Albert Gorman Hubby Iii

Albert G. Hubby III passed away September 7, 2019, at Baylor Scott White Hospital on 8th Ave. in Fort Worth. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, at Oakwood Cemetery, located at 2124 S. 5th Street in Waco, with family and friends officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, located at 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas 76710. Albert was born July 15, 1951, at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. He grew up in Dallas. He married Loye-Dell Noah in 1980. He worked as an attorney and Course Director for PADI. He enjoyed music, tennis, snow skiing, SCUBA diving, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Kawanis Club and a founding member the Saint Andrews United Methodist Church of Arlington. Bert, as he was known to family and friends, started school in Dallas and briefly lived in Folsom, California, from 1959 to 1960 and Denver, Colorado, from 1960 to 1962, at which time the family moved back to Dallas. After graduating from W. T. White High School, he received his baccalaureate with a dual major in Behavioral Psychology and Political Science from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and went on to receive his Doctorate in Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He began his law practice in Arlington, Texas, at the firm of John Foster and eventually started his own firm in Arlington. He was very active in the Kawanis Club of Arlington, volunteered his services and took the family dogs to nursing homes and retirement centers as therapy dogs. Bert met the love of his life, Loye-Dell Noah, in the 6th grade. They were married from 1980 to 1999. Loye-Dell had two sons when they married, Ben Burkley and Nathan Fowler, whom he lovingly raised as his own and remained close to throughout his life. Shortly after marriage, they moved into a small home on acreage in an unincorporated area between Arlington and Mansfield until they later built a lovely two-story home in Mansfield. After retiring from his law practice, Bert followed his bliss and moved to Florida to immerse himself in his passion for SCUBA diving. He obtained a Course Director certification from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors licensing him to teach and certify divers at all levels up to instructors and was licensed to captain vessels up to 50 foot. Eventually, he bought and made his home on a 35’ catamaran sailboat he christened Aquadisiac moored in Mangrove Marina, Tavernier Florida, located in the Keys. Summer and holidays would find him at the Boy Scouts of America High Adventure Camp on Marathon Key giving diving lessons to the Scouts and instilling in them his love and respect for the sea. On December 21, 2018, after an oven explosion and subsequent fire on the Aquadisiac, he sustained first and second degree burns over 30 percent of his body. He was air lifted to the Ryder Trauma Center in Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. When he was discharged from JMH, he was flown by air ambulance to Fort Worth to be nearer to his family. After a long struggle with recurring sepsis, he succumbed and quietly passed on September 7, surrounded by family and close friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert G. Hubby, Jr.; his brother, Dana P. Hubby; and his grandparents, Albert and Lucille Hubby and John and Helen Cayton. He is survived by his sister, Cindy McReynolds and her husband, Clay McReynolds; their two children, Sean and Patricia McReynolds; and his stepsons, Nathan Fowler and Benjamin Burkley. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to 4oceans.org or the charity of your choice. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our “Tribute Wall” at www.WHBfamily.com.