Roll Call Tribute

Don Milton Murdock 

August 14, 1940 - December 21, 2025 

Don Milton Murdock, 85, passed away peacefully at home on December 21, 2025 surrounded by his loving family.

Born in 1940 in Roscoe, Texas to Mannan and Verdell Murdock, Don was raised in the Houston area before attending Texas A&M University and graduating with both bachelor and master’s degrees in geology. While he was a graduate student, he met June Pope on a blind date and it really was love at first sight. They got engaged 3 months later and married 6 months after that in 1964.

He later enlisted as an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam from January to December, 1969. After his military service completed, Don went on to a successful geology career with Exxon that took him and his family around the world with lengthy stints living in England and Malaysia

Don was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved family trips and holiday gatherings. He enjoyed many passions like antique woodworking tools, running with the Hash House Harriers, fly fishing, playing 42 and traveling the country and the world.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, June; children, Scott Murdock and Melissa Hicks and son-in-law, Finley Hicks; and grandchildren, Daniel, Reagan and Justin.

A visitation will be held on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. with a service to follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Miller Funeral Chapel, 7723 Beechnut, Houston, TX.