Roy Bedichek
| Roy Bedichek | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1878 Cass County, Illinois, USA |
| Died | May 21, 1959 (aged 80) Texas, USA |
| Resting place | Eddy Cemetery, Falls County, Texas, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, Naturalist and educator. |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | american |
| Education | MA |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Period | 1946–1959 as writer |
| Notable works | Adventures with a Texas Naturalist |
| Notable awards | Outstanding Texas book of the year by TIL |
| Spouse | Lillian Lee Greer Bedichek |
| Children | Mary, Sarah & Bachman |
Roy Bedichek (June 27, 1878 – May 21, 1959) was a Texan writer, naturalist and educator.
Roy Bedichek was born on June 27, 1878 in Cass County, Illinois to parents James Madison Bedichek and Lucretia Ellen Craven. The family relocated to Falls County, Texas in 1884. Bedichek attended country schools and the Bedichek Academy, founded by his father in Eddy, Texas. He enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin in February 1898. He received his B.S. in 1903. Later in 1925, after returning as an employee of the University system, he earned his M.A.
His first job after college was as a reporter for the Fort Worth Record. Soon after, he was a high school teacher, first in Houston, Texas and then in San Angelo, Texas. Next, he worked as the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in Deming, New Mexico. While in Deming, he was the Editor of the Deming Headlight. By 1913, Bedichek had returned to Austin and become the secretary of the Young Men's Business League, which later was merged with the chamber of commerce. Subsequently, he was executive secretary of the Organization for Promoting Interest in Higher Education in Texas. Then, he served as city editor of the San Antonio Express. Finally, in the fall of 1917, he began work in Austin with the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which was then a part of the University of Texas Extension Bureau. He became the second Director of the league in 1922. He retired from this position in 1948.
At the urging of his friends, Walter Prescott Webb and J. Frank Dobie, he took a leave of absence in February 1946 to write his first book, Adventures with a Texas Naturalist. His second book and third books were awarded the Carr P. Collins Award for the best Texas book of the day by the Texas Institute of Letters (TIL). His last book was released posthumously.
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