Miriam S Hogan

Miriam Grace Stuart Hogan slipped peacefully from this life on June 17, 2012, at her residence in New Braunfels, TX with her family at her side. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 18, 1919, to Effie Mae and William Louis Stuart, and was the younger of two children. She attended school in Little Rock and Fayetteville where she graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1940. On June 3, 1941, she married Charles W. Hogan, II, also of Little Rock, Arkansas.

In March of 1943, along with her sister, Miriam joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, WAAC, which later became the Women’s Army Corps, WAC. She graduated from the Thirtieth Officer Candidate Class of the WAAC and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. During her service in the WAC she was stationed mostly in Texas and New Mexico with duties that included office work and recruitment. She served in the WAC until her discharge in February of 1945. Her service in the Army was among her proudest accomplishments and she shared many memories of that time with her family and friends.

After WW II Miriam and husband, Charlie, settled in Camden, Arkansas where their family expanded from one to four children and where they met and enjoyed the company of many lifelong friends. In 1960, she and her family moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma where Miriam and Charlie started a roofing manufacturing business. In 1981, Miriam and Charlie retired to Lake Kiowa, Texas. In December of 2011, at the age of 92 she moved to New Braunfels, TX to be closer to family members.

Miriam was an avid golfer all of her adult life. She won many tournament trophies including twice winning the Dornick Hills Country Club Women’s Championship in Ardmore. She had many friendships from the golf course in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and wherever she played the game. Miriam traveled extensively. She and Charlie traveled to many countries around the globe from above the Arctic Circle to Antarctica. She continued to visit new countries with family and friends after Charlie passed away in 1990. Miriam loved the Arts. Throughout her life she participated in and supported performing and visual arts. She and Charlie were particularly interested in Western and American Indian works of art and supported several museums in Oklahoma and Texas.

Miriam was predeceased by her husband Charles W. Hogan, II. Miriam is survived by her sister Mary Louise Graw of Santa Fe, NM; her son Charles W. Hogan, III and partner Jonathan I. Shiff of Providence, RI; her daughter Laura Louise Schneider and husband Joe B. Schneider of San Marcos, TX; her daughter Rebecca Mae Hogan of Weatherford, TX; her son William James Hogan and wife Gayle Cocke Hogan of San Antonio, TX; her granddaughter Emily Mae Schneider of Austin, TX; her grandson William Kenneth Hogan of Ardmore, OK; her granddaughter Virginia Elizabeth Hogan of Ada, OK; and many nieces and nephews.

A private family graveside service will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX where she will be buried with her husband. Memorials can be sent to CASA of North Texas, P. O. Box 615, Gainesville, TX 76241.