Chuck Avera was born Aug. 23, 1925, in Lawton, Okla., to Jeff and Willie Avera. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond where he met his wife, Jane. Chuck married Jane Towles Aug. 6, 1950. They were married for 52 years and had three children and six grandchildren.
He was in the Army during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge.
Chuck worked for the Wichita Falls ISD where he was the tennis coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1953-1974 and Hirschi High School from 1976-1985. During this time, he was also the tennis coach at Zundy and Reagan Junior High for many years and one year was the tennis coach at both Wichita Falls High School and Rider High School at the same time. He was then tennis coach at Midwestern State University for three years.
He was the head tennis professional at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth from 1974-1976. He taught tennis to thousands of people in Wichita Falls and the North Texas area. He was also the tennis professional at Weeks Park Tennis Center in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was inducted into the Texas High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985 and later the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Chuck was equally known for his strong love for watching local sporting events in virtually every sport. He encouraged countless student athletes during the past 50 years.
Chuck was a member of Grace Church in Wichita Falls.
Survivors: Wife, Jane; sons, Blake and wife, Martha, of Wichita Falls and Chris and wife, Christian, of Wichita Falls; daughter, Dinah Samford and husband, Joe, of Aledo; sister, Dorothy Brooks and husband, Roger, of Keller; and grandchildren, Ashley Avera, Jeremy Avera, Travis Avera, Katy Samford, Anne Samford and George Avera.
Published by Star-Telegram on Mar. 31, 2003.
He was in the Army during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge.
Chuck worked for the Wichita Falls ISD where he was the tennis coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1953-1974 and Hirschi High School from 1976-1985. During this time, he was also the tennis coach at Zundy and Reagan Junior High for many years and one year was the tennis coach at both Wichita Falls High School and Rider High School at the same time. He was then tennis coach at Midwestern State University for three years.
He was the head tennis professional at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth from 1974-1976. He taught tennis to thousands of people in Wichita Falls and the North Texas area. He was also the tennis professional at Weeks Park Tennis Center in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was inducted into the Texas High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985 and later the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Chuck was equally known for his strong love for watching local sporting events in virtually every sport. He encouraged countless student athletes during the past 50 years.
Chuck was a member of Grace Church in Wichita Falls.
Survivors: Wife, Jane; sons, Blake and wife, Martha, of Wichita Falls and Chris and wife, Christian, of Wichita Falls; daughter, Dinah Samford and husband, Joe, of Aledo; sister, Dorothy Brooks and husband, Roger, of Keller; and grandchildren, Ashley Avera, Jeremy Avera, Travis Avera, Katy Samford, Anne Samford and George Avera.
Published by Star-Telegram on Mar. 31, 2003.
Chuck Avera was born Aug. 23, 1925, in Lawton, Okla., to Jeff and Willie Avera. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond where he met his wife, Jane. Chuck married Jane Towles Aug. 6, 1950. They were married for 52 years and had three children and six grandchildren.
He was in the Army during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge.
Chuck worked for the Wichita Falls ISD where he was the tennis coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1953-1974 and Hirschi High School from 1976-1985. During this time, he was also the tennis coach at Zundy and Reagan Junior High for many years and one year was the tennis coach at both Wichita Falls High School and Rider High School at the same time. He was then tennis coach at Midwestern State University for three years.
He was the head tennis professional at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth from 1974-1976. He taught tennis to thousands of people in Wichita Falls and the North Texas area. He was also the tennis professional at Weeks Park Tennis Center in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was inducted into the Texas High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985 and later the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Chuck was equally known for his strong love for watching local sporting events in virtually every sport. He encouraged countless student athletes during the past 50 years.
Chuck was a member of Grace Church in Wichita Falls.
Survivors: Wife, Jane; sons, Blake and wife, Martha, of Wichita Falls and Chris and wife, Christian, of Wichita Falls; daughter, Dinah Samford and husband, Joe, of Aledo; sister, Dorothy Brooks and husband, Roger, of Keller; and grandchildren, Ashley Avera, Jeremy Avera, Travis Avera, Katy Samford, Anne Samford and George Avera.
Published by Star-Telegram on Mar. 31, 2003.
He was in the Army during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in the Battle of the Bulge.
Chuck worked for the Wichita Falls ISD where he was the tennis coach at Wichita Falls High School from 1953-1974 and Hirschi High School from 1976-1985. During this time, he was also the tennis coach at Zundy and Reagan Junior High for many years and one year was the tennis coach at both Wichita Falls High School and Rider High School at the same time. He was then tennis coach at Midwestern State University for three years.
He was the head tennis professional at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth from 1974-1976. He taught tennis to thousands of people in Wichita Falls and the North Texas area. He was also the tennis professional at Weeks Park Tennis Center in the 1950s and 1960s.
He was inducted into the Texas High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1985 and later the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
Chuck was equally known for his strong love for watching local sporting events in virtually every sport. He encouraged countless student athletes during the past 50 years.
Chuck was a member of Grace Church in Wichita Falls.
Survivors: Wife, Jane; sons, Blake and wife, Martha, of Wichita Falls and Chris and wife, Christian, of Wichita Falls; daughter, Dinah Samford and husband, Joe, of Aledo; sister, Dorothy Brooks and husband, Roger, of Keller; and grandchildren, Ashley Avera, Jeremy Avera, Travis Avera, Katy Samford, Anne Samford and George Avera.
Published by Star-Telegram on Mar. 31, 2003.
