, Jose, Austyn, Tyler and Caleb Prince of Bryan, and Gentry and Kyrie Young of Carrollton; and two sisters, Ruth Hunt of Kerrville and Dorothy Prince of Odessa.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Temple, Texas.
Published in The Odessa American (TX), Saturday, December 4, 2004
HIGHLAND HAVEN — Aaron Everett 'Bud' Prince Jr., 78, passed away November 3, 2004, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. He was born in Marion, Illinois, to Aaron E. and Pearl Bonner Prince on May 23, 1926. He married Betty Alice Threlkeld, almost 58 years ago, on December 13, 1946, in Hannibal, Missouri.
Bud joined the Navy at the age of 18 and served in both World War II and the Korean War. After his active duty he remained in the Naval Reserve for 22 years, retiring with the rank of Commander.
Bud and Betty moved to Odessa in 1954, where he worked in oil related businesses for nearly 40 years. He started his career as a bookkeeper and worked his way up to the President of a company. His years of service included working for Postelle Drilling Company, E.G. Rodman Corporation, Rodman-Noel Inc, and OIME, all in Odessa, and Parker Kinetics in Austin.
While serving as President of OIME, he built the company from 50 employees to 600. He supervised the building of the largest inland oil rig in the United States which was shipped to the North Slope of Alaska. He was also instrumental in securing the contract for building the prototype of the Homopolar generator which was developed for the Star Wars Project in the 1980?s.
In 1988, Bud and Betty moved to Highland Haven where they enjoyed 16 years of retirement. Bud doted on his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who visited them often.
Bud is survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Janet Prince Young and husband, Jim, of Carrollton and Judy Prince of Midland; one son, Jim Prince and wife, Kathy, of Richardson; three grandchildren, Michael Prince and wife, Rafaela, of Bryan, Michelle Prince Hurt and husband, Marcus, of Springfield, Missouri, and Jim Young II and wife, Kathryn, of Carrollton; six great-grandchildren, Jose, Austyn, Tyler and Caleb Prince of Bryan, and Gentry and Kyrie Young of Carrollton; and two sisters, Ruth Hunt of Kerrville and Dorothy Prince of Odessa.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Temple, Texas.
Published in The Odessa American (TX), Saturday, December 4, 2004
Bud joined the Navy at the age of 18 and served in both World War II and the Korean War. After his active duty he remained in the Naval Reserve for 22 years, retiring with the rank of Commander.
Bud and Betty moved to Odessa in 1954, where he worked in oil related businesses for nearly 40 years. He started his career as a bookkeeper and worked his way up to the President of a company. His years of service included working for Postelle Drilling Company, E.G. Rodman Corporation, Rodman-Noel Inc, and OIME, all in Odessa, and Parker Kinetics in Austin.
While serving as President of OIME, he built the company from 50 employees to 600. He supervised the building of the largest inland oil rig in the United States which was shipped to the North Slope of Alaska. He was also instrumental in securing the contract for building the prototype of the Homopolar generator which was developed for the Star Wars Project in the 1980?s.
In 1988, Bud and Betty moved to Highland Haven where they enjoyed 16 years of retirement. Bud doted on his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who visited them often.
Bud is survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Janet Prince Young and husband, Jim, of Carrollton and Judy Prince of Midland; one son, Jim Prince and wife, Kathy, of Richardson; three grandchildren, Michael Prince and wife, Rafaela, of Bryan, Michelle Prince Hurt and husband, Marcus, of Springfield, Missouri, and Jim Young II and wife, Kathryn, of Carrollton; six great-grandchildren, Jose, Austyn, Tyler and Caleb Prince of Bryan, and Gentry and Kyrie Young of Carrollton; and two sisters, Ruth Hunt of Kerrville and Dorothy Prince of Odessa.
Memorials may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House in Temple, Texas.
Published in The Odessa American (TX), Saturday, December 4, 2004
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