Thaddeus "Thad" Ansley, longtime Amarillo businessman and columnist, died Sunday, June 30, 2002. He was 95.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. James Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mr. Ansley was born in 1906 to pioneer family Ben and Goldie Ansley in Channing on the XIT Ranch. He moved to Amarillo in 1914. He graduated from Amarillo High School.
He attended Texas A&M College, Clarendon College and graduated in 1928, the first class, from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in Washington, D.C. In 1934, he married Sarah Margaret Short in Amarillo.
He founded Ansley Cleaners at Ninth Avenue and Tyler Street in 1936.
During World War II, he worked for Santa Fe Railroad as a military train escort. He sold the cleaners in 1975 and began representing Ansley Business Materials selling office supplies.
He served as Potter County Commissioner from 1969 to 1976. He was past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club.
He wrote guest columns in the Amarillo Globe-News for Wes Izzard "A To Izzard" and for Thomas Thompson "Turnstiles."
As "Mad Thad" his picture appeared on the front page of the newspaper with humorous timely quotes for nine years.
He was an avid supporter of all Amarillo junior high, high school and Texas A&M sports.
As Amarillo High's favorite "Sandie Booster," he led pep rallies for the Amarillo High and Lubbock High football games for more than 40 years.
He was a frequent master of ceremonies for high school sports banquets.
He was known as the "Balloon Man" for giving away thousands of balloons over his lifetime.
He had been a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church since 1914 and a member of Gleaners Class since 1934.
He was a member of the National Dry Cleaning Association, Amarillo Aggie Club and Polk Street United Methodist Administrative Board.
He was a member and president of Texas County Judges and Commission and served on the board of directors of Texas A&M's Former Students Association.
He was an original "Golden Sandie" baseball team player and inducted in Amarillo High's Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, on Jan. 14, 1999; and a grandson, Charles Henry Ansley Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Reid of Amarillo; a son, Charles Henry Ansley and wife, Angela, of Plano; a son-in-law, Don R. Reid of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Celeste Couture and husband, Bill and Shannon Caldwell and husband, Jack, all of Amarillo, Branch Reid and wife, Deni, of Fort Worth and Rebecca Anne Ansley and Mark Andrew Ansley and wife, Elise, all of Plano; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101; BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or Craig Methodist Retirement Community, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 1, 2002
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. James Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mr. Ansley was born in 1906 to pioneer family Ben and Goldie Ansley in Channing on the XIT Ranch. He moved to Amarillo in 1914. He graduated from Amarillo High School.
He attended Texas A&M College, Clarendon College and graduated in 1928, the first class, from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in Washington, D.C. In 1934, he married Sarah Margaret Short in Amarillo.
He founded Ansley Cleaners at Ninth Avenue and Tyler Street in 1936.
During World War II, he worked for Santa Fe Railroad as a military train escort. He sold the cleaners in 1975 and began representing Ansley Business Materials selling office supplies.
He served as Potter County Commissioner from 1969 to 1976. He was past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club.
He wrote guest columns in the Amarillo Globe-News for Wes Izzard "A To Izzard" and for Thomas Thompson "Turnstiles."
As "Mad Thad" his picture appeared on the front page of the newspaper with humorous timely quotes for nine years.
He was an avid supporter of all Amarillo junior high, high school and Texas A&M sports.
As Amarillo High's favorite "Sandie Booster," he led pep rallies for the Amarillo High and Lubbock High football games for more than 40 years.
He was a frequent master of ceremonies for high school sports banquets.
He was known as the "Balloon Man" for giving away thousands of balloons over his lifetime.
He had been a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church since 1914 and a member of Gleaners Class since 1934.
He was a member of the National Dry Cleaning Association, Amarillo Aggie Club and Polk Street United Methodist Administrative Board.
He was a member and president of Texas County Judges and Commission and served on the board of directors of Texas A&M's Former Students Association.
He was an original "Golden Sandie" baseball team player and inducted in Amarillo High's Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, on Jan. 14, 1999; and a grandson, Charles Henry Ansley Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Reid of Amarillo; a son, Charles Henry Ansley and wife, Angela, of Plano; a son-in-law, Don R. Reid of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Celeste Couture and husband, Bill and Shannon Caldwell and husband, Jack, all of Amarillo, Branch Reid and wife, Deni, of Fort Worth and Rebecca Anne Ansley and Mark Andrew Ansley and wife, Elise, all of Plano; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101; BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or Craig Methodist Retirement Community, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 1, 2002
Thaddeus "Thad" Ansley, longtime Amarillo businessman and columnist, died Sunday, June 30, 2002. He was 95.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. James Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mr. Ansley was born in 1906 to pioneer family Ben and Goldie Ansley in Channing on the XIT Ranch. He moved to Amarillo in 1914. He graduated from Amarillo High School.
