Carson Harper Hoge

1923 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Carson Harper Hoge  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	2 Aug 1923	Throckmorton, Throckmorton County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1924	Texas   [5, 6]
  Clubs	He served as board member and president of the Central Texas UT Ex-Students Association, the Central Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the Heart of Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Texas Water Conservation Association, and the Rapoport Academy and was an active member of many other professional and civic organizations.
  Education Level	22 Apr 1940	Hidalgo County, Texas   [6]
  	high school 2 years
  Graduated	Abt 1945  [1]
  	University of Texas with a degree in Civil Engineering
  Honors	He was named Engineer of the Year by the Central Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, received the Clara Barton Award from the American Red Cross, and was made a life member of the National Water Resources Association.
  Military Service	1941-1945	Pacific Ocean   [1]
  	in the Navy as Chief Radar man on the U.S.S.Waters in the South Pacific during World War II
  Occupation	From 1946  [1]
  	civil engineer
  	He spent several years in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Midland working as a consultant for engineering firms to build several important canal systems and gas pipelines across Harlingen and cross country in Mississippi, Alabama and Virginia.
  Occupation	1958	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  	civil engineer for Forrest & Cotton
  	"Forrest and Cotton engineering firm sent Carson and his family to Waco to provide services to the City of Waco on the largest public works project that it had undertaken at that time, which included the 17th Street railroad overpass and the Clay Avenue Relief Storm Sewer."
  Occupation	1962	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  	Public Works Director for the City of Waco
  	"Among other lasting accomplishments during his tenure with the City, Carson planned and directed a major rehabilitation of the Suspension Bridge, initiated mechanized solid waste processing, worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan and complete Lake Shore Drive and with the Texas Highway Department to plan and complete IH 35 through Waco, and planned and directed development of Herring Avenue, Cobbs Drive, and other major elements of Waco's arterial system."
  Occupation	1967-1991	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  	Assistant General Manager and General Manager of the Brazos River Authority
  	"He was promoted to General Manager in 1981 and retired in 1991. During his tenure with the Brazos River Authority they completed Lake Limestone, partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build Lake Aquilla, raise the level of Lake Waco, and rebuild Possum Kingdom Dam. The stabilizing of Possum Kingdom Dam was named one of the five outstanding engineering projects in 1991 by the National Society of Professional Engineers."
  Occupation	1991-1994	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas   [1]
  	Advisory Director on the Board of Freese and Nichols Consulting Engineers
  Died	22 Apr 2013	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  Obituary	24 Apr 2013	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  	Waco Tribune-Herald
  Name	Carson H. Hoge  [5]
  Name	Carson Hoge  [6]
  Buried	25 Apr 2013	Waco Memorial Park, Waco, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  Person ID	I126952	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Philemon Harper Hoge,   b. 1 Jun 1901, Oklahoma ,   d. 3 Sep 1965, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Ruth D. Carson,   b. Feb 1900, Texas ,   d. 21 Dec 1962, Bexar County, Texas  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	Abt 1922
  Family ID	F46798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bonnie Jean Dorroh,   b. 21 Jun 1925, Williamson County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1954  [1]
  Religion	From 1958	Moody, McLennan County, Texas   [1]
  	members of the Austin Avenue United Methodist Church
  Children	+ 1. James Dorroh Hoge,   b. 27 May 1947, Cameron, Milam County, Texas  (Age 73 years)   2. Kenneth Edward Hoge,   b. 11 Dec 1954, Cameron, Milam County, Texas  (Age 66 years)   3. Phillip Harper Hoge,   b. 16 Nov 1956, Dallas, Dallas, Texas  (Age 64 years) + 4. Cynthia Marie Hoge,   b. Abt 1951  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F46806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Carson Harper Hoge" (accessed January 23, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I126952&tree=Legends.