George Harold Casbeer

George Harold Casbeer, 70, of Lampasas, Texas, passed away on August 30, 2025, peacefully at the ranch.

Born on November 20, 1954, in Lampasas, Texas, at Rollins Brook Hospital, George was the youngest son of Thomas "TJ" Casbeer and Lois Casbeer.  Growing up on the family ranch, he learned the values of hard work, responsibility, and loyalty, tending livestock and spending his high school years on the battling badger football field. 

It was in those early years that he met his childhood sweetheart and future wife, Melissa Fretwell.  They married in their hometown on August 9, 1975, beginning a love story that spanned five decades.

George graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977 with a degree in accounting.  While at UT, he pursued his degree in accounting while also fostering his passion for music, playing guitar in a band called Young Country with friends from Lampasas.  After graduation, he began his professional career with the Texas Comptroller in Houston.

There, George and Melissa started their family, welcoming three sons: Sean, Ryan, and Mark.  George's career soon took him into the legal services industry, where he rose to leadership as CEO of Griggs & Harrison.  In 1991, the family relocated to San Antonio, where George joined the firm Cox & Smith, later leading its transition into Dykema Gossett.  Over nearly three decades, George served as Chief Operating Officer, guiding the firm through growth and change with wisdom, patience, and integrity.  Even after his retirement at the end of 2019, he continued to share his expertise as Director of Information Service at Winstead until May 2025.

A man of extraordinary knowledge and natural leadership, George's professional accomplishments were many, but he found his greatest pride in his family.  He devoted himself to raising his sons, supporting their education, and celebrating their careers, marriages, and families.  He especially cherished his role as "Ace" to his five grandchildren: Blake, Nicole, Clyde, Mollie, and Bailey.

George is survived by his beloved wife, Melissa; his three sons, Sean (Mabrie), Ryan (Kathryn), and Mark; his five grandchildren; his brother, Tom Casbeer and his family; his sister, Lucy Walker and her family; his sister-in-law, Barbara Simon and her family; along with additional nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and countless friends whose lives he touched with kindness and generosity.

A memorial service celebrating George's life will be held at the First Baptist Church in Lampasas, at 2 pm Saturday, September 6, 2025, followed by a celebration of life immediately after at The Adelphia 1875.  The family would love for everyone to attend.

In honor of his memory, the family asks that friends and loved ones take a moment to cherish time with their families - the value George held most dear.