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Obituary: Paul Louis Harrup, Jr.

Paul Louis Harrup, Jr. passed away Jan. 21, 2013 in Tyler.

He was born Sept. 16, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Okla. , second to the youngest of six children of Lucille and Paul Harrup, Sr. He graduated from Waco High School and earned a degree in Business and Finance from Baylor University. He also served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. As a resident of Athens, he established Harrup and Company Insurance and Real Estate Business. Paul served on many civic committees and was an active member in the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. He was a Master Mason, thirty-second degree Scottish Rite and Shriner of the Tyler Court Royal Order of Jesters of the Sharon Temple Shrine. He was a member of the Salesmanship Club of Tyler and First Baptist Church of Mabank. Paul will be remembered for his terrific sense of humor and the ability to tell a joke. His office kept an open door for friends or anyone else who would engage in a hearty political discussion.

Paul is susrvived by his wife, Jean; sons Paul Harrup III, McKinney, Angus Harrup and wife Tinika, Highland Village; daughter Mary Kay Webb and husband Gary, Charleston, S. C.; two step-children, Lisa Perkins and husband Joe, Layne Atherton and wife Gina, Mabank; grandchildren Ian and Ava Harrup, Emily Perkins, Bo and Caleb Atherton; sisters Louise McCall, Phoenix, AZ., Katherine Sutton and husband Lee, Shreveport, LA., Eleanor Teel, Tulsa, OKla.; brother Steve Harrup and wife Peggy, Waco; numerous loving nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Courtney Arford, Greg Arford, Andrew Teel, Monty Harrup, David Teel, Paul Teel, and Robert Sutton.

Honorary pallbearers include Kerry Harris, Kelly Harris, Caleb Atherton, Mark Campbell, Joe Dan Perkins, and Bo Atherton.

Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 2013 at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at First Baptist Church, Athens with Rev. Brent Tucker officiating.

Interment will follow in Athens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida 33607.

TVCC Sports Notes: Lady Cards hit the floor tonight

By Benny Rogers, TVCC Sports Information

BASKETBALL

The third-ranked Lady Cardinals are scheduled to be at home tonight against Jacksonville College. Game time is 5:30 p.m.

The Cardinals have the night off.

Coach Elena Lovato’s Lady Cardinals are 18-1 on the season and 5-0 in Region XIV Conference after an 86-65 win Saturday on the road against Tyler.

Savannah Carter paced the win against Tyler with 23 points. Krystle Henderson tossed in 18, followed by Shlonte’ Allen with 17 and Adut Bulgak with 11.

The Lady Cardinals led 41-28 at the half.

Jacksonville brings a 10-9 season record into tonight’s game. The Lady Jaguars are 3-3 in conference action.

Saturday, the Lady Cardinals travel to Carthage to face Panola at 4 p.m. In the first meeting at Cardinal Gym in December, the Lady Cardinals were a 91-58 winner.

Missed free throws were costly to the Cardinals in a 65-61 loss against Tyler. Coach Kris Baumann’s squad led 51-35 with 7:39 left in the game.

Karon Phillips’ 14 points were tops for the Cardinals. Octavius Ellis netted 12 and Jarion Henry nine.

The loss dropped the Cardinals to 13-7 on the year and 4-5 in the conference.

The Cardinals’ next outing is Saturday at home against Panola. Game time is 4 p.m.

Yes, the Cardinals will be at home Saturday against Panola while the Lady Cardinals are on the road against Panola.

PLAY 4 KAY

The annual Play 4 Kay game to raise awareness and money to help fight the battle against cancer is scheduled Wednesday, Jan. 30 when the Lady Cardinals take on Paris in a 5:30 p.m. game

The Lady Cardinals are scheduled to make a public appearance to promote the event Friday from 4-6 p.m. at McDonald’s in Athens.

The Lady Cardinals will have pink t-shirts and other pink items for purchase. They will also have sharpies and will be available to sign any item fans would like signed.

Join the Lady Cardinals for this event Friday and then make plans to be with us next Wednesday when we participate in the the national Play 4 Kay campaign for a sixth consecutive year.

ON THE AIR

The Cardinal Sports Network’s next webcast is scheduled Saturday when the Cardinals face Panola.

You can watch the games at www.tvcc.edu. Pregame programming starts at 3:50 p.m.

Tonight’s women’s game against Jacksonville will be carried by Palestine radio station KYYK (98.3 FM).

The games will also be streamed (audio) at www.youreasttexas.com.

Pitts authors Second Amendment Preservation Act

Press release from Office of Rep. Jim Pitts

AUSTIN – In response to potential federal actions that could unconstitutionally restrict the right to bear arms, State Rep. Jim Pitts joint authored House Bill 553 to reaffirm and protect Texans’ second amendment rights.

“The Second Amendment was written with the tremendous foresight of our founding fathers and has endured for over two centuries as a necessary protectorate of a citizen’s right to bear arms. I intend to stand up for that right and am proud to join Representative John Otto in authoring HB 553, the Second Amendment Preservation Act,” Pitts said.

The proposed legislation applies to all federal acts, laws, executive orders, agency orders, and rules or regulations of all kinds and nullifies federal acts with the purpose, intent, or effect of:

confiscating a firearm,
banning a firearm,
limiting the size of a magazine for a firearm,
imposing a limit on the ammunition that may be purchased for a firearm,
taxing a firearm or ammunition, or
requiring the registration of a firearm or ammunition.

“My goal is to best represent my constituents, and after hearing significant concerns about possible Executive Orders and other federal actions, I felt that this legislation was necessary,” Pitts said.

Pitts has served House District 10, which now includes parts of Cedar Creek Lake, for the past 20 years.

Daily Brief: Hornets win tourney; Brownsboro AD on administrative leave

Congratulations to the Athens Hornets on winning the Palestine Wildcat Tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY AISD)

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Yesterday, Brownsboro ISD Superintendent Chris Moran announced that High School Football Coach and Athletic Director Ty Thomison has been placed on administrative leave.

Moran told The Athens Review — which broke the story — that he could not go into detail on the specifics of the administrative leave, but issued a statement concerning Thomison’s departure and his interim replacement.

The following is the text of Dr. Moran’s statement:

George Losack has been named Interim Athletic Director for the Brownsboro Independent School District in the absence of Ty Thomison who has been placed on Administrative Leave. Mr. Losack has 37 years of experience in education, including service as head football coach and athletic coordinator at both A&M Consolidated and San Marcus High Schools. He has served as an assistant principal for Brownsboro High School for 8 years. District officials are considering all options for leadership of the athletic program and will make the appropriate decisions at the appropriate time. In the meantime, we are thankful to have Mr. Losack’s experience and willingness to serve the students and staff during this time.

Thomison has been coach of the Bears for the past two seasons.

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ON TAP TONIGHT

The red-hot Trinity Valley Community College Lady Cardinals will be at home tonight to take on Jacksonville College. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. If you can’t make the game, listen in on a live stream.

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WHAT YOU MISSED

January is School Board Recognition Month in Texas. We listed the boards of each school district in the county.

We learned that the City of Malakoff has its own Facebook page now.

Obituary for Alice ‘Bobbie’ Berry Rodeghier.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

The Athens Review is reporting that two people were killed in a Tuesday accident on Loop 7. The accident involved a car and a truck. Names have not yet been released, however police said none of the victims were local.

The Ghostriders Drill Team took first place at the Fort Worth Stock Show’s “All Western Parade” last Saturday. The team includes riders from Henderson County. Find out more about the team on its website or its Facebook page.

Chapel Hill ISD is in mourning after a 15-month-old girl was accidentally killed by a school bus.

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