AUBREY MURL "PETE" JAMESON JR., 85, passed
from this life Jan. 30, 2024 at the impressive age
of 85. A.M Jameson, or Pete as he was known for the
majority of his life, was born Sept. 16, 1938 in
Breckenridge, TX to A.M. Jameson Sr. & Kenneth Clair
Weir (RHS-1930, RHS-Faculty). The middle child, Pete
followed his brother David Lee Jameson (RHS-1943),
and was later joined by his younger brother Kenneth
Weir Jameson (RHS-1965), who was also christened
with a nickname, Pat. The three boys experienced a
childhood few in this time can understand. Their
parents and grandparents active and involved in
their lives with a rich outdoor experience.
Pete lived his early years with his beloved grand-
father, Dr. AK Weir. He learned to work and cowboy
and was loved deeply by his grandparents and a
special nanny, Miss Ada Maynard. Pete spent years
on the ranch land that would, in his sunset years,
become his passion and it was the first development
of what became a love for all things outdoors and
beautiful, a true cowboy with a love of the land.
Pete was a strong student and active in sports at
Ranger schools & graduated from Ranger High School
in 1956. He was a member of the 1953 State Bulldog
football team. Upon graduation, Pete went to college
at Texas A&M University. While he loved college, he
developed a deep love for Marlee Lehrfeld and the
couple married when Pete was 19 in March of 1958.
The couple started a family and were blessed with
three beautiful children, Lane, Wendy, and Matthew.
Pete graduated from Texas A&M and began his career
with his long-time employer Swift and Company. He
received many awards and recognition during his time
with the company and was well respected as a great
salesman.
The strong family experienced an unimaginable tragedy
with the death of the eldest child Lane in a tragic
boating accident. The couple divorced some years later.
Pete reunited with a longtime friend Barbara Lynn
Flowers (RHS-1955) and the two became one in Sept.
of 1979 and Pete gained a daughter Bunny. Many years
of happy hunting, child rearing, and work passed
swiftly with Pete attaining success and his children
growing into strong independent adults. He took great
pride in the business acumen of both of his children
and could often be found at Mighty Molding, giving
advice, or having something repaired.
Pete chose to retire from Bunge Edible Oil, formerly
Swift and Company, and relocated to his family ranch.
An old cabin was on the home place, and Pete & Barbara
launched themselves into strenuous renovations. Re-
finishing floors and rafters and created a showplace
that the family loved. Many Christmas and holiday
celebrations followed in that cabin.
Pete also was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge,
a wool judge, a recreational bronc rider, a hunting
guide in Montana, a horseback riding instructor, an
avid dancer, a wood carver and a committed cattleman.
A true man of many interests and passions throughout
his life. A time of particular joy for Pete, was the
birth of Matt's twin sons, Pete, and Ryan. Pete spent
many a happy day hunting and fishing with the duo. He
also loved to sit in the stands at Maverick stadium
and watch them play football. He was immensely proud
of their academic accomplishments, and perhaps most
proud, when they followed in the family footsteps and
attended Texas A&M as their father had, & their grand-
father.
Pete traveled extensively making several trips abroad
to hunt and fish. He spent day after day in Africa,
Brazil, on the Rio Negra, Mexico and too many other
places to name. He was a great hunter and fisherman
and loved the outdoors with a passion that would take
him all over the US and anywhere that promised beauty
and wildlife.
Late in life, he developed many deep relationships with
those around him. In the last ten years of his life, with
the help of his dear friend Clara Blakeslee, he became a
dedicated care giver for Barbara in her declining health.
He connected with his daughter Wendy, despite the distance
across the nation, and his niece Katherine. These relation-
ships were a great comfort to him in his most recent years.
A proud man of education and strong work ethic, he will be
greatly missed.
He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara, his son Matthew
and wife Stacy Jameson, their children Pete & Ryan, daughter
Wendy Jameson-Womble and her husband Mark Womble, Bunny and
her husband Lee Schur and their children Lezlie and her husband
Josh, Grant and his wife Lyndsie, and Trey and his wife Lacey,
his niece Katherine Barker and her mother Rosemary Harper,
and a host of dear friends and acquaintances.