George James Huckins, Sr., 88, of Beaumont, died Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Harbor Hospice House.
George was born May 28, 1919 in Port Arthur to Robert and Mary Huckins and resided most of his life in the Beaumont area. He graduated from Texas A&M with an Electrical Engineering degree in January 1943. He attended officers candidate school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey following graduation and was sent to the southern Philippines to serve as a teletype officer, supervising communication lines in New Guinea, Luzon and Okinawa.
He worked for Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Atlanta; New Orleans; and Houston as a Field Service Engineer. He retired April 1, 1980 as a Registered Professional Engineer.
George met and married Johnnie Johnson in Gatesville, Texas on February 19, 1949. After retirement he and Johnnie enjoyed traveling and playing bridge, and their children and grandchildren.
He loved his family, his tree farm in Tyler County and Texas A&M. He and Johnnie gave a Presidential Endowed Scholarship to Texas A&M. He belonged to the Beaumont A&M Club for sixty years and seldom missed a monthly meeting.
George was a longtime member of the “Grumpy Old Men’s Bible Class” at Wesley United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Helen “Johnnie” Huckins of Beaumont; daughter, Kay Goad and her husband Mark of Lumberton; sons, Jim Huckins, Jr. of San Antonio and Tracy Huckins of Houston; granddaughters, Nicki Goad of Beaumont and Brooke and Trey Martinez of Lumberton; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2008 at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 3810 North Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713 or the Beaumont Texas A&M Scholarship Club, P.O. Box 12161, Beaumont, Texas 77726.
