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In Loving Memory of Ashley Victorick November 29, 1976 ~ February 13, 2022 District Five President • Lodge 88, Houston • Past Finance Committee Secretary • Convention Delegate
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To appreciate beauty and to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better than you found it; This is to have succeeded.
In Memoriam In Memory of Ashley Victorick On Sunday, February 13, 2022, Ashley Don Victorick - son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend - died peacefully at 45 years of age at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. Ashley was born on November 29, 1976, in Bryan to Donnie and Janice (Albright) Victorick. He graduated from Ashley Victorick Snook High School in 1995. He attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham to serve as the
men’s basketball team statistician/driver/coordinator and any other job Coach Waldo Dalchau gave him. After two years, Ashley transferred to Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in December 1999. While attending school, he worked at First Federal Bank in Bryan, learning everything he could about lending and finance until moving to Houston to work in the oil and gas industry. In doing that work, his Type A personality served him well. Ashley enjoyed the challenge and the tedious aspect of a tax return—it was his favorite time of the year, even though he’d say otherwise. He’d often joke when his mom or sister would complain about not balancing an account and missing $16. He’d laugh at the amount and
say when they could add some zeroes behind their missing money, he’d help them find it. It was an inside joke that we still laugh about today! While in Houston, Ashley served Texas A&M as Vice President and Past President of the Houston A&M Club, chairing its biggest fundraising events. Ashley was a lifelong member of SPJST, serving as District Five President, secretary of the SPJST Finance Committee, and a delegate at the 2021 SPJST Convention. Ashley helped in almost all areas of SPJST throughout the years. Being involved in many areas, he saw a need to speed up the tabulation process at District and State Youth Achievement Days and created a program to expedite it. Ashley supported Lodge 9, Snook at its annual fundraiser and would offer ideas for improvement to help the lodge raise more money. He also supported the youth in every endeavor and especially enjoyed preparing the local king and queen contestants for
competition because he saw so much value in the public speaking contests. At Lodge 88, Houston, Ashley served in many capacities as a member and past chair of Lodge 88 Board of Trustees, and most recently as treasurer. Perhaps his favorite time spent at the lodge was serving as bar chair because it combined his love for helping people and his ability to analyze data. He took pride in managing the bar operations. He considered it a personal accomplishment if he had to wait to close the lodge because people enjoyed themselves too much to leave. However, he never rushed anyone out the door, and customer service was always a priority. Ashley was a member of the Bingo Committee at Lodge 88, and customer service was again his goal. The family has heard many stories about his Thursday nights at Bingo in the Heights and how he helped players and workers. In fact, last Thursday as he was in the hospital, he received several texts asking
