Dwight Allen Hornbacher
March 4, 1947 – April 10, 2015
Dwight Allen Hornbacher, 68, of Bryan, entered into rest on April 10, 2015. A time for family to receive friends will be from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Monday, April 20, at Hillier Funeral Home, 2301 East 29th Street in Bryan. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Three Angels Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1350 Earl Rudder Freeway in College Station with Pastor Travis Patterson officiating. Interment will be at Yellowstone National Cemetery at Laurel, Montana.
Dwight was born on March 4, 1947 to John James Hornbacher and Eloraine Trihub Hornbacher in San Antonio, Texas. He entered the US Navy at the age of 17 before graduating high school. Dwight went on to graduate from Morningside High School in Inglewood, California. He earned a BA degree in theology and biochemistry from Pacific Union College in Saint Helena, California. Dwight earned a Masters degree in geology from Loma Linda University in La Sierra, California. Dwight worked in forensic medicine while completing his studies. He then moved to Texas A&M University to pursue a Ph.D. Dwight enjoyed his work as an Ocean Drilling Scientist.
Dwight was actively involved in the Three Angels Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was a leader in the Adventist Christian Fellowship. Dwight was a past elder in the Adventist church. He loved animals of all kinds and especially enjoyed horses. Dwight was an avid outdoorsman who valued time spent camping and hiking. As a lifetime academic, he loved reading and writing.
He is preceded in death by his father, John James Hornbacher and nephew, Douglas Philip Anderson.
Dwight leaves behind his mother, Eloraine Hornbacher; siblings, Dorothy Ann Brown and husband Sonny, Dean Hornbacher and wife Shari, Kim Alyward and husband Ken, and Sue Oliver. He will also be missed by numerous nieces and nephews, friends and coworkers, and neighbors and fellow church members.
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Dwight Allen Hornbacher
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