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Wilson Norris Hatton

In Loving Memory

Wilson Norris Hatton

Date of BirthNovember 10, 1929
Passed Away OnAugust 4, 2014
At Age84 years
Resident ofPort Neches, TX
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Wilson Norris Hatton, 84, of Port Neches, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014. He was born to Jewell Campbell Hatton and John Henry Hatton, on November 10, 1929, in Warren.

Norris graduated from University of Houston in 1951. He was inducted into the Army and served in the National Security Agency. Upon being discharged from the Army, he began working at Unical Refinery in Nederland, where he was a Superintendent of Engineering and Maintenance during his thirty-seven years of employment. Norris loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a member of First Baptist Church Port Neches for many years, serving in different areas. Member of the Sunday school class will be serving as honorary pallbearers.

Left to honor his memory is his wife of sixty-two years, Elaine Watson Hatton; son, John Watson Hatton and his fiancé, Monica Dohermann; daughter, Terri Jo Guidry and her husband, Jeff; grandchildren, Trevor Guidry, Elaina Guidry, and Trey Guidry and his wife, Shelby; and great-grandchild, Kylie Guidry.

The family would like to thank all the helpful staff at Cypress Glenn Nursing Home, and Gail Landry and family for all continued help and support.

A gathering of Mr. Hatton’s family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m., with his funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014, at First Baptist Church, 1900 Magnolia Avenue, Port Neches, with Reverend Dr. David Mahfouz officiating. His graveside service will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Swearingen Cemetery, Warren, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.

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Services

Visitation

A Gathering of Mr. Hatton’s Family and Friends

First Baptist Church

1900 Magnolia Avenue

Port Neches, TX 77651

August 7, 2014

10:00 a.m.

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Funeral Service

Funeral Service

First Baptist Church Port Neches

1900 Magnolia

Port Neches, TX 77651

August 7, 2014

11:00 a.m.

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Interment

Swearingen Cemetery

Warren, TX 77664

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Condolences (3)

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Pat Black Frisco, TX January 25, 2015
Wow, I just saw this. I will certainly validate John's sentiment. Norris was absolutely one of the good guys in the world. He was my first boss and I have always been all the more fortunate for it.
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John Beath Beaumont, TX August 7, 2014
I attended the funeral today and was reminded of the influence Norris had on all of us at Unocal. One of his achievements was the Safe Practice Standards that taught all of us how to do dangerous jobs safely and likely saved many injuries. Norris was my boss for just one year (I went on to become the environmental manager there), but I'll always remember how he stuck up for his employees, nurtured their ideas and was always there for them. My wife, Debbie worked for Norris for many years as well, and she thinks about Norris and his influences on her all the time. Norris was one of those people that you just plain wanted to get it right for without him ever having to ask you to. We'll miss him but we have his principles and we'll work to pass them along whenever we can. Best wishes from Debbie and I.
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Carolyn Butler Nederland, TX August 6, 2014
My condolences to all of Mr. Hatton's family. I worked with him at Unocal when I was in my early 20's. He was such a nice, pleasant person to be around. That was 25ish years ago. I still remember thinking how nice he always looked and how nice his cologne smelled, lol. Funny what you remember about someone. I know you have great memories of him, and hope those memories will keep you smiling even during the rough times.