Echo Hill Ranch

Minnie Friedman died in 1985 but her family and close friends, Floyd and Joan Potter, continued the tradition of running the summer camp.

At the time of Dr. Tom Friedman's death in 2002, it was decided that Roger, the middle child of the founders and resident of Maryland would become the director.

Roger and his wife Roselynn (Roz) ran the camp, largely unchanged, for the next 10 summers before making the decision to shut it down.

The inaugural year of Echo Hill Ranch Gold Star Camp was planned for the summer of 2020 but was instead pushed to 2021 because of COVID-19 concerns.

Echo Hill Ranch was the residence of Texas musician, writer, and gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman until his death on June 26, 2024.