Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BYRNSIDE, GEORGE WILLIAM April 28, 2012
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News Star World - May 02, 2012
GEORGE WILLIAM BYRNSIDE

George William Byrnside, age 81, died on April 28, 2012, at Morristown 
Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey. Memorial services will be held on 
Saturday, May 12, at 11:00 AM, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston, 
Louisiana and will be followed by lunch in Fellowship Hall.

A native of Lafayette, Byrnside was a Ruston resident for over 60 years. As a 
student at Louisiana Tech University, he was a member of the football and 
track teams, Kappa Sigma social fraternity, and Delta Sigma Pi professional 
business fraternity. After graduation from the College of Administration and 
Business in 1952, he served three years in the United States Army and, upon 
discharge, worked as a sales representative in Shreveport. Byrnside returned 
to Louisiana Tech in 1960 as Assistant Business Manager. In 1972, he was named 
Vice President for Administrative Affairs, a position he held for twenty-five 
years until his retirement in 1997. Upon retirement, he was named Vice 
President Emeritus.

Byrnside joined the staff of Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth in 1999 and served 
in that role until 2009. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, 
where he served on the Board of Trustees, Endowments Committee and the Church 
Council. He was past president of Ruston Rotary Club, served on the Board of 
Directors of the Ruston-Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln 
Parish Library. Byrnside was recognized as Alumnus of the Year by Tech's 
College of Administration and Business in 1993.

George Byrnside was predeceased in death by his wife of 54 years, Patricia 
Hudson Byrnside, his parents David S. Byrnside and Alma Risinger Byrnside, 
brother David S. Byrnside, Jr.

Survivors include daughter Beverly Byrnside Floyd and husband Tim Floyd of El 
Paso, Texas, daughter Susan Byrnside Stringer and husband LaRay of Mandeville, 
La., daughter Rebecca Byrnside McFarland and husband Mike of Long Valley, New 
Jersey, grandchildren Shannon Floyd Hillenmeyer and husband Hunter of 
Winnetka, Illinois, Jessica Stringer of Mandeville, La. and Hudson and Anna 
McFarland of Long Valley, New Jersey. He has a great granddaughter, Harper 
Hillenmeyer of Winnetka, Illinois.

The family wishes to thank loving caregiver Keisha Simmons and to acknowledge 
cockapoo Dixie for being such a faithful companion. We also want to thank the 
doctors, nurses and staff of Morristown Memorial Hospital and St. James Care 
Center in New Jersey for the excellent medical care they provided.

The family requests that memorials be made to the Louisiana Methodist 
Children's home, Ruston, La. 

901 South Vienna Street Ruston, Louisiana 71270.


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