Hiram Brockman Jr.

1921 - 2015

Dr. Hiram LeRoy (Roy) Brockman, Jr.
1921-2015
Dr. Hiram LeRoy (Roy) Brockman, Jr. passed away at 2:30 am on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his home in Houston. He was 94, born May 24, 1921 to Dr. Hiram LeRoy Brockman, Sr. and Grace Witt Brockman, in Greer, SC, where he grew up and attended high school. He was preceded in death by his parents.
After graduating from the Medical College of South Carolina in 1944, Dr. Brockman had a surgical internship at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. He was an instructor of Anatomy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore until 1949 at which time he moved to Houston as a surgery resident at Jefferson Davis Hospital, Baylor University College of Medicine, directed by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. In 1951-52 he was Chief Resident of surgery, as well as Research Fellow of Cardiovascular Surgery, Instructor of Surgery, under Dr. DeBakey. His first year he did research and the second year he was assistant to Drs. DeBakey and Denton A. Cooley at Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Dr. Brockman was a Captain in the Medical Corps, United States Army and served as base surgeon for the Army-Air Force Base Hospital at Giebelstadt, Germany from 1945-1947.
Dr. Brockman was in private practice in Spartanburg, SC until 1957, returning to Houston to private practice until 1987 at which time he became the Medical Liaison between the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he worked until retirement in 1998.
He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a deacon emeritus in the Second Baptist Church, and sang bass in the choir for over 50 years. He loved his Lord, his church, his pastor, his family, and his friends. His most treasured memory was serving as sponsor for the youth Chapel Choir of Second Baptist with his wife Betty, on mission trips to Hawaii, New York, the Bahamas, California, Paris, London, and many other venues with Dr. Gary Moore, Director. He was an honorable man, a committed Christian, and always the doctor who would give his time and talents freely to those in need. He will be missed.
He is survived by his loving wife Betty of 37 years; son Hiram LeRoy Brockman, III, of Houston; daughter Mrs. Pam White and husband Robert G. (Bobby) and grandson Joshua White of Boerne, Texas; granddaughter Brittany Brockman of Houston; grandson Nathan Brockman, great-granddaughter Genesis Ann Brockman and great-grandson Jacob Allen Brockman of Houston; grandson Ryan Brockman and wife Rebecca of Greensburg, Pa., brother Dr. David Dean Brockman and wife Johanna of Chicago; niece Sherrill Read and husband John of Chicago; niece Pamela Cevallos-Candu and husband Pedro of Chicago.
There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, November 4, at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary of Second Baptist Church, 6400 Woodway, Dr. Ed Young officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Second Baptist Church in memory of Dr. Roy Brockman.