Frederick Clay Weekley

DR. F. CLAY WEEKLEY May 4, 1914 April 7, 2008 Dr. Frederick Clay Weekley, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2008 at his home in Waco. Funeral services will be at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas with an arrival time of 2:15 in Lane A. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Clay was born to John M. and Bertha Ford Weekley in Ennis, Texas, May 4, 1914. After graduating from Ennis High School in 1931, he attended Baylor University and graduated from Baylor University College of Medicine in 1937. He served an Internship at Tampa Municipal Hospital in Tampa, Florida and a Surgical Residency in Medical Arts Hospital in Dallas Texas. In 1939 he joined the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II, serving in England, France, Belgium, and Germany. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, and five battle stars. He was honorably discharged in 1946 with the rank of Lt. Colonel. He was truly representative of "the greatest generation." . In 1946 he started his medical practice in Waco. He was an old fashioned family doctor who made house calls throughout his career. He was a member of the American Medical Assn., Texas Medical Assn., McLennan County Medical Society, American Academy of Allergy, and the American College of Allergy. He was also a charter Fellow of The American Academy of Family Practice and was the first President of the Central Texas Chapter, and was a Director of The Texas Academy of Family Practice. He was a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and was also a Fellow of the American Society of Abdominal Surgeons. Clay was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit since 1964. He served on the vestry and as Senior Warden several times. He was the church's "unofficial photographer" for years. Clay was a renaissance man: an avid golfer, horseman, hunter, furniture maker, sports car aficionado, photographer, and chef. He was a member of the Waco Sailing Club and participated in their weekly sailing races for years on Lake Waco captaining the "Picante". He enjoyed many monthly campouts with the Lone Star Single Sams RV Club. For many years he was a proud and loyal supporter of Baylor athletic events, having season tickets to football, baseball, men's basketball and his favorite, the Lady Bears, and frequently attended softball, tennis and volleyball contests. He was the 2008 recipient of the Baylor Lady Bear's "Skip Gohring Award for Fan of the Year." In 2006, he celebrated his 92nd birthday in Paris during a trip with his immediate family to tour the Normandy battlefields on which he had served during World War II. Clay gave each activity and event his full attention and did all with enthusiasm and gusto. He made many lifelong friends through each of these activities. He celebrated and lived life to the fullest each and every day. His motto was "Let the good times roll." He was married to Topsy Stevens now deceased in 1938 and she was the mother of their two sons. In 1964 he married Judy Joyce, the mother of their daughter. He was predeceased by his brother, Chloma F. "Jinx" Weekley of Dallas and his cousin, Maurine Ford Thompson of Dallas. He is survived by sons, Frederick Clay Weekley Jr. and wife, Lynda of Arlington, Texas and John Thomas Martin Weekley II and wife, Jan of Palos Verdes Estates, California and daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth Weekley Wilde and husband, Michael of Waco, Texas; brother, Weldon T. Weekley and wife, Rosalie of Houston, Texas; cousins, Mary Jane "Tood" Harvey of Wichita Falls Texas and Walter Ford and wife, Laura of Santa Fe New Mexico. He is further survived by two granddaughters, Amber Lee Carothers and husband, Scott of Houston, Texas, and Caroline Lee Karazissis and husband, Kris of Sherman Oaks, California; great granddaughter, Anna Lee Carothers; step-grandchildren, Leslie Freeman, Joe Freeman, Robert Freeman, Allen "Jalian" Johnston, and Robert Johnston; and many friends, nieces, nephews, and former in-laws, including Melinda Saffell, Pat Kultgen, and Jim and Peggy Shaw, with whom he shared especially close relationships. Pallbearers are Alan Burkhart, Dr. Robert Corwin, James Dalton, Joe Freeman, Jim Shaw and Ed Starnes. Honorary pallbearers are Scott Carothers, Dr. Douglas Guthrie, Kris Karazissis and Michael Wilde. Clay and the family wish to express their deepest gratitude for the loving care and support provided to Clay and the family by Linda Halamik of Hillcrest Community Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit or Baylor University. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com. Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey