SCRIBNER, JOHN C.L. "JACK" (1931 ~ 2006). The following is an obituary for Brigadier General John C.L. "Jack" Scribner provided by Zoeller Funeral Home of New Braunfels. The obituary appeared in the Austin American Statesman.
"Funeral arrangements are complete at the Zoeller Funeral Home in New
Braunfels for Brigadier General John C.L. 'Jack' Scribner, formerly of
Austin, passed away peacefully, at his home in New Braunfels on Thursday,
May 4, 2006 in the presence of his beloved family. Jack was born in Laredo, Texas on January 13, 1931, to Ethel Emma Laue and John Joseph (Jack) Scribner. He attended Laredo High School and Laredo Junior College.
In 1957 he married Edna Moody. Edna and Jack lived in Corpus Christi and early in his career they moved to Austin. A distinguished Texan, General Scribner devoted nearly fifty-seven years of outstanding service to the State of Texas and the Texas Military Forces. He earned a BS degree in Management and Human resources from Park University. General Scribner enlisted in the Texas National Guard in 1948 as a member of the 36th Infantry Division and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1952. General Scribner's exemplary military service includes several key commands and staff positions, to include Commander, 2nd. Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment and Commandant Texas National Guard Academy.
His service as Academy Commandant is one of two significant contributions to the State. In this position, General Scribner was instrumental in the training of over 8,000 enlisted specialists and officer candidates. His visionary leadership influenced the careers of hundreds of Texas National Guard officers and helped shape the present-day structure of the guard. Many of this former 'officer candidates' now hold prominent command and leadership positions in the Texas Army National Guard and other State agencies.
Following his military retirement in 1986, General Scribner was hired as a State employee and tasked by the Adjutant General to establish a museum on Camp Mabry that would showcase and preserve the historical treasures of the Texas Military Forces for generations to come. With limited funding and the initial assistance of only one full-time employee, General Scribner developed the museum's framework and foundations in Camp Mabry's historical building 6.
For the past twenty years, General Scribner and his largely volunteer staff have expanded the museum's humble beginnings into a 45,000 square foot premier facility that is visited by thousand annually. The Camp Mabry Museum is the only Facility of its kind in the State that is dedicated to displaying and preserving the history of the Texas Army and Air National Guard and the role of our Texas Military Forces in every conflict from the Texas Revolutionary War to the present.
General Scribner's contributions to this world-class facility are his second great contribution to the State of Texas. As a tribute to his legacy, the museum was named for him on February 4, 2006, - The BG John C. L. Scribner Texas Military Forces Museum.
Brigadier General Scribner is survived by his wife, Edna; his son, Derek Scribner and daughter-in-law, Kerry; granddaughter, Emma; grandson, Nolan all of New Braunfels. He is also survived by his sister, Patricia Ann Fenton of Corpus Christi. The family wishes to express thanks to Hope Hospice of New Braunfels, Christ Presbyterian Church, Texas Oncology Cancer Center for their kind and considerate care, specifically Dr. John F. Sandbach, Ms. Lisa Sailor P.A. and Sara. A special thank you to the many employees and volunteers of the Museum at Camp Mabry, Carl Deichmann and Colonel Pat Simpson. Brigadier General John C.L. 'Jack' Scribner will lie in state at the BG John C.L. Scribner Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 8, 2006. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. in the Camp Mabry Chapel, across from the museum. Interment will follow with full military honors in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, with full military honors. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the BG John C.L. Scribner Texas Military Forces Museum."
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