Category Archives: obituary

Obit watch: October 18, 2023.

Posted on October 18, 2023 by dwightbrown

Dr. James Irving Wimsatt, professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, passed away Sunday morning, He was 96. Dr. Wimsatt was a personal friend of mine, and of many other readers of this blog. I met him through … Continue reading →

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Obit watch: December 17, 2021.

Posted on December 17, 2021 by dwightbrown

John Mueller, one of the great Texas barbecue guys. He was only 52. Mueller grew up working for his father, the late Bobby Mueller, at family patriarch Louie Mueller’s barbecue restaurant in Taylor, bussing tables from the age of 8, … Continue reading →

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Earl Cooley 1956-2018.

Posted on March 28, 2018 by dwightbrown

The Saturday Dining Conspiracy notes, with great sadness, the passing of unindicted co-conspirator Earl S. Cooley III. We have known Earl roughly since Jesus was a second lieutenant, dating all the way back to the pre-Internet days of computer bulletin … Continue reading →

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SDC Obituary: Murray Wayne Person, Jr.

Posted on January 5, 2016 by lawrenceperson

The Saturday Dining Conspiracy notes with sadness the passing of unindicted co-conspirator Murray Wayne Person, Jr., my father, after a 2 year battle with cancer. He and my mother (who is still alive) joined us on many dining conspiracies over … Continue reading →

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