William Gray Darsey III

July 18, 1936 - July 16, 2020

William Gray Darsey, III, age 83, of Houston, TX passed away July 16, 2020. He was born July 18, 1936 to W. G. Darsey, Jr. and Roberta Deerman Darsey in Grapeland, TX. He is survived by his beloved and loyal wife Shirley W. Darsey, his children Paige (Mike) Lee of Slidell, La.; Revill (Warren) Bayer of Covington, La.; "Rig" W. G. Darsey, IV of Houston, TX.; Tamara W. (Steven) McBride of Brenham, TX; and his grandchildren: Catherine and Courtney (Eddie) Lane; John, Brooks, and Robert Bayer; and Logan McBride. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, and did graduate work at the University of Oklahoma and Rice University. He also took extension classes from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before embarking on a successful career as an independent geologist. For twenty-three years, Mr. Darsey worked the Frio and Miocene trends of South Louisiana and the Hosston and Cotton Valley trends of North Louisiana, prospecting for oil and gas. Since moving to Houston in 1986 he worked the Frio, Miocene, and Wilcox trends of South Texas while assembling drilling deals for sale to industry operators. Earlier in his career he negotiated exploration licenses in the Middle East, the North Sea, and the German Baltic Sea. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, The Texas Longhorns, and golf. He was well loved and will be deeply missed.