Nicholas, Troy   	

DIANA - Troy Nicholas passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, surrounded by 
his family at his home after a long bout with cancer.

Troy was born May 27, 1930, in Avery, Texas, the son of Howell and Sallie 
Garrett Nicholas. When Troy was seven, his father died in a cotton gin 
accident, leaving Sallie to raise seven children during the Great Depression.

After high school, Troy proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-1954 aboard 
the U.S.S. Endicott during the Korean Conflict. While stationed in Hawaii, 
Troy and Wanda Cordell of DeKalb, Texas, were married on August 19, 1953. 
Their daughters, Travonda and Sheila, were born in 1954 and 1959.

After military service, he attended Arlington State College, receiving an 
associates degree in industrial electrical engineering. He then went to work 
for IBM, and eventually settled in Ore City, Texas, in 1962. During his tenure 
with IBM, Troy received numerous service awards.

Troy retired from IBM in 1985. He and Wanda traveled, RV'd and enjoyed their 
children and grandchildren. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He was preceded in death by his grandson, Jerry Lansdale.

Troy is survived by his wife of almost 54 years, Wanda; daughters, Travonda 
Satterwhite and Sheila Goodgame; sons-in-law, Sam Satterwhite and David 
Goodgame; grandchildren, Angela Ables and her husband, Jeremy, Christi, Nick 
and Lindsey Satterwhite; sister, Tilli Warren; and numerous in-laws, nieces 
and nephews.

Troy was a devoted husband, loving dad and "No. 1" papaw. He will always live 
in our hearts.

Memorial contributions may be made to The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson 
Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210, (800) 525-5841; or memorial 
donations may be made online at:

www.mdanderson.org.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning, April 19, 2007, at 
the family cemetery on The Double S Ranch on FM 726, northeast of Diana.

Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. this evening, April 18, 2007, at Grubbs-
Loyd Funeral Home in Diana.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/18/2007.