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I think most of you know my brother has been gravely ill for several months. Warren went home to be with our Lord yesterday, May 31. How fitting that He called him home on Memorial Day. Warren was a Vietnam Veteran and was a "boots on the ground" soldier. The war changed his life forever. There will be a graveside service at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 3rd, in Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, TX 75402 in the Pavillion. Warren will be resting at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville until the service. There will be no formal visitation but guests are welcome to sign the Memorial book at the funeral home. Directions to the cemetery can be found by googling Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, TX.
All gave some, but some gave all.
Angela
Sad, Sad News...
June 1, 2010
Warren Whitworth
By BRAD KELLAR Herald-Banner Staff
GREENVILLE — Warren L. Whitworth, 59, of Richardson passed away May 31, 2010, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Dallas. A military graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Gould will officiate.
Warren was born Dec. 28, 1950, in Commerce to Frank and Lou Warren Whitworth. He attended Plano High School and received an associate’s degree in computer-aided drafting at Collin County Community College. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Plano.
Warren was a U.S. Army disabled veteran, having served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam and Cambodia; he obtained the rank of sergeant. He received numerous medals, citations and commendations, including the Air Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Army Commendation and Bronze Star Medal.
His survivors are his parents of Richardson; a daughter, Alexandria; sister Angela Brooks and husband Jimmie of Plano; and a niece, Erica W. Moss and husband Scott of Valley Ranch.
The family request memorials be made to the SPCA or to a charity of choice.
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Rockie Gaddie
Goodbye Warren. Rest in Peace.
Don Prince
I remember Warren mainly from scouts - troop 300 - and being at his house near PHS.
John Philip Strawn
Warren, Jarry Davis, Ron Miller and I played in The Dolphins together. I remember playing summer gigs at the Plano Pool and getting paid in free burgers. We all raced around Plano on All State Mopeds and throwing water balloons. Pretty innocent stuff for back then. Rest in peace ole friend.
Ginny Apple
A sad, sad day with the passing of Warren. I smile when I think of him and his "shenanigans" and all the fun we had in the Southwood section of Plano growing up.
You never really knew what Warren was up to--he had an impish side to him--but he was always true as a friend.
Though I have not seen him for 40 years, I will miss him.
Go gently, friend.
Ginny.
Rockie Gaddie
June 1, 2010
Warren Whitworth
By BRAD KELLAR Herald-Banner Staff
GREENVILLE — Warren L. Whitworth, 59, of Richardson passed away May 31, 2010, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Dallas. A military graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Gould will officiate.
Warren was born Dec. 28, 1950, in Commerce to Frank and Lou Warren Whitworth. He attended Plano High School and received an associate’s degree in computer-aided drafting at Collin County Community College. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Plano.
Warren was a U.S. Army disabled veteran, having served as a combat infantryman in Vietnam and Cambodia; he obtained the rank of sergeant. He received numerous medals, citations and commendations, including the Air Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Army Commendation and Bronze Star Medal.
His survivors are his parents of Richardson; a daughter, Alexandria; sister Angela Brooks and husband Jimmie of Plano; and a niece, Erica W. Moss and husband Scott of Valley Ranch.
The family request memorials be made to the SPCA or to a charity of choice.
Stephen E George
Although Warren and I never crossed paths after high school, recollections of some of our escapades come to mind regularly. There was a certain twinkle of his eye that could disarm teachers, coaches, parents and even the occasional police officer. Left to my own devices, I would have simply thrown in the towel and accepted my fate. But Warren always seemed to figure a way out of the tight spot where we often seemed to find ourselves, and never abandoned me or threw me under the bus to cover his tracks.
That he was a foot soldier who attained the rank of sergeant does not surprise me. The medals awarded to him are a measure of his accomplishments, but I am willing to wager those who served under him could regale us with stories of his leadership skills and courage in the heat of conflict that would better reflect his character.
Rest well, my friend.
Jarry Davis
I AM SO SORRY THAT I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT WARREN'S DEATH 8 MONTHS LATER. WARREN WAS A TRUE FIEND OF MINE AND ALYCE & JARRELL'S. I CAN REMEMBER WARREN CALLING THE HOUSE & ASKING WHAT WE WERE HAVING FOR DINNER & I WOULD TELL HIM STEAK & HE WOULD SAY TELL ALYCE TO PUT A STICK OF BUTTER ON HIS BAKED POTATOE. I REMEMBER HUNTING AT JC TURNER'S & ME & WARREN SHOT HIS PIGIONS. BOY DID WE GET IN TROUBLE! DURING OUR YEARS IN PLANO, WARREN WAS LIKE A BIG BROTHER TO ME & I WILL AWAYS LOVE HIM.
JOHNNY STRAWN FROGOT TO TELL ABOUT THE TIME WHEN WE WENT TO GERMANY TO BE WITH WARREN. PLEASE REMEMBER HOW HARD THE WAR WAS FOR WARREN. I STILL HAVE MY LETTERS FROM WARREN DURING THAT TIME. WARREN PLEASE HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH JC TURNER, JO TURNER, DR. APPLE, ADDIE BOB APPLE,& MOST OF ALL WITH ALYCE & JARRELL.
YOUR BEST FIEND,
JARRY DAVIS