He attended Texas A&M College, Clarendon College and graduated in 1928, the first class, from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in Washington, D.C. In 1934, he married Sarah Margaret Short in Amarillo.
He founded Ansley Cleaners at Ninth Avenue and Tyler Street in 1936.
During World War II, he worked for Santa Fe Railroad as a military train escort. He sold the cleaners in 1975 and began representing Ansley Business Materials selling office supplies.
He served as Potter County Commissioner from 1969 to 1976. He was past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club.
He wrote guest columns in the Amarillo Globe-News for Wes Izzard "A To Izzard" and for Thomas Thompson "Turnstiles."
As "Mad Thad" his picture appeared on the front page of the newspaper with humorous timely quotes for nine years.
He was an avid supporter of all Amarillo junior high, high school and Texas A&M sports.
As Amarillo High's favorite "Sandie Booster," he led pep rallies for the Amarillo High and Lubbock High football games for more than 40 years.
He was a frequent master of ceremonies for high school sports banquets.
He was known as the "Balloon Man" for giving away thousands of balloons over his lifetime.
He had been a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church since 1914 and a member of Gleaners Class since 1934.
He was a member of the National Dry Cleaning Association, Amarillo Aggie Club and Polk Street United Methodist Administrative Board.
He was a member and president of Texas County Judges and Commission and served on the board of directors of Texas A&M's Former Students Association.
He was an original "Golden Sandie" baseball team player and inducted in Amarillo High's Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, on Jan. 14, 1999; and a grandson, Charles Henry Ansley Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Reid of Amarillo; a son, Charles Henry Ansley and wife, Angela, of Plano; a son-in-law, Don R. Reid of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Celeste Couture and husband, Bill and Shannon Caldwell and husband, Jack, all of Amarillo, Branch Reid and wife, Deni, of Fort Worth and Rebecca Anne Ansley and Mark Andrew Ansley and wife, Elise, all of Plano; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101; BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or Craig Methodist Retirement Community, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 1, 2002
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr. James Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mr. Ansley was born in 1906 to pioneer family Ben and Goldie Ansley in Channing on the XIT Ranch. He moved to Amarillo in 1914. He graduated from Amarillo High School.
He attended Texas A&M College, Clarendon College and graduated in 1928, the first class, from the National Institute of Dry Cleaning in Washington, D.C. In 1934, he married Sarah Margaret Short in Amarillo.
He founded Ansley Cleaners at Ninth Avenue and Tyler Street in 1936.
During World War II, he worked for Santa Fe Railroad as a military train escort. He sold the cleaners in 1975 and began representing Ansley Business Materials selling office supplies.
He served as Potter County Commissioner from 1969 to 1976. He was past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club.
He wrote guest columns in the Amarillo Globe-News for Wes Izzard "A To Izzard" and for Thomas Thompson "Turnstiles."
As "Mad Thad" his picture appeared on the front page of the newspaper with humorous timely quotes for nine years.
He was an avid supporter of all Amarillo junior high, high school and Texas A&M sports.
As Amarillo High's favorite "Sandie Booster," he led pep rallies for the Amarillo High and Lubbock High football games for more than 40 years.
He was a frequent master of ceremonies for high school sports banquets.
He was known as the "Balloon Man" for giving away thousands of balloons over his lifetime.
He had been a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church since 1914 and a member of Gleaners Class since 1934.
He was a member of the National Dry Cleaning Association, Amarillo Aggie Club and Polk Street United Methodist Administrative Board.
He was a member and president of Texas County Judges and Commission and served on the board of directors of Texas A&M's Former Students Association.
He was an original "Golden Sandie" baseball team player and inducted in Amarillo High's Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, on Jan. 14, 1999; and a grandson, Charles Henry Ansley Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Reid of Amarillo; a son, Charles Henry Ansley and wife, Angela, of Plano; a son-in-law, Don R. Reid of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Celeste Couture and husband, Bill and Shannon Caldwell and husband, Jack, all of Amarillo, Branch Reid and wife, Deni, of Fort Worth and Rebecca Anne Ansley and Mark Andrew Ansley and wife, Elise, all of Plano; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101; BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or Craig Methodist Retirement Community, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 1, 2002
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