A memorial service for Margaret Koy Kistler will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, February 28, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 24 N. Masonic in Bellville.
Kistler, a Bellville native, and recognized as the first female sportswriter in Texas, passed away on February 22. Margaret Koy Kistler was born August 14, 1944 to Ernie and Jane Koy in Bellville, Texas. She graduated from Bellville High School in 1962, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967, and a Masters degree from Texas Tech University in 1975. On December 25, 1971, she was united in marriage to Clay Kistler in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville.
Kistler began covering Bellville High School athletics for the Bellville Times at the age of 15. Her
journalism career continued with The Daily Texan and The Abilene Reporter-News. She is credited with breaking the gender barrier of the press box, and has been honored and recognized as the first female sportswriter in the state of Texas.
Following her stint in sports writing, Kistler served in the Capitol Bureau of the Dallas Morning News, covering Texas State government in 1969. The following session, she joined the staff of Gus F. Mutscher, the Speaker of The House of Representatives as his Press Aid. She then worked at The Temple Daily Telegram as the Fort Hood Bureau Chief, covering the wind down of the Viet Nam War. After receiving her Masters degree from Texas Tech, Kistler moved to Denton where she joined the University of North Texas as the Assistant Director of the Texas County Inventory Project. In 1980, Kistler and her family moved and would spend the next ten years over seas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mmabatho, South Africa before returning to the United States.
One of Kistler's great passions was Bellville. She had always been active in the community, but never more than when she returned with her family in 1993 after an absence of thirty years. She returned to her roots writing for the Bellville Times from 1993-1995, when she left to open The Kistler Company, LLC with her husband, Clay. She was an active member in the Bellville Brahma Booster Club and served as a board member. She was asked to assist with the Hall of Honor program and served as an ex-officio historian and later as President.
Kistler was equally active in St. Mary's Episcopal Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She served as a Vestry member, Senior Warden, and Foundation Board member. Kistler was
elected to the Bellville City Council in 2006. She had just completed her first term and had registered for re-election. She was currently serving as Mayor Pro-Tempore.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Clay Kistler; son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston; mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville; brother, Ernie M.Koy and wife, Barbara, of Bellville, and Dr. Ted Koy and wife, Valerie, of Georgetown. Her nephews and nieces are Robert Cameron Koy and wife, Barbie, of Houston, and their son Wyatt; Lt. Andrew Bruen Koy of Annapolis, MD and his children, Buck and Catie; Jane Lucille Koy of Round Rock; Jess York Koy of Houston; Suzanne Koy Skaer and husband, Jason, of The Woodlands; Caroline Koy Gorman and husband, Scott, of San Antonio, and their daughters, Abigail and Emily; and father-in-law, Al Kistler of San Antonio.
A scholarship has been established with Austin County University of Texas Ex-Students Association in her memory. Tributes and gifts may be made to the Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund, Austin County Texas Exes, Wells Fargo Bank, c/o Ernie Koy, 2 East Main St., Bellville, TX 77418.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schmidt Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, 12029 Hwy. 36 South, Bellville, TX 77418.
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Houston Chronicle, February 24, 2008:
by David Barron
Pioneer Texas sportswriter Kistler dies
Margaret Koy Kistler, a pioneer Texas sportswriter and a member of one of Texas' greatest sports families, died Friday in Bellville. She was 63.
Kistler gravitated toward sports naturally as the daughter of Ernie Koy, Sr., who was a three-time all-Southwest Conference back for the Texas Longhorns from 1930-32 and played major league baseball from 1938-1942. Her brothers, Ernie Jr. and Ted, played on national title teams at UT.
But Kistler carved out her own niche in sports, said Ken Dabbs, who coached the Koy siblings at Bellville before going on to a successful career as an assistant coach at Texas. "When people would ask me who was the best punter I had in my high school days, I would say Ernie Koy in the eighth grade," Dabbs said. "And when they would ask me about the second-best, I would say Margaret Koy in the seventh grade. What a wonderful person she was."
