We Remember

Lance was a 1956 graduate of Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas and earned a degree in Economics and Mathematics in 1965 from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. Lance worked in oil fields and for the railroad putting himself through school before taking a position with the First Pasadena State Bank working with their computers and subsequently Lockheed where he worked on the Space program. Lance accepted a position as a computer programmer/analyst with E-Systems Greenville division in 1969 and retired from E-Systems at 56 years of age.

Lance loved music and enjoyed playing the guitar and singing. As a Christian man of strong faith, Lance actively lived out his faith in his daily life. Lance’s passion in later years was working his land through ranching cattle, growing hay, and tending a variety of gardens. Love of family and the outdoors were other strong passions of Lance that were evident in his commitment to invest much of his time in extended family gatherings and an annual family backpacking trip. After a decade-long and hard-fought battle with a variety of cancers, Lance passed peacefully in his home. Lance’s fingerprints are on all who knew him and have forever been impacted by his life.