EHS Pillars - Fall 2015

Rick McCord
IN MEMORIAM
Rick McCord, Founding Trustee, Life Trustee, and
staunch supporter of EHS passed away on
October 21, 2015.
A window in the Benitez Chapel is dedicated in
Rick’s honor. Appropriately it is the Choosing of
the Disciples, where Jesus selects Simon (Peter),
a fisherman, as his first disciple. In Luke Chapter
5, Jesus instructs Peter that he will become a
fisher of men, bringing others to the fold. Through
his many generous contributions to the School,
Rick gathered many to the Episcopal High School
community.
As a founding Trustee, Rick McCord oversaw the renovations
and additions to the campus in 1983 and 1984, allowing the first
students to attend EHS. He was most proud of his work in writing the current Mission Statement of the
School. In addition to his successful business, McCord Development, Inc., he served on various boards
including UT Health, the Charles T. and Mary S. McCord Foundation, Memorial Hermann Hospital, and The
Lawrenceville School.
Rick is survived by his wife, Jane, and children Meredith '92, Ryan, and Anne.
David Underwood
David Underwood, a longtime supporter of EHS,
passed away in August 2015. As it is written in
Luke 8:15, "the seed on good soil stands for those
with a noble and good heart, who hear the word,
retain it, and by persevering produce a crop."
Simply put, without the vision and loyal support
of Lynda and David Underwood, there may not
have been an Episcopal High School. It is upon
the soil of their good work that Episcopal High
School flourishes.
David exemplified the EHS mission, living a life
of significance in service to others. David's service
touched many institutions in addition to ours, including
The Kinkaid School, The Methodist Hospital, the Texas
Medical Center, and Phillips Academy. He was the recipient
of many awards, including the Maurice Hirsch Award for Philanthropy presented by the Greater Houston
Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Mourning his loss are his wife, EHS Life Trustee and Founder Lynda Knapp Underwood, his sons David Jr.
and Duncan '89, his daughter Catherine Underwood Murray, and many family and friends.