Linda Carol Hyde

Dr. Linda Carol Hyde, of Conroe, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2022 while surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born March 30, 1949 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Hildegarde Jean (Schwartz) Shreve (Shockley) and James Milton Shreve. She was the oldest of five siblings, which quite possibly contributed to her 'stand strong, take charge, and speak your mind' personality. Linda met the love of her life, C.E. "Gene" Hyde, in Enid, Oklahoma and they married on March 6, 1971. Over their years together, Gene and Linda raised two lovely daughters and spoiled their grandkids (and pets) rotten.

Linda knew early on that she wanted a career in the medical field so she could help others. She first became a nurse, but even as she took care of patients on her shifts, she always felt she could be doing so much more. She knew she could accomplish whatever she set her mind to, and soon decided that she would become a doctor. Although medicine was an exceedingly male-dominated field at that time, she did not allow it to discourage her or stand in her way. While continuing to work long hours as a nurse, she went back to school and completed her pre-med education. She worked tirelessly to achieve her goal of being accepted into medical school. Linda (naturally) achieved that goal and was accepted into Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She continued working as a hospital nurse throughout her years as a medical student, and in 1990 she graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with her M.D. degree. She decided she wanted to specialize in family practice medicine so she could help people in a wider variety of ways, and she completed her family practice residency in Conroe, Texas in 1993. Thereafter, she opened her private practice in Conroe.

As a doctor, Linda loved her patients and her patients loved her. She treated her patients like family, genuinely caring about the well-being of every single one. She quite literally saved many lives over the years. She diagnosed and treated many different illnesses, tended to many kinds of injuries, and even delivered many babies. She took care of patients during their pregnancies, delivered their babies, and then acted as those babies' primary care physician until they grew up and she eventually delivered their babies as well. She provided care to generations of families, and she achieved her goal of helping as many people as she could. Linda was everything a family practice doctor should be.

The name "Linda" means beautiful, and beautiful she was in every sense of the word. She loved her family fiercely and gave of herself generously. Linda loved baking and gardening and spending time with family. She loved crossword puzzles and coffee and ice cream. She loved holidays, especially Christmas, and enjoyed scrapbooking and doing arts and crafts. Her grandchildren were the lights of her life. She was always their biggest fan, and she spent countless hours over the years taking care of them, tending to them when they were sick, and coloring Easter eggs, carving pumpkins, and making gingerbread houses and Christmas cookies. Linda also loved animals, especially her dogs. She spoiled her little Maltese babies to no end, and she also raised and showed Australian shepherds. Linda loved all kinds of music. Her favorite song was "What a Wonderful World," because it so perfectly reflected her outlook on life. Linda loved to laugh, and she would say and do the silliest things to get others laughing too. To put it plainly, there was love in everything she did.

Linda was the kind of person who, even as a busy doctor, would set aside time to make ten different varieties of homemade fudge and put it all on pretty Christmas trays and then deliver them in person to all the nurse's stations at the hospital, just to show them she cared and appreciated all they did. She was the kind of person who would leave her family on Christmas Eve so she could go sit with a patient in the hospital who was sick and otherwise alone on Christmas, and her family loved and admired her all the more for it. She was so strong and intelligent and determined, and so loving and caring and kind. She stood her ground and spoke her mind and she didnt back down when she knew she was right - which was the vast majority of the time. She was a truly remarkable woman in a million different ways - she was absolutely singular - and she will always be so dearly loved and so terribly missed. If she were still here, she would likely be reminding us all that death is not the opposite of life, but rather a part of it... but still, we all feel she departed this life too soon. Borrowing the words she always said to us - Linda, WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK.

Linda was preceded in death by her beloved mother and father, "Jean" (Schwartz) (Shreve) Shockley and "Jim" Shreve, and her precious grandson, Charlie. She is survived by her loving, supportive and ever-doting husband, "Gene" Hyde, her daughters, September and Stacie, her grandchildren, Blake, Emilie, Acacia, Jacob, and Hollie, her great-grandchildren, Leevi, Faith, and Atlas, her siblings, Debbie, Kathy, Jackie, and Kim, and her many, many nieces and nephews, all of whom she adored. All those who knew her well would agree - she would not much care for a sad or depressing funeral or memorial service. In keeping to her wishes, the family will be holding a private celebration of her well-lived life, at her home which she loved. For anyone who wishes to send their condolences, flowers, or a plant to be planted in Linda's honor in her garden, you may send them to 722 Somerset Ln., Conroe, Texas 77302.