Land surveyors from the around the state joined friends and family of Darrell D. Shine on Friday, October 5 for the Final Point Ceremony commemorating the late Silsbee resident,
Shine, RPLS, LSLS, died Monday, June 11, 2012 in Houston.
He was a TSPS Charter Member (1951) and a Past President (1973); Texas Surveyor of the Year (1984); past member of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (1981-1987); recipient of the Conrad Blucher Chair for Excellence in Surveying (1987); lecturer for Texas A&M & Lamar universities; frequent seminar speaker for TSPS; and much, much more.
He established his surveying business, Shine & Associates, in 1956 in Silsbee, Texas, and surveyed in more than 120 Texas counties.
Shine will be recognized with posthumous awards at the TSPS Gala Event Oct. 13 at the Annual Convention.
(Photo courtesy of TSPS President Davey Edwards.)