Kistler began writing a column titled Koy's Comments for the weekly Bellville Times as a teenager and in 1967, after attending the University of Texas, joined the Abilene Reporter-News. She was believed to be one of the first women to cover sports for a Texas newspaper. One of her first interview subjects was Spike Dykes, the future Texas Tech coach who was then the coach at Big Spring High School. "High school football was big time in that district, and in walks this girl who is going to be a sports writer," Dykes said. "I said, 'I hope you're tough enough,' and she said, 'My name is Koy. Don't worry about that.' "She did a good job of reporting on us. She was fair and fun, and it was always a joy to see her."
While recounting those days last year to members of the Association for Women in Sports Media, she told the Dallas Morning News, "I'm proud of what has happened to the profession. I'm proud of the young women who are seizing the moment. If there's one message, it's that I really believe strongly in performance. People like having you at the table if you pull your own weight."
Kistler also worked for the Morning News' Austin bureau and for the Temple Daily Telegram and was a member of the Bellville City Council. She and her husband, Clay Kistler, owned a real estate appraisal business in Bellville. Her son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston, played football at Harvard and served two tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq.
Survivors include her husband, her son, her mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville, her brothers, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville, with the Rev. Bob Gribble officiating.
The family has designated for memorials St. Mary's Episcopal Church or the University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo Bank, 2 E. Main, Bellville, 77418.
Kistler, a Bellville native, and recognized as the first female sportswriter in Texas, passed away on February 22. Margaret Koy Kistler was born August 14, 1944 to Ernie and Jane Koy in Bellville, Texas. She graduated from Bellville High School in 1962, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967, and a Masters degree from Texas Tech University in 1975. On December 25, 1971, she was united in marriage to Clay Kistler in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville.
Kistler began covering Bellville High School athletics for the Bellville Times at the age of 15. Her
journalism career continued with The Daily Texan and The Abilene Reporter-News. She is credited with breaking the gender barrier of the press box, and has been honored and recognized as the first female sportswriter in the state of Texas.
Following her stint in sports writing, Kistler served in the Capitol Bureau of the Dallas Morning News, covering Texas State government in 1969. The following session, she joined the staff of Gus F. Mutscher, the Speaker of The House of Representatives as his Press Aid. She then worked at The Temple Daily Telegram as the Fort Hood Bureau Chief, covering the wind down of the Viet Nam War. After receiving her Masters degree from Texas Tech, Kistler moved to Denton where she joined the University of North Texas as the Assistant Director of the Texas County Inventory Project. In 1980, Kistler and her family moved and would spend the next ten years over seas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mmabatho, South Africa before returning to the United States.
One of Kistler's great passions was Bellville. She had always been active in the community, but never more than when she returned with her family in 1993 after an absence of thirty years. She returned to her roots writing for the Bellville Times from 1993-1995, when she left to open The Kistler Company, LLC with her husband, Clay. She was an active member in the Bellville Brahma Booster Club and served as a board member. She was asked to assist with the Hall of Honor program and served as an ex-officio historian and later as President.
Kistler was equally active in St. Mary's Episcopal Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She served as a Vestry member, Senior Warden, and Foundation Board member. Kistler was
elected to the Bellville City Council in 2006. She had just completed her first term and had registered for re-election. She was currently serving as Mayor Pro-Tempore.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Clay Kistler; son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston; mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville; brother, Ernie M.Koy and wife, Barbara, of Bellville, and Dr. Ted Koy and wife, Valerie, of Georgetown. Her nephews and nieces are Robert Cameron Koy and wife, Barbie, of Houston, and their son Wyatt; Lt. Andrew Bruen Koy of Annapolis, MD and his children, Buck and Catie; Jane Lucille Koy of Round Rock; Jess York Koy of Houston; Suzanne Koy Skaer and husband, Jason, of The Woodlands; Caroline Koy Gorman and husband, Scott, of San Antonio, and their daughters, Abigail and Emily; and father-in-law, Al Kistler of San Antonio.
A scholarship has been established with Austin County University of Texas Ex-Students Association in her memory. Tributes and gifts may be made to the Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund, Austin County Texas Exes, Wells Fargo Bank, c/o Ernie Koy, 2 East Main St., Bellville, TX 77418.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schmidt Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, 12029 Hwy. 36 South, Bellville, TX 77418.
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Houston Chronicle, February 24, 2008:
by David Barron
Pioneer Texas sportswriter Kistler dies
Margaret Koy Kistler, a pioneer Texas sportswriter and a member of one of Texas' greatest sports families, died Friday in Bellville. She was 63.
