"Haskell Bettis, Jr., lovingly known as "Hack", of Georgetown, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the age of 87, with his loving wife at his side. A graveside service honoring Hack's military service and his life will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the IOOF Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas. The United States Army Honor Guard will perform military honors.
Haskell was born February 18, 1926 to the late Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Easterly Bettis in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. After graduating early from Spring Township High School in Anthony, Kansas; Hack went into the military. He along with hundreds of other soldiers served our country honorably in WWII. Hack served during the Europe Theatre, participating in the Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. He was on the front lines in the Battle of the Bulge; he served with Company B, 45th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Hack was responsible for setting up initial communication capabilities in the area were the forces were to be stationed, telephone and telegraph lines and machines. At one point in his service, he got caught behind enemy lines for several days, evading capture by the German forces by hiding under a farmer's house. Hack received numerous decorations and citations during his service time, including the World War II Victory Ribbon and Two Bronze Service Stars. Upon return from the European Theatre, he served several more years in the Army Reserves. Hack was always very proud of his services to his country, remained a part of his local chapters of the VFW and the American Legion.
After his military service, Hack went on to further his education achieving numerous engineering certificates that allowed him to begin his career in Package Engineering. In 1952, Hack received his certificate in Advanced Blueprint Reading and in 1956 a certification in Layout Engineering and Equipment Engineering. In the early 1960's Hack was working at Boeing Industries in Oklahoma City, when he caught the eye of a young secretary, Dorothy Ruth Griffith. While at a company function she saw him walk across the room and remarked, "That is the most handsome man I have ever seen." Through further encounters Dorothy knew that Hack was the man for her, after a brief courtship they were married on July 15, 1963 in Oklahoma City. After Boeing, Hack worked and moved he and "Dot" to Sunnyvale, CA with Litton Industries and then on to Jacksonville, FL, where Hack was a part of the startup team on the local nuclear power plant. It was in Pascagoula, MI with Litton Industries, during the landfall of Hurricane Camille that Hack and Dot saved the ship yard from destruction. Hack's career took them later to Kingwood, TX with Brown and Root Industries, where he retired in 1988.
Hack had a methodical logical techie mind about him, he was known as a "doer", he could be shown a project and before getting started he already had it laid out in his mind. He was a handyman, could fix and do anything the job called for him to accomplish. Hack enjoyed most all sports, having competed in baseball, bowling, basketball and the track team in high school; later in life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the challenge of gambling. He was an avid vegetable gardener; he loved to share his tomatoes with his family and friends. Hack also was handy in the kitchen, Dot did not mind at all giving up her kitchen to him. For the past 12 years, Hack and Dot have called Georgetown, their home. Hack is preceded in death by his parents, Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Bettis and his sister, Teresa Bettis and his nephew, James Kitterman, who was killed while serving his country in Baghdad."
(Published by The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas - May, 2013)
Haskell was born February 18, 1926 to the late Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Easterly Bettis in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. After graduating early from Spring Township High School in Anthony, Kansas; Hack went into the military. He along with hundreds of other soldiers served our country honorably in WWII. Hack served during the Europe Theatre, participating in the Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. He was on the front lines in the Battle of the Bulge; he served with Company B, 45th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Hack was responsible for setting up initial communication capabilities in the area were the forces were to be stationed, telephone and telegraph lines and machines. At one point in his service, he got caught behind enemy lines for several days, evading capture by the German forces by hiding under a farmer's house. Hack received numerous decorations and citations during his service time, including the World War II Victory Ribbon and Two Bronze Service Stars. Upon return from the European Theatre, he served several more years in the Army Reserves. Hack was always very proud of his services to his country, remained a part of his local chapters of the VFW and the American Legion.
After his military service, Hack went on to further his education achieving numerous engineering certificates that allowed him to begin his career in Package Engineering. In 1952, Hack received his certificate in Advanced Blueprint Reading and in 1956 a certification in Layout Engineering and Equipment Engineering. In the early 1960's Hack was working at Boeing Industries in Oklahoma City, when he caught the eye of a young secretary, Dorothy Ruth Griffith. While at a company function she saw him walk across the room and remarked, "That is the most handsome man I have ever seen." Through further encounters Dorothy knew that Hack was the man for her, after a brief courtship they were married on July 15, 1963 in Oklahoma City. After Boeing, Hack worked and moved he and "Dot" to Sunnyvale, CA with Litton Industries and then on to Jacksonville, FL, where Hack was a part of the startup team on the local nuclear power plant. It was in Pascagoula, MI with Litton Industries, during the landfall of Hurricane Camille that Hack and Dot saved the ship yard from destruction. Hack's career took them later to Kingwood, TX with Brown and Root Industries, where he retired in 1988.
Hack had a methodical logical techie mind about him, he was known as a "doer", he could be shown a project and before getting started he already had it laid out in his mind. He was a handyman, could fix and do anything the job called for him to accomplish. Hack enjoyed most all sports, having competed in baseball, bowling, basketball and the track team in high school; later in life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the challenge of gambling. He was an avid vegetable gardener; he loved to share his tomatoes with his family and friends. Hack also was handy in the kitchen, Dot did not mind at all giving up her kitchen to him. For the past 12 years, Hack and Dot have called Georgetown, their home. Hack is preceded in death by his parents, Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Bettis and his sister, Teresa Bettis and his nephew, James Kitterman, who was killed while serving his country in Baghdad."
