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CARLSON Everett James Carlson, loving husband, father, and grandfather and longtime San Antonio resident passed away on July 31, 2004 at the age of 81 years. He was born December 19, 1922 in Taylor, Texas to the late Oscar and Ella Jirasek Carlson. Everetts father was a Swedish immigrant, and Everett was raised by an aunt and uncle, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Maresh, in Elgin, Texas. Carlson achieved many honors in tennis and various academic fields as a young man, and was valedictorian for the Elgin High School class of 1939, earning an academic scholarship to The University of Texas. He interrupted his studies at UT to enlist with the U.S. Marine Corps. Carlson served in the Philippines and was honorably discharged after the conclusion of World War II. In 1946 he married Thala Ivy in Austin, as he returned to The University of Texas. Everett earned a degree in Petroleum Geology in 1947 and began working in the oil business. In several years he started his own San Antonio-based company in gas and oil exploration, a business in which he worked for three decades. Throughout his life, Carlson remained a Texas Longhorn football enthusiast, imbuing his children and grandchildren with the same fervor for the burnt orange. He also passed along his love for traveling the back roads of Texas and finding the out-of-the-way treasures of history and offbeat dining opportunities. He was dedicated to his wife of 57 years and all his family members. Mr. Carlson is survived by his beloved wife, Thala J. Carlson; one son, Larry Carlson and wife Jodie of San Antonio; two daughters, Karen Hanley of Austin and Diana McNamara and husband Guy of San Antonio; four grandchildren, Kim Sterling and husband Todd of Austin, Chad McNamara and wife Sarah of San Antonio, Wade McNamara of Austin and Jill Morin and husband Robert of New York; one great-grandson, Jones T. McNamara of San Antonio. SERVICE At Mr. Carlsons request, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Monday, August 2, 2004 at 3:00 PM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Service Arrangements and Cremation have been entrusted to the care of Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.

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Everett James Carlson

December 19, 1922 - July 31, 2004