Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday in The Drawing Room of Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Burial: Everman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
A man of rare abilities, an iron worker, he shared his talents and interests with families and companies and was as caring of the man on the street who opened the door of the 100 year-old building on Pennsylvania Avenue where he worked. A graduate of Poly High School and Texas Wesleyan College, he was a Golden Gloves Boxer and a veteran of the U.S. Army service, where he was known as a member of the Olympic All-Army Boxing Team and a runner in The Triathlon. Following military service, he returned to the iron industry, because he believed with all his heart that from "The iron age to the space age, the blacksmith started it all."
Survivors: Wife of 50 years, Dolores; daughters, Teresa Deeds, Patti Smithhart, and Sherry Dunnagan; grandchildren, Brad, Cody, Alexa, Garrett, Gavin and Lauren; brothers, James, David; and sister, Norma.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 4/27/2004.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday in The Drawing Room of Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Burial: Everman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
A man of rare abilities, an iron worker, he shared his talents and interests with families and companies and was as caring of the man on the street who opened the door of the 100 year-old building on Pennsylvania Avenue where he worked. A graduate of Poly High School and Texas Wesleyan College, he was a Golden Gloves Boxer and a veteran of the U.S. Army service, where he was known as a member of the Olympic All-Army Boxing Team and a runner in The Triathlon. Following military service, he returned to the iron industry, because he believed with all his heart that from "The iron age to the space age, the blacksmith started it all."
Survivors: Wife of 50 years, Dolores; daughters, Teresa Deeds, Patti Smithhart, and Sherry Dunnagan; grandchildren, Brad, Cody, Alexa, Garrett, Gavin and Lauren; brothers, James, David; and sister, Norma.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 4/27/2004.
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