Once a member of ASGA we try our best to not forget. Sam Mihalik, your Secretary for ASGA has worked hard to find obituaries on-line or in newspapers to match our past data base of members so we can provide a memory to our current members and respect for our past members. As we age one reason or another may result in our dropping ASGA Membership. In many cases previous playing partners will advise me or others on the board that someone has passed away. We often ask them to give us a memory or two to include in a tribute. The following three previous members came from research and we did not match a current member to provide that information so we have taken some excerpts from the article that Sam provided and hope this refreshes a memory for some of you of a previous golfing partner or friend.
Travis McWhorter
President
Hilario "Lee" Gallegos
Lee Gallegos
(Lee was a member through 2008)
Hilario "Lee" Gallegos, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 23, 2021 in Austin, TX. He was born October 29, 1929 in McNeil, TX. He spent his life in Austin, TX where he graduated from Nixon Business School majoring in Accounting. He was a veteran of the Korean war and served in the USArmy. He was married to his loving wife Olivia Gallegos for over 64 years. Lee was known for being a waiter at two of Austin's finest restaurants, La Fiesta and Neuvo Leon. He loved people and waited tables until he was 80 years old.
Lee was an avid golfer and spent his extra time in the sun, out on the golf course. He could always be found walking the course, playing a round of 18 holes and cooling off in the clubhouse.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2021 from 6:00-8:00pm at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, Austin.
James Timothy "Tim" Roche
Tim Roche
(Tim was a member until 2009)
Native Austinite James Timothy "Tim" Roche died suddenly on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Tim was born in Austin on December 27, 1937. He attended McCallum High School, The New Mexico Military Institute and UT Austin. Over the years, Tim enjoyed the challenges of business ownership and the thrills of the oil business. He was an avid golfer and an enthusiastic UT sports fan.
Remembrances may be shared at www.wc.sh.com.
Pablo Ornelas Jr.
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| Pablo Ornelas |
(Pablo is an ASGA Alumnus)
Pablo Ornelas Jr., born in Zapata, Texas on December 4, 1931, was called home to the Lord on June 10, 2021.
One of Pablo's greatest joys was being the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 1961. He wore his Aggie ring with such pride and was a devoted football fan to the end. Pablo had a second joy, and that was the game of golf. He not only taught his wife how to play, but he passed along his love and appreciation for this great sport to his children. He relished sharing time on the golf course, watching them compete in tournaments, and even traveling the country to spectate.
In his many years of professional service, he greatly enjoyed civil projects supporting Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico, traveling extensively to Flagstaff, Gallup and Roswell. One of his career highlights was working on the infrastructure of the 1980 Winter Olympics, hosted in Lake Placid, NY. He retired in 1990.
Remembrances may be shared at www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/pablo-ornelas-10230213
