HomeMy WebLinkAboutWoodson Lumber Companies' Benjamin Thomas (Tom) Yager, Jr. Obituary (Mar. 2006)BENJAMIN
THOMAS ~TOM~
YAGER~ JR.
March 19, 1922
March 12, 2006
Benjamin Thoma~k
(Tom) Yager, Jr., died ,`
March 12, 2006 at hiss
daughter's residence in
Austin.
He was born March 19r
Z in the Brazos bottom neap
Wellborn. He was a direct descendant'.
of theYager family of Yager Lane inAustin. He graduate
from Texas A&M University with a degree in Animal
Husbandry in 1942, and was commissioned as an officer in
the 1st Cavalry. Tom married Nettie Woodson on Apri18,
and shortly thereafter proudly served his country in WWII
in the Philippines and Japan. He was honorably discharged
in 1946, having been awarded the Bronze Star and Purple
Heart.
After retiring from military service, Tom returned to
his wife in Caldwell and became partner in the Woodson
Lumber Companies, where he worked for over 50 years.
He served many years as the companies'President and CEO
where his influence continues to this day. Tom was elected
President of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas in
1970, and was given the Lumberman of the Year Award by
the Association in 1976. He was a 32nd Degree Scottish
Rite Mason and Shriner, a lifetime member of Warren
Lodge #56 and York Rite Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his son, Benjamin Thomas
(Tommy} Yager, III and his sister Mary Frances Yager, his
mother Mae Foster Yager, his father Benjamin Thomas
Yager Sr., and his uncle Guy W. Foster. .
He is survived by Nettie Yager, Candy Yager Rogers,
Victor, Wynden, and Colt Rogers of Austin, Ann Yager
Chapman, Stuart, Kate, and Philip Chapman of Bryan.
Special appreciation is extended by the family to those
who extended loving care to Tom.
His doctor Leonor Frierson-Stroud. His caregivers Grace
Cantu, Elizabeth Awala, Paula Cervantes, Lydia Medrano
of Austin and Lakendra Odak, Pamela Robinson, Catherine
Dawson, and Ruth Brooks of Bryan.
A visitation will be held at Hillier Funeral Home from 11
a.m.-1 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2006, with Graveside
Services following at Restever Memorial Park at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made
to the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center and the TAMU
Student Leadership Retreat Center.
Hillier Funeral Home