Raymon Knox Pitzer of San Marcos transitioned from this life on the morning of Dec. 3, 2018, at the age of 78. Born prematurely on Jan. 25, 1940 in Monahans, Texas to Preston Knox and Vada Mae (Wylie) Pitzer; little Knox defied the odds and grew into a healthy young man who loved playing football as much as he loved books.
A fan of Westerns, history books and science journals alike, Knox was hungry for knowledge and took advantage of every opportunity that would earn him a ticket to college, including a successful high school football career with the Big Spring Steers.
He entered the School of Engineering at the University of Houston on a football scholarship in the fall of 1958, and worked nonstop to make it to football practice and classes with his best friend Danny Birdwell. It was Danny who would later introduce Knox to his future bride, Eleanor Dorsey whom he married Jan. 28, 1961.
