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Amarillo Globe News 21 Feb 1998

Geoffrey Scott Underwood

GOODWELL, Okla. - Geoffrey Scott Underwood, 20, a former Goodwell 
resident, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Houston, Texas.

A private memorial service was in Port Aransas, Texas. Arrangements were 
by Santana Funeral Home of Houston.

Mr. Underwood attended public school in Goodwell and also attended 
Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He was a senior speech major at 
Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, where he was an active 
member of the forensics team and a member of Alpha Psi Omega honorary and 
Cardinal Key.

He was a member of United Methodist Church.

Mr. Underwood had maintained a lifetime involvement in the Boy Scouts of 
America. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1991 through Guymon Troop 
No. 163 and completed his Eagle Palms the following year. In 1993, he 
earned the National Hornaday Conservation Award for activities completed 
through Troop No. 163.

He was an active researcher and writer. He authored or co-authored 10 
scholarly papers for presentation at student and professional conventions. 
Last year, a national journal for tropical fish enthusiasts published his 
research report. His poetry appears in more than 20 student and commercial 
anthologies.

Survivors include his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Willard Underwood of Gruver, 
Texas; two brothers, Brian Underwood of Port Aransas and Patrick Underwood 
of Bartlesville; a sister, Amy Wagner of East Weymouth, Mass.; and his 
maternal grandmother.

The family requests memorials be to the speech and forensics program at 
Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

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Amarillo Globe News 22 Feb 1998

Geoffrey Scott Underwood

GOODWELL, Okla. - Geoffrey Scott Underwood, 20, a former Goodwell 
resident, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in Houston, Texas.

A private memorial service was in Port Aransas, Texas. Arrangements were 
by Santana Funeral Home of Houston.

Mr. Underwood attended public school in Goodwell and also attended 
Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He was a senior speech major at 
Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, where he was an active 
member of the forensics team and a member of Alpha Psi Omega honorary and 
Cardinal Key.

He was a member of United Methodist Church.

Mr. Underwood had maintained a lifetime involvement in the Boy Scouts of 
America. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1991 through Guymon Troop 
No. 163 and completed his Eagle Palms the following year. In 1993, he 
earned the National Hornaday Conservation Award for activities completed 
through Troop No. 163.

He was an active researcher and writer. He authored or co-authored 10 
scholarly papers for presentation at student and professional conventions. 
Last year, a national journal for tropical fish enthusiasts published his 
research report. His poetry appears in more than 20 student and commercial 
anthologies.

Survivors include his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Willard Underwood of Gruver, 
Texas; two brothers, Brian Underwood of Port Aransas and Patrick Underwood 
of Bartlesville; a sister, Amy Wagner of East Weymouth, Mass.; and his 
maternal grandmother.

The family requests memorials be to the speech and forensics program at 
Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
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