亲爱的. 塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔,三世

军事领袖-法官

塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔, 他出生于12月2日, 1946, 在格林维尔, Mississippi to 塞缪尔·Jacob 卡罗尔, II and Laura Blount 卡罗尔.  From this small Mississippi Delta town, 卡罗尔’s influence as a military and judicial leader would be large.

After graduating from Greenville High School in 1965, he enrolled at the University of Mississippi where he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in English, in 1969.  Sam began his education for a military career while in graduate school at Mississippi State University where he was in the Reserve Officer Training Corps.  In 1974, he earned the Master of Education degree in Guidance Education and received his commission as an officer in the United States Army.

毕业后, he attended the Infantry Officers Basic Course and Airborne Training at Fort Benning, 乔治亚州, followed by the Tactical and Strategic Intelligence Officers course at Fort Huachuca, 亚利桑那州.  He then served the 1st Battalion of the 501st Infantry as a Platoon Leader and Battalion Intelligence and Security Officer, followed by flight training at Fort Rucker, 阿拉巴马州.  He was then assigned to Fort Hood as an attack helicopter section leader, platoon leader and troop operations officer.  In 1981, Captain 卡罗尔 attended the 军事 Intelligence Advance Course, followed by Fixed Wing Qualification.  1982年6月, he was assigned to the 73rd Combat Intelligence Company, an aerial surveillance unit as Executive Officer and Operations Officer. 1984年10月, he became the Training and Operations Officer for the 2nd 军事 Intelligence Battalion.

Among his other military leadership roles, he commanded the 330th Electronic Warfare Aviation Company, 在Ecterdingen, 德国, providing key intelligence support to tactical commanders in Western Europe.  His second command was the B Company 2nd 军事 Intelligence Battalion, 高空作业单位, 总部也在德国.  He flew missions in the Grumman QV-1 Mohawk, an armed military observation and attack aircraft designed for battlefield surveillance.

From 德国, he moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to attend the Command and General 工作人员 College.  Returning to Fort Hood in 1987, he worked in military intelligence operations, culminating as Executive Officer of the Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence Battalion.

In 1989, Major 卡罗尔 moved to West Texas A&M where he served as Department Chairman and Professor of 军事 Science, as well as ROTC Battalion Commander.  下一个, he became Battalion Commander and Professor of 军事 Science at HSU, supervising the ROTC programs in this region, which included Hardin-Simmons大学, Abilene Christian University, McMurry University and Howard Payne University.

In 1994, 在哈丁·西蒙斯大学的时候, he earned a second master’s degree – this time in Counseling and Human Development.  In 1995, Lieutenant Colonel 卡罗尔 retired from his distinguished 25-year military career.

在众多奖项中, 卡罗尔’s decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Army Achievement Medal.

At a time when others would rest, Sam pursued yet another career in the legal field.

He attended the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 1998 and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999.  He returned to Abilene as an Assistant District Attorney for eleven years, during which he was elected President of the Abilene Bar Association.

With the encouragement of others, he pursued elective office as a judge.  In November of 2010, he was elected Judge of the Taylor County Court at Law #2.  2014年连任后, he faithfully served until his untimely death in a tragic bicycle accident on August 6, 2015, while participating in the Tour de Gap Bike-A-Thon benefiting the Abilene Food Bank.  He is interred at the Texas State 退伍军人 Cemetery in Abilene.

Judge 卡罗尔 was highly respected for his deep commitment to the rule of law, and for his beliefs that no one is above the law, and everyone is equal under the law.

The love of his life was his wife, Grace Ann, whom he married in 1992.  Their mutual support and devotion to each other were exemplary.  Special joys of his life were daughter, Laura, and grandsons, Jacob Henry and Zachary Hagen.

For his distinguished service as an exemplary military leader, devoted public servant and judge, it is a high honor for Hardin-Simmons大学 to induct one of its outstanding graduates, 尊敬的塞缪尔·J. 卡罗尔 III, into the HSU 领袖堂.