Truman Dickens Obituary
James (Truman) Dickens was born in Livingston, TX in 1935 to Carl J. Dickens and Bernice (Holder) Dickens. He attended school in Goodrich, Livingston, and graduated from Hull-Daisetta, class of 1954. After high school, he attended Sam Houston State Teachers College (now SHSU) on a basketball scholarship and Krannert School of Industrial Administration Purdue University.
During his time at SHSTC in 1955, he and nine other students founded the Dons Social Club, which later became ATO. While in the Air Force, he completed survey engineering school at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, afterward being assigned to the engineering section McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida. After an honorable discharge, he managed several operations in Florida for Anderson Box Company.
After moving back to Polk County, Texas, in 1981, he started Dickens Land & Cattle Company. Truman raised longhorn cattle and developed several pieces of property over the years. He was the adventurous type, becoming a private pilot and flying his Stationair everywhere around the country.
He loved cars, also; owning many very nice, high-end automobiles in his lifetime (and some not so nice). He discovered his love for cruising in the 1990s when he owned a local travel agency. Truman loved telling people how many cruises that he has been on; the most recent number being around 190!
He lived his life “My Way”, which happens to be his favorite song. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, C. Bert Dickens. He is survived by his children, Todd, Steven & Deanna; grandchildren Andrea, Jessica & Tyson, and great-granddaughters Adalynne & Sienna.
