Harry Crate

Kerrville ndash In the evening of Feb 7, 2009, Harry William Crate passed away peacefully at home at the age of 94. The son of Harry Edward Pappy Crate and Willa Sweet Crate, he was born in Houston Texas Dec 19, 1914.nbsp The family moved to the Hill Country in 1925, establishing Rio Vista Lodge on the Guadalupe between Ingram and Hunt, where he spent many happy hours hiking, swimming, and hunting arrow heads.nbspAfter graduation from Tivy High School, Harry Bill attended Schreiner Institute, and finally Rice University in Houston, with a masterrsquos degree in Architecture. He then returned to Schreiner Institute as a teacher, eventually encompassing the entire range of Engineering subjects, where he also served as an instructor during WWII in the training of military pilots morse code, navigation, etc.. After 40 years teaching at Schreiner, he retired as Professor Emeritus.nbspOn June 5, 1937, during his time at Rice, he married Melba Lee Williams, who had coedited student newspapers with him at Tivy and Schreiner. Together, they enjoyed hiking, camping, music, and many activities with their family and the Schreiner community. His avid interest in archeology culminated in sponsorship of an archeology club at Schreiner, excavating several local Indian mounds and the tusks and teeth of prehistoric mammoths and mastodons from Kerr County gravel pits.nbspHe is survived by son Searle, daughter Jenny Lou, 4 grandchildren, 8 greatgrandchildren, and countless friends and exstudents.nbspation will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 pm Saturday Feb 14 at Kerrville Funeral Home.nbsp A memorial celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at noon atnbspSchreiner University.Private burial at Nichols Cemetary. nbspIn lieu of flowers, you are invited to send memorial contributions in his name to Schreiner University.nbspnbsp

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