Norman Igo

Norman Garrett Igo
Born (1921-10-31)October 31, 1921
Gunter, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Died February 6, 2007(2007-02-06) (aged 85)
Dallas, Texas
Residence Lubbock, Texas
Occupation Civil engineer at Texas Tech University
Religion Church of Christ
Spouse(s) Juanelle "Nell" Mullins Igo (1949–1990, her death)
Children

Norman R. "Randy" Igo (1952–2002)
Gary R. Igo

Robin Igo Broderick
Parents Jesse and Laura Sherrod Igo

Norman Garrett Igo (October 31, 1921 – February 6, 2007) was a civil engineer from Lubbock, Texas, who supervised the construction of the Texas Tech University Medical School, Library, Museum, Architecture Building, and Law School through his position as "Director of Construction" from 1969 to 1979. He was a member and former president of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, a subsidiary of the National Association of Professional Engineers. He was also a former president of the Lubbock Association of Home Builders and the Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Igo was born to Jesse Igo (1883–1967) and the former Laura Sherrod (1888–1980) in Gunter, Texas in 1921. The Igos moved to Ralls in Crosby County east of Lubbock. There he graduated from Ralls High School. He attended Texas Tech and received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering in 1943. He was a member of Lambda Tau fraternity. In 1948, Igo received a second bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from the University of Texas in Austin.

He served in the U.S. Army in the 35th Combat Engineer Battalion in Europe and was discharged with the rank of captain in 1946.

Igo worked in Lubbock, which he called his home for seven decades as an engineer and general contractor from 1948 to 1966, when he became manager of the southeastern division of the George A. Fuller Company in Atlanta, Georgia. He returned to Lubbock in 1969 to mastermind the expansion of Texas Tech. In 1979, he returned to private engineering and construction practice and built a number of churches throughout Texas, including additions to his own Broadway Church of Christ in Lubbock.

In 1949, he married the former Juanelle "Nell" Mullins (1930–1990) of Lubbock. They had three children. Igo died in Dallas in 2007. His interment was at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock.

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