Norman G. Crocker
“‘N.G.’ is a quiet, good-natured fellow who has made many friends while at College. He has shown much more agricultural than military aptitude, although not found lacking in the latter. Norman’s path has not by any means been strewn with roses, for he has had an up-hill climb since early boyhood. His four years teaching prior to entrance here gave him a deep insight into humanity, amply preparing him to direct his efforts in college. He goes about his work with a vim and determination that characterizes a good student and a man of the future. Here’s to you Crocker; we all know you as a man”
From the 1918 Longhorn, Texas A&M’s old yearbook, for Norman G. Crocker’s senior year. Pencilled in to the side was the following: “Lost life on Tuscania 1918″. Norman Crocker was the first Aggie to die in World War I, and Crocker Residence Hall on the North side of campus bears his name.
on July 3rd, 2007 at 2:49 pm
This is going to seem rather odd…but I was searching for a 1918 Aggie yearbook and this blog came up. My grandfather graduated in 1918 and his son (my father) also graduated from A&M before attending medical school. My father has Lou Gherrigs disease and will not be around much longer. He has asked several times for me to locate his father’s 1918 yearbook. It means a lot to him and I don’t have the heart to tell him it perished in the fire at my grandparents house years ago. I have set out on a search for the annual and any help you could give me would be wonderful. Even if I could get a copy of the page my grandfather was on it would be great. His name was James Know Walker…if I remember correctly it was listed as JK Walker in the yearbook. Thanks so much! Shannon
on November 5th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
And there is what some alternative?