(Published by The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas - May, 2013)
"Haskell Bettis, Jr., lovingly known as "Hack", of Georgetown, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the age of 87, with his loving wife at his side. A graveside service honoring Hack's military service and his life will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the IOOF Cemetery, Georgetown, Texas. The United States Army Honor Guard will perform military honors.
Haskell was born February 18, 1926 to the late Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Easterly Bettis in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. After graduating early from Spring Township High School in Anthony, Kansas; Hack went into the military. He along with hundreds of other soldiers served our country honorably in WWII. Hack served during the Europe Theatre, participating in the Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. He was on the front lines in the Battle of the Bulge; he served with Company B, 45th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Hack was responsible for setting up initial communication capabilities in the area were the forces were to be stationed, telephone and telegraph lines and machines. At one point in his service, he got caught behind enemy lines for several days, evading capture by the German forces by hiding under a farmer's house. Hack received numerous decorations and citations during his service time, including the World War II Victory Ribbon and Two Bronze Service Stars. Upon return from the European Theatre, he served several more years in the Army Reserves. Hack was always very proud of his services to his country, remained a part of his local chapters of the VFW and the American Legion.
After his military service, Hack went on to further his education achieving numerous engineering certificates that allowed him to begin his career in Package Engineering. In 1952, Hack received his certificate in Advanced Blueprint Reading and in 1956 a certification in Layout Engineering and Equipment Engineering. In the early 1960's Hack was working at Boeing Industries in Oklahoma City, when he caught the eye of a young secretary, Dorothy Ruth Griffith. While at a company function she saw him walk across the room and remarked, "That is the most handsome man I have ever seen." Through further encounters Dorothy knew that Hack was the man for her, after a brief courtship they were married on July 15, 1963 in Oklahoma City. After Boeing, Hack worked and moved he and "Dot" to Sunnyvale, CA with Litton Industries and then on to Jacksonville, FL, where Hack was a part of the startup team on the local nuclear power plant. It was in Pascagoula, MI with Litton Industries, during the landfall of Hurricane Camille that Hack and Dot saved the ship yard from destruction. Hack's career took them later to Kingwood, TX with Brown and Root Industries, where he retired in 1988.
Hack had a methodical logical techie mind about him, he was known as a "doer", he could be shown a project and before getting started he already had it laid out in his mind. He was a handyman, could fix and do anything the job called for him to accomplish. Hack enjoyed most all sports, having competed in baseball, bowling, basketball and the track team in high school; later in life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the challenge of gambling. He was an avid vegetable gardener; he loved to share his tomatoes with his family and friends. Hack also was handy in the kitchen, Dot did not mind at all giving up her kitchen to him. For the past 12 years, Hack and Dot have called Georgetown, their home. Hack is preceded in death by his parents, Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Bettis and his sister, Teresa Bettis and his nephew, James Kitterman, who was killed while serving his country in Baghdad."
(Published by The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas - May, 2013)
Haskell was born February 18, 1926 to the late Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Easterly Bettis in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas. After graduating early from Spring Township High School in Anthony, Kansas; Hack went into the military. He along with hundreds of other soldiers served our country honorably in WWII. Hack served during the Europe Theatre, participating in the Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. He was on the front lines in the Battle of the Bulge; he served with Company B, 45th Signal Heavy Construction Battalion. Hack was responsible for setting up initial communication capabilities in the area were the forces were to be stationed, telephone and telegraph lines and machines. At one point in his service, he got caught behind enemy lines for several days, evading capture by the German forces by hiding under a farmer's house. Hack received numerous decorations and citations during his service time, including the World War II Victory Ribbon and Two Bronze Service Stars. Upon return from the European Theatre, he served several more years in the Army Reserves. Hack was always very proud of his services to his country, remained a part of his local chapters of the VFW and the American Legion.
After his military service, Hack went on to further his education achieving numerous engineering certificates that allowed him to begin his career in Package Engineering. In 1952, Hack received his certificate in Advanced Blueprint Reading and in 1956 a certification in Layout Engineering and Equipment Engineering. In the early 1960's Hack was working at Boeing Industries in Oklahoma City, when he caught the eye of a young secretary, Dorothy Ruth Griffith. While at a company function she saw him walk across the room and remarked, "That is the most handsome man I have ever seen." Through further encounters Dorothy knew that Hack was the man for her, after a brief courtship they were married on July 15, 1963 in Oklahoma City. After Boeing, Hack worked and moved he and "Dot" to Sunnyvale, CA with Litton Industries and then on to Jacksonville, FL, where Hack was a part of the startup team on the local nuclear power plant. It was in Pascagoula, MI with Litton Industries, during the landfall of Hurricane Camille that Hack and Dot saved the ship yard from destruction. Hack's career took them later to Kingwood, TX with Brown and Root Industries, where he retired in 1988.
Hack had a methodical logical techie mind about him, he was known as a "doer", he could be shown a project and before getting started he already had it laid out in his mind. He was a handyman, could fix and do anything the job called for him to accomplish. Hack enjoyed most all sports, having competed in baseball, bowling, basketball and the track team in high school; later in life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the challenge of gambling. He was an avid vegetable gardener; he loved to share his tomatoes with his family and friends. Hack also was handy in the kitchen, Dot did not mind at all giving up her kitchen to him. For the past 12 years, Hack and Dot have called Georgetown, their home. Hack is preceded in death by his parents, Haskell, Sr. and Flossie Bettis and his sister, Teresa Bettis and his nephew, James Kitterman, who was killed while serving his country in Baghdad."
(Published by The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas - May, 2013)
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