BELTON — Ending a year marked with challenge and loss, the Shoemaker High School Class of 2021 gathered a final time Saturday to celebrate the strength that comes from running
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mary Alice âTukeâ Shoemaker at the Central Texas Stave Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Roughly 80 family members, friends and students from Shoemaker High School attended the service despite the cold weather. The Shoemaker High choir provided a final performance for the wife of the man their school was named after â the late retired Gen. Robert M. âBobâ Shoemaker.
The Shoemakers were big supporters of education in the area, setting up a scholarship for students to attend Central Texas College or Texas A&M University-Central Texas after graduation. Many Shoemaker High alumni were also in attendance.
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Tuke Shoemaker, wife of the late retired Gen. Robert M. Shoemaker, has died at the age of 95.
The Killeen Independent School District reported Mrs. Shoemakerâs passing Sunday on its website in a tribute to the longtime supporter of education in the area.
Mrs. Shoemaker, along with her late husband, was deeply committed to the districtâs students, particularly those at Shoemaker High School, which the district named after the retired four-star general in 2000.
The school celebrated Mrs. Shoemakerâs 95th birthday with her in February, hosting a special luncheon for her featuring cheerleaders, drill team members, Island Dancers, choir, step team and the Pandemonium steel drum corps â as well as a birthday cake.