Fabyan Court Mathey ’54

Court died March 26, 2025.

He prepared at White Plains High School and Hotchkiss, where he was active in soccer, dramatics, and glee club. He majored in chemical engineering, joined Dial Lodge, sang in the freshman Glee Club, and played freshman soccer. He left the University after his junior year and served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1957 with a mechanical engineering degree as Outstanding ME Graduate and earned an MBA in management.

Court married Gail O’Rear in 1958 and worked for Peat Marwick Mitchell in Dallas and then for the Dallas Times Herald. He also worked for two nonprofit agencies, the Deaf Action Center of Dallas and the Good Shepherd Community Daycare Center, where he was president.

A dedicated volunteer, he served as a Scoutmaster, board president of his UU Village Church, and gave time to CASA, AARP, and other local groups. He enjoyed camping, cycling, swimming, golf, singing, acting, and domestic and international travel.

He was predeceased by his father, Cecil Fabyan Mathy 1924; his first wife, Gail; and his second wife, Lynn and their son Rob. His wife Shirley died May 9, 2025. Court is survived by his son F. Courtenay II; daughter-in-law Karen Mathey; stepson Robert Brackett; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.