Obituaries

Billy Tom Rand was born to Elna and Garvin Rand on December 13, 1931 in LaSalle, Texas. He was the second son of five children and attended high school in Groesbeck, Texas. Graduating high school at 16, he was the first of his family attend and graduate college. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1952 from Texas A&M University and was commissioned a 2 nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. After flight training and the end of the Korean Conflict, he continued in a reserve capacity for numerous years while beginning a quite successful business career. He also became a Master Mason of the Grand Lodge of Texas in hometown of Groesbeck, Texas.