![]() ![]() Of things on the plaque, and that was from a long time ago. ![]() “If you go to Coronado, you can still see his name as one of the top 10 in a couple At Coronado, he was in the scienceĬlub and running track, which he started in high school. Scouts, on swim team, he was active in school. “He had a younger brotherĪnd sister, so he was in charge of the kids and keeping them organized. Who was earning her doctorate in education while teaching. “He was a normal, everyday kid, interested in doing a lot of things,” said Audrey, After his mother, Army Medical Specialist Corps Col.Īudrey McCool, was hired to teach nutritional sciences at Texas Tech, Willie arrived in Lubbock and settled in as a junior at Coronado High Willie McCool A young Willie McCool plays with a model airplane.Īs the oldest son of military parents, Willie McCool was raised all over the world.īorn in San Diego, he'd lived in Minnesota and Guam as a child, becoming the island And 1,300 milesĪway, a fellow Red Raider realized how close he'd come to joining his friends. Tech University community lost two of its own: pilot Willie McCool, the son of universityįaculty members, and commander Rick Husband, a Texas Tech alumnus. In the same instant the world lost seven of its best and brightest people, the Texas Due to land in Florida, the shuttle insteadĭisintegrated over Texas a mere 16 minutes before its scheduled landing, killing the ![]() Its way back to Earth from a 16-day mission. On a bright Saturday morning 13 years ago today, the space shuttle Columbia was on Some photos courtesy Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library-Rick Husband Commander Rick Husband’s wife donated his collection to their alma mater. ![]()
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