Tag Archives: In Memoriam

Former TSAE member Kelly Roche died on January 7, 2021 at age 65. Roche began his 32-year hospitality industry career in Irving as the director of catering at the Holiday Inn DFW Airport North. He worked at numerous hotels in the Dallas area before joining the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau/Visit Irving in 2005, where he worked for the remainder ...

Past TSAE Chair James “Jim” Eslie Shillingburg died on December 23, 2020 at age 83. He was a teacher and football coach who worked summers on oil rigs and drove tanker trucks before he began working in Austin for the Texas Motor Transportation Association lobbying at the Texas State Capitol and in Washington, D.C., on legislative matters concerning the truck ...

On Friday, July 31, Dr. Lou Goodman passed away. Dr. Goodman, better known to his industry family as “Lou,” was a well-respected leader in our TSAE family. He served as TSAE Board Chair from 2003-2004 and was also named TSAE’s Distinguished Executive Award winner in 2008. He served as the executive vice president and CEO of the Texas Medical Association ...

Cathy Lancaster, 1994-1995 TSAE Board Chair, passed away July 15, 2020. Following time as Sales Director of the Austin Hilton Inn, Cathy became Executive Vice President of the Texas Land Title Association in 1981, and she served for almost 20 years. During this time she was the first female ever elected as chair of TSAE.