July 2019 InGear e-News~Parts~Service~Truck~Trailer Sales

D urwood Emory (Durk) Corley, 93, passed away June 15, 2019. He was born in Olney, Texas on August 24, 1925. He grew up in Olney and graduated from Olney High School in May of 1942. In September 1942, Mr. Corley enrolled in Texas Technical College (now Texas Tech University), to study Electrical Engineering. During World War II, he entered the United States Navy and served as an Electronic Technician’s Mate. During a leave from the U.S. Navy he married Miss Rodway “Roddye” Sue Keen of Sierra Blanca, Texas, having met on a tennis court at Texas Tech. His wife was with him as he served at various duty stations around the country. Upon discharge from the U.S. Navy, Mr. Corley returned to Texas Tech and earned a degree in Electrical Engineering in May 1947. His first employment after college was with Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. as a Field Engineer in Midland. He was later District Manager for Schlumberger in Spur and Haskell, Texas. In 1953, he and a few other engineers formed the Elgen Corporation, a successful wireline well logging company. Elgen had many operating bases throughout the southwestern and

Durwood Emory (Durk) Corley 1925 — 2019 Trucking Pioneer

— Durk and wife Sue Corley. —

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