Hal Gene Riddle

Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 22, 2010 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church.  Officiating will be the Reverend Clifton Mann, the Reverend Jo Mann and MSGR Joseph Tash.  Entombment will be Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at Sparkman Hillcrest  Mausoleum in Dallas, Tx.  Dr. Hal G. Riddle, of Amarillo and Dallas died on March 19, 2010.  He was born on April 20, 1930 in Evanston, Wyoming, to Cecil C Riddle and Edith Somerville Riddle.  After graduation from Boys’ High School in Atlanta, Georgia, he attended Emory University in Atlanta, where he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.  Dr Riddle received his D.D. S. degree from the University of Missouri School of Dentistry in Kansas City Missouri.  While there, he became a member of Psi Omega Fraternity.  He served as captain from 1953-1955 in the United States Air Force in Korea and Japan.  Upon his return, he moved to Dallas to start his dental practice.  At the same time, he was a clinical instructor at Baylor University College of Dentistry.  A year after moving to Amarillo, Tx, he married Jean Wasoff of Dallas in 1958, and the couple lived in Amarillo where he practiced general dentistry for 53 years.  Professional memberships include the Texas Dental Society, the Panhandle District Dental Society, and the American Dental Association.  He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Amarillo.  Dr. Riddle took an active part as usher and lector.  He was a longtime member of the Amarillo Club and the Amarillo Country Club.  The Riddles have a long history of supporting both the Amarillo Symphony and the Amarillo Museum of Art.  Dr. Riddle has served the Museum of Art as Chairman, Board of Trustees.  The Riddles also have lent support to educational institutions, such as Amarillo College and various charities.He is preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife Jean “Martine” of 52 years; one brother-in-law, Harry K. Wasoff, Jr. and wife Bertha; two sisters-in-laws, Amy Wasoff and Joanne Wasoff Smith, Jr., all of Dallas; three nieces, Amelia Smith, Cherie Wasoff, both of Washington D.C., and Jane Wasoff of Dallas; a nephew, M. Garrett Smith and wife Faith Spitz Smith; two great nieces, Dylan Smith and Avery Smith;  great nephew, Quentin Smith.  Dr Riddle felt especially close to a number of members of the extended Wasoff-Haggar family as well as many very dear friends in both Amarillo and Dallas.Memorials may be sent to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1601 S. Georgia St, Amarillo, Tx, 79102 in lieu of flowers.

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