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Still think of Bill often. Enjoyed our working relationship which turned into a good friendship. He is missed.
Burt Darden
April 30, 2025 | Friend
Richmond, Texas
1941 - 2021
Bill Hartman1941-2021Bill Hartman of Richmond, the longtime owner of the Fort Bend Herald and other Texas newspapers, died Monday afternoon. He was 79.Hartman purchased The Herald-Coaster in 1974 from Carmage Walls and Southern Newspapers, Inc. The newspaper was renamed the Fort Bend Herald in...
Read MoreStill think of Bill often. Enjoyed our working relationship which turned into a good friendship. He is missed.
Burt Darden
April 30, 2025 | Friend
Bill, you are missed. You left behind a wonderful legacy.
Burt Darden
April 30, 2023 | Friend
I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. My condolences go out to Lee, Fred and Lizz. I came to know Bill some thirty years ago. He was a giant of a man in so many ways. The world needs more like Bill Hartman. He believed in redemption.
Greg Gilleland
May 21, 2021 | Friend
I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. My condolences go out to Lee, Fred and Lizz. I came to know Bill some thirty years ago. He was a giant of a man in so many ways. The world needs more like Bill Hartman. He believed in redemption.
Greg Gilleland
May 21, 2021 | Friend
I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. My condolences go out to Lee, Fred and Lizz. I came to know Bill some thirty years ago. He was a giant of a man in so many ways. The world needs more like Bill Hartman.
Greg Gilleland
May 21, 2021 | Friend
Heartfelt condolences to the Hartman family on the passing of Bill. He was a true newspaperman who firmly believed that opinions should be reserved for the editorial page. I first got to know him during my time as a sportswriter at the Beaumont Enterprise & Journal. Later we got reacquainted when I served as Director of Communications for the Houston Golf Association and Secretary/Treasurer of the Texas Golf Association. Bill never waivered in his journalistic beliefs and recalling one-liners...
Burt Darden
May 06, 2021 | Friend