Dick "Dick Cason, M.D." Cason

Dick Kendall Cason, III was born June 27, 1922 in Beaumont, TX. His parents were Dick Cason and Maurine Mills Cason who both preceded him in death. He graduated from Rice Institute and received his medical degree from UTMB in Galveston in 1945. He did his internship in New York City at Kings County Hospital where he met his wife, Maxine Scotty Skocdopole Cason. They were married in 1946. He served in France and Germany at the end of World War II rising to the rank of Captain. He completed his residency in Dallas at Methodist Hospital moving to Hillsboro, TX in 1949 where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 1994. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro. He served as a deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, choir member and as Chairman of the building committee. He also served on the judicial council of Grace Presbytery. He was active in medical politics at the local, state and national level during his entire professional career. He served as President of the Hill County Medical Society. He served on the board of counselors for the Texas Medical Association and served in the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association. He and his beloved wife Scotty were extremely active in all facets of the community. He received the Hillsboro Jaycees Distinguished Service Award in 1956. He served twice as the Chairman of the Industrial Foundation for the city of Hillsboro and was vice-president of the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce. He had an abiding passion for music which included a love of opera as well as being the French horn player in a local band known as The Tooters which was always ready to enthusiactically perform whether they were requested to do so or not. His professional affiliations included: New York Academy of Science, International Horn Society, Royal Society of Health, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society of Medicine, World Medical Association, Aerospace Medical Association Aviation Medical Examiner and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. He was a life long Rotarian serving as President of the Hillsboro Club, being a member of the District 587 Roll of Fame and Paul Harris Fellow. He was included in Who?s Who in the South/Southwest 8th edition and Who?s Who in the World 7th edition. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Scotty Cason. He has a son Dick Cason and wife Ann of Huntsville, TX and a daughter Chris Cason of Cleburne. A grandson Justin Underwood and wife Tracey of West and two great grandchildren, Trenton and Taylor Underwood. He has a granddaughter Emily de Milliano and husband Chris of Huntsville and grandsons Kendall and Kirby Cason of Huntsville. He has one brother, Walter Cason and wife Mary of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The family requests that memorials be made to Hill College or the First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro.