Charlie and Kit Moncrief are familiar figures to the ranching and philanthropic communities throughout North Texas. Married in 1981 and with deep family roots in the area, the Moncriefs have supported a number of causes both financially and personally through their roles as ranchers, wildlife conservationists and animal welfare advocates.
Charlie Moncrief, passed away on January 6, 2021. He was an independent oil and gas producer, a certified petroleum geologist and Partner at Moncrief Oil and Montex Drilling Company. Mr. Moncrief served as a trustee for Texas Christian University, the Culver Military Academy, the Board of Directors for the State Fair of Texas, the Moncrief Foundation, All American Wildcatters, Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and served as the secretary of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. An attendee of the University of Texas and a graduate of TCU, Mr. Moncrief was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a former U.S. Marshal. He lived his life with principle, exemplified by the heart of a father, the spirit of a Wildcatter, and the courage of a Marine.
A fourth-generation Texan and lifetime resident of Fort Worth, Kit Moncrief has served her city and our state in many capacities. Currently, she is Chair of the Board of Texas Christian University, the first woman in the University’s history to hold that position. Kit currently serves as a Presidential Appointee to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, President of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, co-Chairwoman of the Fort Worth Zoological Association and is on the executive committee of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. She is past President, and current Vice President of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation.
Kit is a board member of UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute and Vice President of the Moncrief Cancer Foundation, the Brown Lupton Foundation, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Previously she served on the board of Texas Ballet Theater, the Fort Worth Symphony, the University of Richmond, UT Health in Houston, and was a gubernatorial appointee to Humanities Texas.