RIP: Dr. James Lee Sturrock

Coach Andy Mac · August 10, 2022

Dr. James Lee Sturrock

LONGVIEW — James Lee Sturrock was born behind the piano in his grandmother’s house in Kirbyville, TX on

October 31, 1933, to Jasper Levi Sturrock and Esther Evelyn Roberts Sturrock. He passed away August 4, 2022, at his home in Longview, TX.

They lived in several central and South Texas towns when he was a baby. When he was 4 years old his mother and father divorced, and he went to Kirbyville to live with his maternal grandmother while his mother went to Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, TX.

He started school when he was five years old and was the smallest kid in school. That same year he went to live with his mother in Waelder, TX where she was the new Home Economics teacher. That summer, his mother married Ralph Broome and they moved to Beckville where she was the new Home Economics teacher. He graduated from Beckville High School in 1950 after playing saxophone for two years and then football for two years.

In the summer of 1950, he went to North Texas State Teachers College and later to Panola College and Baylor University earning a BA in History and Economics. He was a Junior Draftsman at Thiokol before being drafted into the Army and went to Schweinfurt, Germany. When he was released from active duty he went to work as an Electrical Draftsman for Texas Eastman Company in Longview.

While there, he went on a blind date with Shirley Jeanne Branson and shortly after they got married at First Methodist Church in Longview. They had two children, Jeffrey Sturrock and Emalyn Lovitt. Jim and Jeanne were married for 62 years before she preceded him in death.

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Coffee and TV · August 10, 2022

13 minutes ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

He was a Junior Draftsman at Thiokol before being drafted into the Army and went to Schweinfurt, Germany. When he was released from active duty he went to work as an Electrical Draftsman for Texas Eastman Company in Longview.

This guy definitely knew my grandad then.

UNTLifer · August 10, 2022

17 minutes ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

Dr. James Lee Sturrock

LONGVIEW — James Lee Sturrock was born behind the piano in his grandmother’s house in Kirbyville, TX on

October 31, 1933, to Jasper Levi Sturrock and Esther Evelyn Roberts Sturrock. He passed away August 4, 2022, at his home in Longview, TX.

They lived in several central and South Texas towns when he was a baby. When he was 4 years old his mother and father divorced, and he went to Kirbyville to live with his maternal grandmother while his mother went to Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, TX.

He started school when he was five years old and was the smallest kid in school. That same year he went to live with his mother in Waelder, TX where she was the new Home Economics teacher. That summer, his mother married Ralph Broome and they moved to Beckville where she was the new Home Economics teacher. He graduated from Beckville High School in 1950 after playing saxophone for two years and then football for two years.

In the summer of 1950, he went to North Texas State Teachers College and later to Panola College and Baylor University earning a BA in History and Economics. He was a Junior Draftsman at Thiokol before being drafted into the Army and went to Schweinfurt, Germany. When he was released from active duty he went to work as an Electrical Draftsman for Texas Eastman Company in Longview.

While there, he went on a blind date with Shirley Jeanne Branson and shortly after they got married at First Methodist Church in Longview. They had two children, Jeffrey Sturrock and Emalyn Lovitt. Jim and Jeanne were married for 62 years before she preceded him in death.

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My condolences to his family, but why is this posted here?

meangreen11 · August 10, 2022

17 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

My condolences to his family, but why is this posted here?

Looks like he was a UNT alumnus. Show some respect man.

UNTLifer · August 10, 2022

36 minutes ago, meangreen11 said:

Looks like he was a UNT alumnus. Show some respect man.

Was I disrespectful?

I saw that he was an alumnus spending a couple of years here prior to going on to Baylor. I was just curious, because usually these are saved for people that contributed something significant to our university.

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KingDL1 · August 10, 2022

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Was I disrespectful?

I saw that he was an alumnus spending a couple of years here prior to going on to Baylor. I was just curious, because usually these are saved for people that contributed something significant to our university.

Jim later went to SMU where he earned an MBA and then to Denton at NTSU where he earned his PhD. He retired from Texas Eastman Co. January 29, 1992, and became an Assistant Professor of Management at East Texas Baptist University where he retired in 2000 as a Professor.