David Larry Hyde

Mr. Hyde is remembered for his contributions to education, music, and poetry and for his tremendous generosity. After graduating from Webster High School, Webster, Texas, in 1955, he attended Southwestern University before transferring to the University of Texas in the fall of 1956. He received his B. A. in English from the University of Texas in 1959. He taught science in Seguin Public High School and biology and chemistry at Asheville School for Boys in Asheville, North Carolina before returning to graduate school at the University of Texas. He earned his M. A. from the University of Texas in 1966. Mr. Hyde dedicated his professional life to the field of education, teaching English at Sam Houston State University and Del Valle High School in Austin, English and Chemistry for the Department of Defense Schools at Hanau American High School and Osterholz American High School in Germany, and sciences at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas, and Lamar High School in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hyde was a talented musician, playing and teaching violin and viola. He was a member of the Austin symphony from 1971 – 1978 and more recently played with the Houston Civic Symphony. Mr. Hyde was also a published writer, recognized as a Distinguished Member of the International Society of Poets. He was honored as an outstanding poet of 1998 by the National Library of Poetry for his poem, “Walt Whitman Revisits Grand Central Station.”

Mr. Hyde was known for his altruistic spirit and contributed to numerous charities including the Christian Children’s Fund in Richmond, Virginia; Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas; the School for Special Children in Westville, New Jersey; and the Houston Symphony. He was a member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. He was a good friend to all who had the good fortune to know him.

Mr. Hyde is survived by cousins Dianne Oler of Canton, Texas; Patsy Hoffman of Canton, Texas; Jo Jones of Jacksonville, Texas; Gary Burks of Cornelius, North Carolina; and Sylvia Anderson of Waco, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Forest Park East Funeral home in Webster, Texas with internment to follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster.

In lieu of flowers, contributions honoring Mr. Hyde’s memory may be made to the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas and the Christian Children’s Fund in Richmond, Virginia.