Thomas Ray Trietsch (’57, ’68 M.Ed.), Sanger :: He earned his degrees in industrial arts education and still displayed the homemade ruler and straightened bridge spike required to join the Industrial Arts Club. He was stationed in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960. He taught at Gainesville ISD for 31 years, retiring in 1991, and received a Distinguished Educator award. He was a church youth director and photographer and was a charter member of the Texas Boys Choir. A lifetime farmer and rancher, he passed away while out watering his cows.