Lynn Hatfield

Lynn Hatfield passed away at the age of 81 on October 11, 2018, in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born July 6, 1937 to Eleanor Marie Lamar Hatfield and Lockwood Gregory Hatfield in Kansas City, MO.  Lynn met the love of his life, Mary Virginia Moore, at Harrison High School in Harrison, Arkansas and they were married in May of 1956. Lynn was one of the first to receive his BS from Arkansas Polytechnic College (now Arkansas Tech University), in Russellville, AR. He went on to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and earned an MS and Ph.D in Physics, before completing a postdoctoral fellowship in physics at Rice University. In 1968, Lynn and Mary moved to Lubbock, Texas where Lynn joined the Physics Department at Texas Tech University. Lynn’s wide-ranging interests led to his crossing interdisciplinary boundaries by teaching Physics of Music and Engineering Physics. Faculty and staff from Texas Tech University, ranging from Physics and Engineering to History, English, and Psychology, became Lynn’s extended family.

He is survived by his children Eugene Gregory Hatfield of Baton Rouge, LA, Christopher Wilson Hatfield (Annmarie) of Austin, TX and Virginia Lynn Hatfield (Sean O’Donnell)  of Unalaska, AK; his grandchildren William Jefferson Hatfield of Austin, TX and Tatum Virginia Hatfield of Lubbock, TX; his sisters Patricia (Pat) Crabb of Gainesville, FL, Barbara Joe Hatfield Moore of Falls Church, VA, Carol (Kay) Hatfield Brown of Seneca, MO; his brother-in-law Jefferson Wilburn Moore; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Virginia Hatfield on September 30, 2017 and his younger brother Locky Gregory Hatfield on May 2, 2004.

Lynn loved antique radios, classical music, the Dallas Cowboys, his cats, corny jokes, and beer. But mostly he loved his family and his friends. He will be dearly missed.

Relative and friends are invited to join the family at a viewing and visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, October 16 from 6 to 9 pm. The family asks that donations be made to Texas Tech University, http://www.give2tech.com/ttu/