Kistler gravitated toward sports naturally as the daughter of Ernie Koy, Sr., who was a three-time all-Southwest Conference back for the Texas Longhorns from 1930-32 and played major league baseball from 1938-1942. Her brothers, Ernie Jr. and Ted, played on national title teams at UT.
But Kistler carved out her own niche in sports, said Ken Dabbs, who coached the Koy siblings at Bellville before going on to a successful career as an assistant coach at Texas. "When people would ask me who was the best punter I had in my high school days, I would say Ernie Koy in the eighth grade," Dabbs said. "And when they would ask me about the second-best, I would say Margaret Koy in the seventh grade. What a wonderful person she was."
Kistler began writing a column titled Koy's Comments for the weekly Bellville Times as a teenager and in 1967, after attending the University of Texas, joined the Abilene Reporter-News. She was believed to be one of the first women to cover sports for a Texas newspaper. One of her first interview subjects was Spike Dykes, the future Texas Tech coach who was then the coach at Big Spring High School. "High school football was big time in that district, and in walks this girl who is going to be a sports writer," Dykes said. "I said, 'I hope you're tough enough,' and she said, 'My name is Koy. Don't worry about that.' "She did a good job of reporting on us. She was fair and fun, and it was always a joy to see her."
While recounting those days last year to members of the Association for Women in Sports Media, she told the Dallas Morning News, "I'm proud of what has happened to the profession. I'm proud of the young women who are seizing the moment. If there's one message, it's that I really believe strongly in performance. People like having you at the table if you pull your own weight."
Kistler also worked for the Morning News' Austin bureau and for the Temple Daily Telegram and was a member of the Bellville City Council. She and her husband, Clay Kistler, owned a real estate appraisal business in Bellville. Her son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston, played football at Harvard and served two tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq.
Survivors include her husband, her son, her mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville, her brothers, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville, with the Rev. Bob Gribble officiating.
The family has designated for memorials St. Mary's Episcopal Church or the University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo Bank, 2 E. Main, Bellville, 77418.
A memorial service for Margaret Koy Kistler will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, February 28, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 24 N. Masonic in Bellville.
Kistler, a Bellville native, and recognized as the first female sportswriter in Texas, passed away on February 22. Margaret Koy Kistler was born August 14, 1944 to Ernie and Jane Koy in Bellville, Texas. She graduated from Bellville High School in 1962, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967, and a Masters degree from Texas Tech University in 1975. On December 25, 1971, she was united in marriage to Clay Kistler in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville.
Kistler began covering Bellville High School athletics for the Bellville Times at the age of 15. Her
journalism career continued with The Daily Texan and The Abilene Reporter-News. She is credited with breaking the gender barrier of the press box, and has been honored and recognized as the first female sportswriter in the state of Texas.
Following her stint in sports writing, Kistler served in the Capitol Bureau of the Dallas Morning News, covering Texas State government in 1969. The following session, she joined the staff of Gus F. Mutscher, the Speaker of The House of Representatives as his Press Aid. She then worked at The Temple Daily Telegram as the Fort Hood Bureau Chief, covering the wind down of the Viet Nam War. After receiving her Masters degree from Texas Tech, Kistler moved to Denton where she joined the University of North Texas as the Assistant Director of the Texas County Inventory Project. In 1980, Kistler and her family moved and would spend the next ten years over seas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mmabatho, South Africa before returning to the United States.
One of Kistler's great passions was Bellville. She had always been active in the community, but never more than when she returned with her family in 1993 after an absence of thirty years. She returned to her roots writing for the Bellville Times from 1993-1995, when she left to open The Kistler Company, LLC with her husband, Clay. She was an active member in the Bellville Brahma Booster Club and served as a board member. She was asked to assist with the Hall of Honor program and served as an ex-officio historian and later as President.
