San Marcos, Texas

Focus on San Marcos Cemetery:  Read both sides of this headstone and you will feel like you knew him, though we may suspect his life was not exactly lived in alphabetical order . . . or any order! Does it surprise you that his progeny now numbers through Roy IV? And, isn't Roy the perfect name for an iconic Texan? [2012]


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Builder of Hospitals

Colorful Storyteller

Drinker of Vodka

Eternal Optimist

Fisher of Stocked Ponds

Grandfather of Roy IV, Ryan, Jake, Lexie

Husband of Many Women

Inventor of Legends

Junior (Son of Original Roy)

Keeper of Secrets

Longwinded Talker

Married 9 or 10 Times (We Lost Count)

Nobody's Fool

Owner of Bubba the Bird Dog

Preacher’s Son

Questioner of Limitations

Roy III and Lisa’s Dad

Serious Republican

Three-Time Millionaire (Lost all three.)

Usually Rebounded Quickly

Very Snappy Dresser

World Champion Horse Breeder

Xylophone Player (No, not really.)

You ought to have known him

Zeroed in at the End, Made Peace with God.