Daniel Bryan Pogue

Daniel Bryan Pogue passed away November 20, 2010 in Georgetown, TX after a brief illness; he was 57 years old and lived in Liberty Hill, TX. Dan is preceded in death by his loving wife Diane Lois Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; his mother Edith Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; his uncle and aunt Steward and Dorothy Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; his maternal grandparents Willard and Pearl Kemplin of Valley View, TX; his paternal grandparents Carl and Irene Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; his father-in-law Richard Kuby of Eau Claire, WI and his nephew Matthew Wall of Sibley, LA. He is survived by a large and loving family; his two sons James Ryan Pogue, Sr. of Allen, TX and Justin Daniel and wife Annie Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; father Milton Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX; sisters Marilyn and husband George Oloff of Whitesboro, TX; Alice and husband Jim Wall of Sibley, LA and Reba Bolagh of Albuquerque, NM; sisters-in-law Cheryl Olson of Eleva, WI and Jan Williams of Round Rock, TX; his mother and father-in-law Lois And Jess Brown of Austin, TX; nieces Mindy Williams of New Braunfels, Amanda Olson of Eleva, WI, Mindy Wall of Sibley, LA and Patricia Bolagh of Albuquerque, NM; nephews Michael Wall of Sibley, LA, Carl, Kenny and Jeff Oloff of Whitesboro, TX and Steve Bolagh of Albuquerque, NM. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren Alexis Gayle Pogue and James Ryan Pogue, Jr. of Allen, TX, Taylor Pogue, Troy Herrin, Mason Herrin, and little Callie Lois Pogue of Liberty Hill, TX. There are numerous cousins and the rest of the very large Pogue family. Dan was born in El Paso, TX on February 2, 1952. He was adopted by Milton and Edith Pogue in June of that year. He graduated High School in Rockdale, TX in 1970. He served his country proudly in the Army during the Vietnam War, serving both in Vietnam and Korea. He resided afterwards in Austin, TX where he met his wife Diane Lois Pogue. They married on October 3, 1981. Dan adopted James and Justin in November of 1982 and they all moved to Liberty Hill in 1987. There they became very active in the community in which they now lived. Dan worked in the printing business as a bindery operator. In 1998, Dan and Diane bought The Liberty Hill Independent newspaper. He continued to work his regular job for a few more years, and finally came to work full time side by side with his wife. They worked together until her death this past April. Dan wrote the sports columns and did most of the leg work selling ad space for the paper. Dan was actively involved in the Lions Club, the Liberty Hill Athletic Booster Club, served as a School Board member for several years and the local VFW Post 8200. Dan will be sorely missed by his large family, many friends and colleagues. He was as much of a cheerleader for the community as his wife. Together they stood on the sidelines of every football game. It is difficult to talk about Dan without Diane being right there in the story. They were soul mates in life and now reside together once more for eternity. Dan enjoyed his time with his children and their grandchildren. Dan also loved playing horseshoes and golf. He won many tournaments in Liberty Hill playing horseshoes. Services will be held on Monday November 29, 2010 at 6pm at the Church of Christ in Liberty Hill, TX with supper to follow.