Navy and served in Charleston, SC until 1956. How to drive a car beyond its normally useful life.How to get off the beaten path – whether in the back roads of the USA or in Mexico – before GPS.Among the things he taught his family are: If you spent time around Haskell, you would learn. Haskell’s teaching was not limited to the classroom. Haskell would create a connection with some bit of information - often the high school mascot - to help build rapport with that student as an individual. Often conversations with a student would start with a question about the student’s high school. He wasn’t just a lecturer at the front of the room, but developed an ability to connect with students on campus also. There was never a time he could not strike up a conversation with a longtime friend or a complete stranger, often regaling them with stories from life, history, or fiction.Īmong his students, he was known as a teacher who made history come alive and sparked an interest in the subject - even the most hardened of students. He always had a story to tell whether around the dinner table, in the classroom, or with a stranger on the street. From this time forward, his constant passion would be teaching.Īnybody who spent even the briefest time with Haskell would learn of his love of teaching through the telling of stories. While completing his MA in History at Austin College, he began teaching History at Denison (TX) High School. In 1952, he graduated with BA degrees in History and English. He graduated in 1948 and subsequently enrolled at Austin College in Sherman, TX where he continued both sports. He attended Orange High School where he was active in Band (clarinet), Boy Scouts, Track, and Football. It was in schools in Garland and Orange that Haskell developed his thirst for learning. They then settled in Orange, TX for many years. Monroe was employed in construction for the U.S. Smith, Arkansas where they lived for two years while Mr. The family lived in Garland until Haskell was ten years of age. and Myrtle Marie Jackson Monroe of Garland, TX. Haskell was born at Baylor Hospital in Dallas on March 18, 1931, the only child of Haskell Monroe, Sr. He was a constant learner and consummate teacher, summed up in a favorite line from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, “gladly learn and gladly teach.” A lifelong Christian, Haskell was a beloved husband, father, son, friend, and teacher - all roles he relished and in which he excelled. Memorials may be made to the Haskell Volunteer Fire Department, 301 South 1st Street, Haskell, Texas 79521.Haskell Moorman Monroe, age 86, of College Station, Texas, passed away Monday, Novemafter a prolonged battle with dementia. A graveside service was held on Saturday, April 29th 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Willow Cemetery. Viewing was held on Friday, April 28th 2023 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM and at 8:00 PM at the Haskell Funeral Home, Inc. He is survived by : his wife Betty Stocks of Haskell his sons, Cody Stocks (Laura) of Johnson City and Rusty Stocks (Holly) of Haskell and his granddaughters, Alyssa Paige and Brynlee Jade of Haskell. He was predeceased by : his parents, Audie Stocks and Lydia Dake Stocks and his siblings, Audie Junior Stocks, Wanda Lancaster, Dean Stocks and J. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. We are sad to announce that on April 26, 2023, at the age of 78, Jerry L.
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