BEAUMONT, Texas — Family, friends, and the Southeast Texas outdoors community are mourning the loss of a former 12News employee.
Billy Halfin died on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the age of 87. Halfin is a former 12News employee and used host 12News Outdoors.
From fishing to hunting, Halfin's family said he loved everything about the outside world and shared that love with his family and the Southeast Texas community. His loved ones described him as a sweet, one-of-a-kind man who loved to write and report on anything outdoors.
Halfin was born in Beaumont in 1935. He retired from Mobil Oil and spent 30 years serving his county in the US Army.
Halfin loved his children and grandchildren and cherished every moment he had with them. He leaves behind his wife, two children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Halfin was a family man, who loved to bring his grandchildren with him everywhere. His family said he has gone to be with the lord and that, "a good man was taken from the world today."
Funeral services for Halfin will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Friday, July 8, 2022 beginning at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland.
