Milton Leo Fant

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Milton Leo Fant

Birth
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
30 Dec 2014 (aged 73)
Eustace, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas, USA
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Milton Leo Fant, age 73 of Eustace, TX, passed away December 30, 2014. He was born March 16, 1941, in Greenville, SC. Milton was the son of Irene Fant, who moved to Dallas when Milton was 8 years old. He grew up in Old East Dallas and quit school at 14 to work at a bakery. When he was 17, while working at the bakery at night, Milton attended General Motors Training Center in Garland during the day. He attained his GED at age 20, and then worked during the day and attended machine shop school at night. For 20 years Milton worked in dealerships and aircraft shops, later owning a high performance automotive business. He was a Master ASE tech in automotive, diesel, paint & body and engine machine shop and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Midland, MI, in 1988. After he received his associates degree, Milton taught automotive classes in the DISD, Eastfield College and Cedar Valley College in Lancaster where he was professor of Automotive Technology for 36 years. His passion was drag racing, building racecars and street rods, and restoring older cars, using new technology and sharing his knowledge with his students. He said he had more winners in his students than his cars.

Milton is survived by his wife of 37 years: Billie Fant; son: Bryan Fant and wife Michelle; granddaughters: Tiffany and Holley Fant; step-sons: Craig and Stephen White; and step-grandchildren: Brandon, Toshia, Kristen and Justin.

Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rowlett Chapel with Rev. Lee Craig officiating. Interment will follow in Big A Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00pm.

Sister:
Evelyn Juanita Fant Hope

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Thank you Katrina

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Milton Leo Fant, age 73 of Eustace, TX, passed away December 30, 2014. He was born March 16, 1941, in Greenville, SC. Milton was the son of Irene Fant, who moved to Dallas when Milton was 8 years old. He grew up in Old East Dallas and quit school at 14 to work at a bakery. When he was 17, while working at the bakery at night, Milton attended General Motors Training Center in Garland during the day. He attained his GED at age 20, and then worked during the day and attended machine shop school at night. For 20 years Milton worked in dealerships and aircraft shops, later owning a high performance automotive business. He was a Master ASE tech in automotive, diesel, paint & body and engine machine shop and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Midland, MI, in 1988. After he received his associates degree, Milton taught automotive classes in the DISD, Eastfield College and Cedar Valley College in Lancaster where he was professor of Automotive Technology for 36 years. His passion was drag racing, building racecars and street rods, and restoring older cars, using new technology and sharing his knowledge with his students. He said he had more winners in his students than his cars.

Milton is survived by his wife of 37 years: Billie Fant; son: Bryan Fant and wife Michelle; granddaughters: Tiffany and Holley Fant; step-sons: Craig and Stephen White; and step-grandchildren: Brandon, Toshia, Kristen and Justin.

Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rowlett Chapel with Rev. Lee Craig officiating. Interment will follow in Big A Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00pm.

Sister:
Evelyn Juanita Fant Hope

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Thank you Katrina

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