Rev. William H. (Bill) Horick

Rev. William H. (Bill) Horick died peacefully at home in Temple on March 27, 2017. He was 92.   Bill was born December 16, 1924, in Eastland, Texas, to Ross and Maurine Britton Horick. He grew up in Waco next door to the fire station where his grandfather, a retired Waco fireman, had been the captain. After graduating from Waco High School in 1943, Bill served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, stationed in the Pacific Theater, from 1943-46. He attended Baylor University on the G.I. Bill and graduated with a degree in journalism with the Class of 1950. He was working in Waco when he met his future wife, Patricia Ruth (Patsy) Faulk, at a Sunday morning service at St. John’s Methodist Church.   Bill and Patsy were married on the Fourth of July, 1953, in Brownsville and moved to Dallas, where Bill graduated from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in 1956. Bill spent his entire career as a minister, faithfully serving United Methodist churches in the Central Texas Conference. During his ministry, he pastored churches in Breckenridge, Copperas Cove, Taylor, Dawson, Lorena, Coolidge, Prairie Hill, Corsicana, Little River, Holland, Evant, Bee House, Pearl, Florence, Troy and Waco. After his retirement in 1991, Bill and Patsy joined First United Methodist Church in Temple, where Bill taught the Dawson Class. He also led a Bible study for residents at a local nursing home.   Always proud of his naval service, Bill was a devoted member of the American Legion. Until his dying day, he habitually saluted fellow veterans when he saw them wearing caps that spoke of their own service records. Bill was a longtime and devoted fan of the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team. His love for classic movies was almost boundless, and his knowledge of old movies and actors was practically encyclopedic.   Bill was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ann Wilkinson. He is survived by his loving wife, Patsy; two sons, Wilson R. (Randy) Horick and wife Grace of Nashville, Tennessee and Ronald G. (Ron) Horick and wife, Shelly of Dallas and three grandchildren, Kelsey Horick, Allison Horick and Michael Horick. He is also survived by a brother, Robert Horick and wife, Judybelle of Georgetown and their children, Bob Jr. and Nora, and a large extended family.   A celebration of Bill’s life is scheduled at First United Methodist Church in Temple on Saturday, April 1 at 2:30 p.m. Honorary pallbearers are dear friends Ben Hough and Milton Wilson of Waco, both of whom were Bill's classmates at Waco High School, and Franklin Blomquist of Taylor.   In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials honoring Bill’s memory be directed to First United Methodist Church in Temple or to the Baylor University Department of Music.