Obituary for Ralph Wayne Nichols FORT WORTH – Ralph Wayne Nichols left this earth on July 29, 2018, at his home in Fort Worth. Ralph was born on March 13, 1945, to Jewel Alene Melton Nichols and Robert Vernon Nichols in Fort Worth. He graduated from Paschal Hugh School in 1963 where he served as senior class president.
He received his Bachelors Degree in English from Baylor University in 1967 and his Doctorate of Juris Prudence from Baylor Law School in 1970, and practiced law in Fort Worth from 1969-1985. He was a certified Family Law Specialist. He served as the Minister of Music at Calvary Cathedral International in Fort Worth from 1983-1992.
In recent years, Ralph was an active member of Christ the King Church in Weatherford where he served on the worship team and as a deacon. In later years, he was employed by the Fort Worth Independent School District and worked as a substitute teacher, mostly at William James Middle School. Ralph never retired.
Ralph was an accomplished vocalist and a skilled trombonist. He also composed and arranged music, mostly sacred in nature. His hobbies included spending time with his beloved family, reading, talking to and feeding the birds and squirrels in his yard, making cookies with his grandchildren, traveling with his wife and making people laugh.
His greatest desire was to serve his family (all of whom he adored) and to live for and honor his precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, both of which he did to the fullest degree. From March 26, 2016, until the day of his passing, Ralph valiantly fought and bravely withstood the demon that is cancer and all of the horrific treatments which accompanied the diagnosis. His body succumbed much sooner than his mind and his spirit.
To his family and friends, he is a hero, a warrior and a champion in the greatest sense. He will be sorely missed by all of us who know and love him. Survivors: Wife of 38 years, Kimberly Nichols; sons, Kyle and wife Lydia, Clark and wife Kimberly, Colby and wife Breanne; six grandsons; one granddaughter-in-law; two granddaughters and one on the way; one great-granddaughter; two brothers, Robert Nichols and Paul Nichols; and a myriad of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
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