Ned Kenneth Burleson

Memorial service: 1 p.m. Thursday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Ned was born in Fort Worth on April 24, 1939. He received his doctorate in environmental health science from the University of Texas at Austin after completing his undergraduate work in civil engineering at Texas Tech University.

Ned was a registered professional engineer in the environmental space. After a distinguished career at the EPA, he established Ned K. Burleson and Associates in 1980. Ned was a member of the NSPE, TSPE, ASCE, SAME, SAVE, WPCF, AWPA and others. His civic memberships included Fort Worth Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce. He received EPA's bronze medal for commendable service in 1976 and the Award of Excellence from the Society of American Value Engineers (SAVE) in 1994. In 1995 he was named Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE).

Ned was a loving father and husband who cherished his family. He also cherished his close friends and the game of golf. In 1994, he achieved the rare feat -- he aced the 173-yard hole 17 with his 1 iron, not once but twice, at Ridgley Country Club North Course.

He will be missed but never forgotten.

Ned was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Jessie Burleson.

Survivors: Loving wife of 50 years, Martha Burleson; daughter, Linda and her husband, Andy, and children, Katie and Alex; son, Ken and his wife, Lynnette, and their son, Cooper; and other daughter, Donna Gonzalez and her husband, Luis, and children, Bobby, Gracie and Samuel.

Arrangements under the direction of Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX.