William E. (Bill) Harlan III, 80 passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was a lifelong Christian and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Despite some health issues in later years, Bill was full of life, always cheerful, and a blessing to be around. He dearly loved his family and if you dropped by for a visit, he was always ready to talk about Exxon, geology, his grandchildren, the U of H Cougars, or the latest article he read in the Wall Street Journal.
After growing up in Baytown, Texas, Bill was a proud graduate of The University of Houston, with a degree in Geology. He had a longstanding and successful career in the oil and gas industry, working for Exxon and Columbia Gas Development company. Following that he was an independent geophysical/geological consultant, co-founding Quatre Exploration. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston Geological Society, and Geophysical Society of Houston. He was the Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists from 1983 to 1984.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Delia; sister Patricia Carr; and parents William and Ada Mae Harlan. Bill is survived by his brother Ron Harlan and wife Dorothy; son, Wade Harlan and wife Karen; daughter, Karen Dickens and husband Kelly; grandchildren, Hanna Cauthen and her husband Tommy, Meghan Harlan Baker and her husband Lance, Wes Harlan and his wife Megan, Austin Schumacher, Aaron and Kyle Dickens, Leah Harlan; great-grandchildren Norah Baker, and Wyatt and Cooper Cauthen, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 AM at Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery in Highlands, Texas with family members officiating. Graveside services will follow in the 1824 section of White Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery, 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Road, Highlands, Texas 77562. To send the family condolences online, visit www.sterlingwhite.com.
After growing up in Baytown, Texas, Bill was a proud graduate of The University of Houston, with a degree in Geology. He had a longstanding and successful career in the oil and gas industry, working for Exxon and Columbia Gas Development company. Following that he was an independent geophysical/geological consultant, co-founding Quatre Exploration. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston Geological Society, and Geophysical Society of Houston. He was the Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists from 1983 to 1984.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Delia; sister Patricia Carr; and parents William and Ada Mae Harlan. Bill is survived by his brother Ron Harlan and wife Dorothy; son, Wade Harlan and wife Karen; daughter, Karen Dickens and husband Kelly; grandchildren, Hanna Cauthen and her husband Tommy, Meghan Harlan Baker and her husband Lance, Wes Harlan and his wife Megan, Austin Schumacher, Aaron and Kyle Dickens, Leah Harlan; great-grandchildren Norah Baker, and Wyatt and Cooper Cauthen, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 AM at Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery in Highlands, Texas with family members officiating. Graveside services will follow in the 1824 section of White Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery, 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Road, Highlands, Texas 77562. To send the family condolences online, visit www.sterlingwhite.com.
William E. (Bill) Harlan III, 80 passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He was a lifelong Christian and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Despite some health issues in later years, Bill was full of life, always cheerful, and a blessing to be around. He dearly loved his family and if you dropped by for a visit, he was always ready to talk about Exxon, geology, his grandchildren, the U of H Cougars, or the latest article he read in the Wall Street Journal.
After growing up in Baytown, Texas, Bill was a proud graduate of The University of Houston, with a degree in Geology. He had a longstanding and successful career in the oil and gas industry, working for Exxon and Columbia Gas Development company. Following that he was an independent geophysical/geological consultant, co-founding Quatre Exploration. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston Geological Society, and Geophysical Society of Houston. He was the Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists from 1983 to 1984.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Delia; sister Patricia Carr; and parents William and Ada Mae Harlan. Bill is survived by his brother Ron Harlan and wife Dorothy; son, Wade Harlan and wife Karen; daughter, Karen Dickens and husband Kelly; grandchildren, Hanna Cauthen and her husband Tommy, Meghan Harlan Baker and her husband Lance, Wes Harlan and his wife Megan, Austin Schumacher, Aaron and Kyle Dickens, Leah Harlan; great-grandchildren Norah Baker, and Wyatt and Cooper Cauthen, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 AM at Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery in Highlands, Texas with family members officiating. Graveside services will follow in the 1824 section of White Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery, 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Road, Highlands, Texas 77562. To send the family condolences online, visit www.sterlingwhite.com.
After growing up in Baytown, Texas, Bill was a proud graduate of The University of Houston, with a degree in Geology. He had a longstanding and successful career in the oil and gas industry, working for Exxon and Columbia Gas Development company. Following that he was an independent geophysical/geological consultant, co-founding Quatre Exploration. He was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston Geological Society, and Geophysical Society of Houston. He was the Chairman of the Houston Chapter of the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists from 1983 to 1984.
Bill was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Delia; sister Patricia Carr; and parents William and Ada Mae Harlan. Bill is survived by his brother Ron Harlan and wife Dorothy; son, Wade Harlan and wife Karen; daughter, Karen Dickens and husband Kelly; grandchildren, Hanna Cauthen and her husband Tommy, Meghan Harlan Baker and her husband Lance, Wes Harlan and his wife Megan, Austin Schumacher, Aaron and Kyle Dickens, Leah Harlan; great-grandchildren Norah Baker, and Wyatt and Cooper Cauthen, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 AM at Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery in Highlands, Texas with family members officiating. Graveside services will follow in the 1824 section of White Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery, 11011 Crosby-Lynchburg Road, Highlands, Texas 77562. To send the family condolences online, visit www.sterlingwhite.com.
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