It is with great sadness that the GMVA announces the passing of Bill Sargent.

Dr. William Sargent, an elected representative to the Grogan's Mill Village Association Board of Directors, died on Friday, June 10 after suffering a traumatic head injury from a fall. Bill was an active member of the GMVA Board of Directors. He chaired the Bylaws Committee, served on the Communications Committee and could always be counted on to volunteer at the many events the Grogan's Mill Village Association participated in. Bill Sargent moved to the Woodlands in March of 1975, about 5 months after the Woodlands opened and he served as the first President of the Grogan's Mill Village Association. We will miss him and his dry sense of humor.

Bill Sargent joined the University of St. Thomas's Cameron School of Business faculty in 1987 as an associate professor of marketing and retired in 2008. He was active not only in the Cameron School, but served as a leader to the entire campus community. Sargent taught introductory courses in marketing, sales management and statistics as well retail management, market research, marketing strategies and consumer economics.

Sargent earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at Texas A&M University, a Master in Business Administration at Miami University in Ohio and a doctorate at Ohio State University. Prior to joining the UST faculty in 1987, he taught at Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of Houston, Ohio State University and Miami University in Ohio.

A memorial service for Bill will be held at The Chapel of St. Basil, University of St. Thomas, on West Alabama, Houston, Texas at 4 PM on Friday, August 26, 2011. A reception following the service will be held at the Ahern Room located in the Crooker Center on campus.

The family will commemorate Bill's service to the university with an engraved plaque. In lieu of flowers, gifts will support student scholarships. Checks should be made out to University of St. Thomas (Memo: Bill Sargent Scholarship Funds) and mailed to the Office of Institutional Advancement, 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006.

Bill Sargent, Dana Denton, and Deborah Sargeant
at the Grogan's Mill Farmer's Market.