Kistler was equally active in St. Mary's Episcopal Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She served as a Vestry member, Senior Warden, and Foundation Board member. Kistler was
elected to the Bellville City Council in 2006. She had just completed her first term and had registered for re-election. She was currently serving as Mayor Pro-Tempore.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Clay Kistler; son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston; mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville; brother, Ernie M.Koy and wife, Barbara, of Bellville, and Dr. Ted Koy and wife, Valerie, of Georgetown. Her nephews and nieces are Robert Cameron Koy and wife, Barbie, of Houston, and their son Wyatt; Lt. Andrew Bruen Koy of Annapolis, MD and his children, Buck and Catie; Jane Lucille Koy of Round Rock; Jess York Koy of Houston; Suzanne Koy Skaer and husband, Jason, of The Woodlands; Caroline Koy Gorman and husband, Scott, of San Antonio, and their daughters, Abigail and Emily; and father-in-law, Al Kistler of San Antonio.
A scholarship has been established with Austin County University of Texas Ex-Students Association in her memory. Tributes and gifts may be made to the Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund, Austin County Texas Exes, Wells Fargo Bank, c/o Ernie Koy, 2 East Main St., Bellville, TX 77418.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schmidt Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, 12029 Hwy. 36 South, Bellville, TX 77418.
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Houston Chronicle, February 24, 2008:
by David Barron
Pioneer Texas sportswriter Kistler dies
Margaret Koy Kistler, a pioneer Texas sportswriter and a member of one of Texas' greatest sports families, died Friday in Bellville. She was 63.
Kistler gravitated toward sports naturally as the daughter of Ernie Koy, Sr., who was a three-time all-Southwest Conference back for the Texas Longhorns from 1930-32 and played major league baseball from 1938-1942. Her brothers, Ernie Jr. and Ted, played on national title teams at UT.
But Kistler carved out her own niche in sports, said Ken Dabbs, who coached the Koy siblings at Bellville before going on to a successful career as an assistant coach at Texas. "When people would ask me who was the best punter I had in my high school days, I would say Ernie Koy in the eighth grade," Dabbs said. "And when they would ask me about the second-best, I would say Margaret Koy in the seventh grade. What a wonderful person she was."
Kistler began writing a column titled Koy's Comments for the weekly Bellville Times as a teenager and in 1967, after attending the University of Texas, joined the Abilene Reporter-News. She was believed to be one of the first women to cover sports for a Texas newspaper. One of her first interview subjects was Spike Dykes, the future Texas Tech coach who was then the coach at Big Spring High School. "High school football was big time in that district, and in walks this girl who is going to be a sports writer," Dykes said. "I said, 'I hope you're tough enough,' and she said, 'My name is Koy. Don't worry about that.' "She did a good job of reporting on us. She was fair and fun, and it was always a joy to see her."
While recounting those days last year to members of the Association for Women in Sports Media, she told the Dallas Morning News, "I'm proud of what has happened to the profession. I'm proud of the young women who are seizing the moment. If there's one message, it's that I really believe strongly in performance. People like having you at the table if you pull your own weight."
Kistler also worked for the Morning News' Austin bureau and for the Temple Daily Telegram and was a member of the Bellville City Council. She and her husband, Clay Kistler, owned a real estate appraisal business in Bellville. Her son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston, played football at Harvard and served two tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq.
Survivors include her husband, her son, her mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville, her brothers, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville, with the Rev. Bob Gribble officiating.
The family has designated for memorials St. Mary's Episcopal Church or the University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo Bank, 2 E. Main, Bellville, 77418.
Kistler, a Bellville native, and recognized as the first female sportswriter in Texas, passed away on February 22. Margaret Koy Kistler was born August 14, 1944 to Ernie and Jane Koy in Bellville, Texas. She graduated from Bellville High School in 1962, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967, and a Masters degree from Texas Tech University in 1975. On December 25, 1971, she was united in marriage to Clay Kistler in St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville.
Kistler began covering Bellville High School athletics for the Bellville Times at the age of 15. Her
journalism career continued with The Daily Texan and The Abilene Reporter-News. She is credited with breaking the gender barrier of the press box, and has been honored and recognized as the first female sportswriter in the state of Texas.
Following her stint in sports writing, Kistler served in the Capitol Bureau of the Dallas Morning News, covering Texas State government in 1969. The following session, she joined the staff of Gus F. Mutscher, the Speaker of The House of Representatives as his Press Aid. She then worked at The Temple Daily Telegram as the Fort Hood Bureau Chief, covering the wind down of the Viet Nam War. After receiving her Masters degree from Texas Tech, Kistler moved to Denton where she joined the University of North Texas as the Assistant Director of the Texas County Inventory Project. In 1980, Kistler and her family moved and would spend the next ten years over seas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mmabatho, South Africa before returning to the United States.
