David Hubert Gunby was 23 and an electrical engineering student when he was shot in the back during the University of Texas Tower shooting on August 1, 1966. The bullet severed his small intestine; he survived the initial wound but suffered chronic kidney failure and required dialysis three times a week for 35 years. A later kidney transplant was rejected and nearly killed him.

Gunby stopped dialysis on November 5, 2001, and died at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth on November 12, 2001. The Tarrant County medical examiner, Dr. Nizam Peerwani, ruled his death a homicide caused by complications of the 1966 gunshot wound. No arrests or additional investigations were connected to his death, since the shooter, Charles Whitman, was killed by police at the scene.

Gunby earned his degree and later worked as an engineer but retired due to health problems. He is survived by two children, Michael and Christi French, and five grandchildren. Does anyone have memories of Gunby or information about his life after the shooting to share?