Sad Tidings

From John Cuellar:

Kevin J. Clancy '64 

Kevin Joseph Clancy passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas on May 14, 2013. Kevin is survived by his loving, strong, and very funny wife, Ann Clancy; his children Danny Clancy and his wife Julie Clancy and their children, Dylan, Ryan, and Kylie; Kristin Ciccarelli and her husband Max Ciccarelli, and their children Cooper, Parker, and Wyatt; Tim Clancy, and his wife Traci Clancy, and their children McKenzie and Jack; Tripper Clancy, and his wife Maggie Clancy, and their child Olive; his mother, Irene Clancy; his sisters Kathy McDonald and Maureen Richoux; and an unquantifiable amount of extended family and friends whose lives Kevin touched over the years. Kevin was born in New York City, New York on September 5, 1946. After moving to Dallas, Kevin graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas in 1964, and went on to earn a B.A. and J.D. from Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1970. While establishing himself as one of the top criminal defense attorneys in Dallas over the past 40 years, Kevin cherished most of all the time he spent with his wife, children, grandchildren, and friends, leaving behind countless indelible memories of Cowboy games, annual trips to South Padre, St. Patty’s Day parades, golf outings and Sunday evening family barbecues in all of their minds. Services celebrating Kevin’s life will be held at St. Monica Catholic Church, 9933 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75220 on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made online to the Andrew W. Bark ’98 Memorial Scholarship Fund at www.jesuitcp.org/artforandy


Last Friday, 5/10/2013, the Dallas Morning News reported that Ruth Hartnett, wife for 45 years of our classmate Tommy Hartnett, passed away.

Ruth Hartnett

Ruth Roland Hartnett, 67. A celebration of Ruth's life was held Thursday, May 9, 2013. A family ceremony and burial was held at Grove Hill Memorial Park with Dr. Pete Deison of Park Cities Presbyterian Church officiating. Ruth was born in Dallas, TX to Robert and Becky Roland, where she grew up with two sisters, Jo Fox (deceased) and Libby Boggess. She is survived by her infinitely loving and extra caring husband of 45 years, Tommy Hartnett; the best children in the world, son Hiram Hartnett and his wife Kara, and daughter Hilary Pirkle and her husband Bill. She is also survived by her devoted sister Libby Boggess and her husband Holly, Jo's husband James (Foxy), step-sisters Judy Ray and Cindy Kemp, step-brothers Mike and Glen Morrow, sister-in-law Jeanine Hartnett, brothers-in-law Glenn and Dennis Hartnett, Michelle Wand and many nieces and nephews. She was blessed to have many grandchildren whom she adored: Will, Laurie Grace, Chase, Shaelyn, Kylie, Zoey, and Addison. Family has been a special blessing to her these last few years. She also cherished her three dogs and two cats, and all the pets who came before them. A special thank you to the doctors and nurses at Texas Oncology at Baylor Hospital and the wonderful staff at VNA Hospice, especially her nurse Chris. Special music at the graveside was provided by her son-in-law Bill Pirkle. A very special thank you to all the people who prayed for her. Ruth will always be remembered for her love of her family and animals, her sense of humor and her tendency to always be right! Memorials can be made with a donation to Straydog, a no-kill dog sanctuary: Starydog, Inc., P.O. Box 1465, Gun Barrel City, TX 75147.