One of Kistler's great passions was Bellville. She had always been active in the community, but never more than when she returned with her family in 1993 after an absence of thirty years. She returned to her roots writing for the Bellville Times from 1993-1995, when she left to open The Kistler Company, LLC with her husband, Clay. She was an active member in the Bellville Brahma Booster Club and served as a board member. She was asked to assist with the Hall of Honor program and served as an ex-officio historian and later as President.
Kistler was equally active in St. Mary's Episcopal Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She served as a Vestry member, Senior Warden, and Foundation Board member. Kistler was
elected to the Bellville City Council in 2006. She had just completed her first term and had registered for re-election. She was currently serving as Mayor Pro-Tempore.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Clay Kistler; son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston; mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville; brother, Ernie M.Koy and wife, Barbara, of Bellville, and Dr. Ted Koy and wife, Valerie, of Georgetown. Her nephews and nieces are Robert Cameron Koy and wife, Barbie, of Houston, and their son Wyatt; Lt. Andrew Bruen Koy of Annapolis, MD and his children, Buck and Catie; Jane Lucille Koy of Round Rock; Jess York Koy of Houston; Suzanne Koy Skaer and husband, Jason, of The Woodlands; Caroline Koy Gorman and husband, Scott, of San Antonio, and their daughters, Abigail and Emily; and father-in-law, Al Kistler of San Antonio.
A scholarship has been established with Austin County University of Texas Ex-Students Association in her memory. Tributes and gifts may be made to the Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund, Austin County Texas Exes, Wells Fargo Bank, c/o Ernie Koy, 2 East Main St., Bellville, TX 77418.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schmidt Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, 12029 Hwy. 36 South, Bellville, TX 77418.
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Houston Chronicle, February 24, 2008:
by David Barron
Pioneer Texas sportswriter Kistler dies
Margaret Koy Kistler, a pioneer Texas sportswriter and a member of one of Texas' greatest sports families, died Friday in Bellville. She was 63.
Kistler gravitated toward sports naturally as the daughter of Ernie Koy, Sr., who was a three-time all-Southwest Conference back for the Texas Longhorns from 1930-32 and played major league baseball from 1938-1942. Her brothers, Ernie Jr. and Ted, played on national title teams at UT.
But Kistler carved out her own niche in sports, said Ken Dabbs, who coached the Koy siblings at Bellville before going on to a successful career as an assistant coach at Texas. "When people would ask me who was the best punter I had in my high school days, I would say Ernie Koy in the eighth grade," Dabbs said. "And when they would ask me about the second-best, I would say Margaret Koy in the seventh grade. What a wonderful person she was."
Kistler began writing a column titled Koy's Comments for the weekly Bellville Times as a teenager and in 1967, after attending the University of Texas, joined the Abilene Reporter-News. She was believed to be one of the first women to cover sports for a Texas newspaper. One of her first interview subjects was Spike Dykes, the future Texas Tech coach who was then the coach at Big Spring High School. "High school football was big time in that district, and in walks this girl who is going to be a sports writer," Dykes said. "I said, 'I hope you're tough enough,' and she said, 'My name is Koy. Don't worry about that.' "She did a good job of reporting on us. She was fair and fun, and it was always a joy to see her."
While recounting those days last year to members of the Association for Women in Sports Media, she told the Dallas Morning News, "I'm proud of what has happened to the profession. I'm proud of the young women who are seizing the moment. If there's one message, it's that I really believe strongly in performance. People like having you at the table if you pull your own weight."
Kistler also worked for the Morning News' Austin bureau and for the Temple Daily Telegram and was a member of the Bellville City Council. She and her husband, Clay Kistler, owned a real estate appraisal business in Bellville. Her son, Daniel Koy Kistler of Houston, played football at Harvard and served two tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq.
Survivors include her husband, her son, her mother, Jane Cameron Koy of Bellville, her brothers, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville, with the Rev. Bob Gribble officiating.
The family has designated for memorials St. Mary's Episcopal Church or the University of Texas Ex-Students Association, Margaret Koy Kistler Scholarship Fund at Wells Fargo Bank, 2 E. Main, Bellville, 77418.
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