Green, a business leader and trustee, dies at 102

Cecil Green, emeritus trustee, died Saturday at the age of 102 from natural causes.

Andrea Heitz, an advancement research officer, said Green was a benefactor to the Cecil and Ida Green Honors Chair, a program that brings distinguished speakers to the university.

Green was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1969 to 1978 and was an emeritus trustee from 1978 until his death, said Mary Nell Kirk, executive assistant to the chancellor.

In 1930, Green co-founded Geophysical Services Company, now known as Texas Instruments, where he served as a trustee until the 1970s, Heitz said.

Tom Engibous, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that Green was everything a business leader should be.

“Cecil’s leadership helped shape the very foundation of Texas Instruments — respect for people, ethics in business and the strong belief that we need to give back to our community,” Engibous said.

Green’s wife Ida died in 1986 and the couple had no children, Heitz said.

The TCU flag was lowered to half mast due to Green’s death, Kirk said.

— Jessica Sanders