Glenn Ray Throckmorton

To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Glenn entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 10, 2018. He was born on March 26, 1938 in Mineral Wells, Texas to John Thomas “JT” and Gay Nell (Morris) Throckmorton. Glenn attended Dallas schools and graduated from Sunset High School in 1956. He attended The University of Arkansas on a football scholarship and transferred to Arlington State (UTA) in 1958. He continued to play football and made All-American as an offensive lineman and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. At the end of his college career, Glenn was invited by the Chicago Bears, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings for a “Preferred Tryout” with their organizations. In 1999, Glenn was inducted into the UTA Athletics Hall of Honor. Glenn married the love of his life Dremma Fay (Moore) in 1965 and they made their home in Dallas for several years before moving to DeSoto, Texas with their three daughters. They were members of Hampton Road Baptist Church. Glenn and Dremma moved to Tyler, Texas in 2015. Glenn was a sports enthusiast. He played fast pitch softball for Beverly Hills Baptist Church and other corporate teams. He was known for his incredible hitting and first base abilities. He loved Landry’s Dallas Cowboys and never missed a Texas Rangers baseball game, either by radio or TV. He had an incredible sense of humor and a personality that instantly drew people to him. He was loved by all. Glenn worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance and was later self-employed as founder and owner of Serv-Tex Concession Supplies in Dallas, and Wright-Way Freight Company in Irving. He retired in 2016 from Pharm America Medical Couriers. Along with his wife Dremma, he is survived by his three loving daughters and their husbands, Dremma Kay and Robert Haywood, Terri Gail and Joel Brown, and Glenda Gay “Gigi” and Brent Wadle. “Big Guy” leaves behind his grandchildren Michael, Jordan, Kelsey, Jacob, and Caleb, and great-grandson Braiden. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the wonderful doctors, nurses, and staff of both Christus Mother Frances Hospital and Tyler ContinueCARE Hospital in Tyler, Texas. The love, care, and support that they provided was “heaven-sent.” A memorial service will take place at Grace Community Church Chapel in Tyler, Texas on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 3:00pm with Rev. Doug Clark and Dr. David Rose officiating. Visitation is scheduled before the service at 2:00 p.m. If desired, the family asks that memorials be made to Grace Community School Athletic Program at www.gracetyler.org.

Glenn Ray Throckmorton

March 26, 1938 - December 10, 2018