Luther D. Laminack Jr.

Luther Dee Laminack, Jr., 88, of Tyler, Texas passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2024. He was born on March 22, 1936, and was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Dee Laminack Sr. and Ruth Pinson Laminack, his sister, Margaret Bland, Winnsboro, sister, Dorothy Ellison, Beaumont, and his daughter, Shelly Kay Laminack, Tyler. He is survived by a loving family. He married Barbara Ryall on August 29, 1959, and they celebrated 64 years together. His extended family includes son, Mark Benjamin Laminack and wife Tina, daughter, Donna Ruth Miller and husband Steven, 5 grandchildren: Erin Estelle Miller, Molly Catherine Miller, Rachel Kay Laminack, Austin Christopher Laminack, and Emma Grace Laminack. Mr. Laminack graduated from South Park High School, Beaumont, in 1954. The mascot for South Park was the Greenie Gremlin. He was a Greenie through and through. He made great friendships from this era which endured to his death. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lamar University, Beaumont. His working career included Mobile Refinery, Texas Eastman Chemical Company, Howe-Baker Engineers, White Chemical Company, DelGra-Almeg, and Sepra-Chem. While working at Howe-Baker he was in sales and traveled extensively. He and his family were transferred to the London, England office for a five year stay. His daughter Donna was born in England during this time. While working out of England, he traveled and worked extensively throughout the Middle East. Not long after his return to the United States, he was promoted to President of White Chemical (subsidiary of Howe-Baker). Mr. Laminack was an active member of Pollard United Methodist Church and he strongly believed in supporting his family in all their activities with encompassing love. A memorial visitation will be held for Luther Dee Laminack Jr. on Thursday, August 8, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler, Texas (903)-581-2008. Burial will be at the Ryall Family Cemetery in Jasper, Texas on August 9, at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to Pollard United Methodist Church, 3030 Copeland Rd., Tyler, Texas 75701 (www.pollardumc.com) or Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75701 (https://hospiceofeasttexas.org).

Luther D. Laminack Jr.

March 22, 1936 - July 25, 2024