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Rodney William “Rod” Carnahan

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Rodney William “Rod” Carnahan

Birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Feb 2015 (aged 74)
Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Burial
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.2619915, Longitude: -95.3101825
Plot
Garden of Peace - Section K - Row 9 - Lot 282 (GPS Available)
Memorial ID
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ROD WILLIAM CARNAHAN PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015. HE WAS A RESIDENT OF JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS SINCE 1967.
HE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 17, 1940 IN MCKEESPORT, PA.

HIS FAMILY MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1949 WHEN HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD. HE GRADUATED FROM DAINGERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958 AND FROM TEXAS A & M IN TEXAS IN 1963.

HE EARNED A LAW DEGREE FROM LA SALLE UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO IN 1973. HE RETIRED AS A INTERNAL AUDITOR FOR THE EAST TEXAS AND BEAUMONT DIVISIONS FOR ENTEX NOW CENTERPOINT ENERGY GAS COMPANY.

HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSONVILLE CIVITAN CLUB IN 1980 AND WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING PRESIDENT OF TEXAS THAT YEAR. HE WAS ALSO TEXAS REAL ESTATE BROKER AND LOVED THE
GAME OF GOLF. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE JAYCEES. HE ALSO HAD A LARGE ANTIQUE TOY COLLECTION AND DID GENEALOGY
AS A HOBBY FOR MANY YEARS. HIS PROUDEST MOMENTS IN GENEALOGY WAS FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS GGG FATHER THOMAS A. CARNAHAN'S WAR RECORD WITH THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC IN THE CIVIL WAR. THOMAS LOST HIS LEG IN BATTLE AND SERVED IN FIVE CAMPAIGNS. HIS COUSIN SARA MACCORMACK ALGEO WROTE A BOOK IN 1925 "THE STORY OF A SUB-PIONEER" WHICH GAVE CREDIT TO ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO WORKED ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE ISSUE THAT WAS SIGNED IN 1920. SARA WORKED ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO FIND HIS SON IN LAW ANDY'S ROOTS AS HE WAS ADOPTED WHEN HE WAS TWO. A TWO YEAR PROJECT FOUND ANDY'S RELATIVES ON HIS MOTHER'S AND FATHER'S
SIDE. ANDY WAS ABLE TO MEET ALL OF THEM IN 2008. ROD WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD AT DAINGERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN 2012. ROD TRAVELED TO SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, N. IRELAND AND S. IRELAND IN 2003 AND THAT TRIP WAS THE JOY OF HIS LIFE. HE LOVED TRAVELING THE MOUNTAINS AND SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL LOCHS OF SCOTLAND. THE TRIP TO ST. ANDREWS ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB AT ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND WAS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP. IT ALSO WAS A HONOR TO ATTEND MASS AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN STRATHAVEN, SCOTLAND ON AUGUST 24, 2003 WHERE HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH CASEY BRENNEN LIVED. SHE CAME TO AMERICA IN 1880 WITH HER HUSBAND THOMAS AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN MARY AND MARGARET.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SHIRLEY ANN AND THREE
DAUGHTERS: JAMIE LAPRARIE, JULIE BUNKER, AND JILL REINECK.

SON JOHN PATRICK CARNAHAN PASSED IN OCTOBER 13, 2003; HE
IS BURIED AT CATHEDRAL OF THE PINES CEMETERY IN TYLER, TEXAS BESIDE HIS GRAND PARENTS, DUANE AND ANNA COCHRAN CARNAHAN.

GRANDCHILDREN: BRITTANY ANN LAPRAIRIE, CHARLES AARON
LAPRAIRIE, JR., MARY PAIGE BUNKER, MADISON ANN REINECK, BAILEY ROSE REINECK, KENDALL GRACE REINECK. GREAT GRANDSONS:
BRANSEN KYLE LAPRAIRIE, BRAYDEN HOYE PONDER.
ROD WILLIAM CARNAHAN PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015. HE WAS A RESIDENT OF JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS SINCE 1967.
HE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 17, 1940 IN MCKEESPORT, PA.

HIS FAMILY MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1949 WHEN HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD. HE GRADUATED FROM DAINGERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN 1958 AND FROM TEXAS A & M IN TEXAS IN 1963.

HE EARNED A LAW DEGREE FROM LA SALLE UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO IN 1973. HE RETIRED AS A INTERNAL AUDITOR FOR THE EAST TEXAS AND BEAUMONT DIVISIONS FOR ENTEX NOW CENTERPOINT ENERGY GAS COMPANY.

HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE JACKSONVILLE CIVITAN CLUB IN 1980 AND WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING PRESIDENT OF TEXAS THAT YEAR. HE WAS ALSO TEXAS REAL ESTATE BROKER AND LOVED THE
GAME OF GOLF. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE JACKSONVILLE JAYCEES. HE ALSO HAD A LARGE ANTIQUE TOY COLLECTION AND DID GENEALOGY
AS A HOBBY FOR MANY YEARS. HIS PROUDEST MOMENTS IN GENEALOGY WAS FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS GGG FATHER THOMAS A. CARNAHAN'S WAR RECORD WITH THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC IN THE CIVIL WAR. THOMAS LOST HIS LEG IN BATTLE AND SERVED IN FIVE CAMPAIGNS. HIS COUSIN SARA MACCORMACK ALGEO WROTE A BOOK IN 1925 "THE STORY OF A SUB-PIONEER" WHICH GAVE CREDIT TO ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO WORKED ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE ISSUE THAT WAS SIGNED IN 1920. SARA WORKED ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO FIND HIS SON IN LAW ANDY'S ROOTS AS HE WAS ADOPTED WHEN HE WAS TWO. A TWO YEAR PROJECT FOUND ANDY'S RELATIVES ON HIS MOTHER'S AND FATHER'S
SIDE. ANDY WAS ABLE TO MEET ALL OF THEM IN 2008. ROD WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD AT DAINGERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN 2012. ROD TRAVELED TO SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, WALES, N. IRELAND AND S. IRELAND IN 2003 AND THAT TRIP WAS THE JOY OF HIS LIFE. HE LOVED TRAVELING THE MOUNTAINS AND SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL LOCHS OF SCOTLAND. THE TRIP TO ST. ANDREWS ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB AT ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND WAS ALSO A HIGHLIGHT OF THE TRIP. IT ALSO WAS A HONOR TO ATTEND MASS AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN STRATHAVEN, SCOTLAND ON AUGUST 24, 2003 WHERE HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH CASEY BRENNEN LIVED. SHE CAME TO AMERICA IN 1880 WITH HER HUSBAND THOMAS AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN MARY AND MARGARET.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ROLLING HILLS GOLF CLUB. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SHIRLEY ANN AND THREE
DAUGHTERS: JAMIE LAPRARIE, JULIE BUNKER, AND JILL REINECK.

SON JOHN PATRICK CARNAHAN PASSED IN OCTOBER 13, 2003; HE
IS BURIED AT CATHEDRAL OF THE PINES CEMETERY IN TYLER, TEXAS BESIDE HIS GRAND PARENTS, DUANE AND ANNA COCHRAN CARNAHAN.

GRANDCHILDREN: BRITTANY ANN LAPRAIRIE, CHARLES AARON
LAPRAIRIE, JR., MARY PAIGE BUNKER, MADISON ANN REINECK, BAILEY ROSE REINECK, KENDALL GRACE REINECK. GREAT GRANDSONS:
BRANSEN KYLE LAPRAIRIE, BRAYDEN HOYE PONDER.


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