William Jesse Lovinggood BIRTH: 18 Jun 1941 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX DEATH: 27 Mar 2019 in Flower Mound, Denton, Texas, USA Spouse: Margie Birdsong Parents: Jesse W. Lovinggood (1914-1978) Vera Jane Henry (1920-1990) Siblings: Sue Ann Lovinggood Michael Dee Lovinggood (1947-2013) Betty Jane Lovinggood-Hopper Children: Sherry Lynn Lovinggood Children’s mother: Glynda Higginbotham Grandchildren: Brandy K. Turner, Cecily Kate Sandefer, Jesse Lynn Lovinggood Great grandchildren: Jaidyn Sandefer, Kyley Cochran, Peyton Turner, Kingston Turner, Vincent Camp, Jocelyn Cantu and Jeremiah Kerr Step children: Stacy Birdsong and Elayna Mendoza Step grandchildren: Matthew Birdsong, Kari Bourn-Kuntz, Nina Mendoza, Alexander Mendoza and Scott Milligan Step great grandchildren: Alexis, Matthew, Emarie, MJ, Dylan, Suri, Weston, Blaine and Lydia His wife of many years, Margie, is comforted by her and Bill’s parting words of “I love you” after spending a long evening in the ER together never guessing it would be their last day together before his passing. Their relationship was unique and unconventional. However, when the chips were down, they were a team who took the bull by the horns to get the job done.
Bill’s love and support during the years Margie cared for her mother was an example of their commitment to one another. They were supportive of each other in the ups and downs of life as well. She will miss their long talks, debates, and Wednesday date nights at El Chico’s.
She loved that he loved her children and grandchildren. Their road trips to St. Louis were always an adventure. Susie has fond memories of the many years, she, Bill, Michael and Margie worked together to acquire, manage and maintain real estate.
Susie admired Margie’s gift in acquiring real estate and teaching each of them to successfully build their individual assets. Bill and Michael skills were key in maintaining these properties. Bill’s passion was the lifelong love of learning.
He was very intelligent and worked as an engineer with Lockheed Martin for many years. His love of learning and adventure continued to his last days. He recently requested Glynda record a series on the life of Albert Einstein, his current fascination.
He looked forward to watching the series and an occasional western here and there when dropping Jesse off on Sundays. Bill loved his one and only daughter, Sherry, who gave him the gift of grandchildren Brandy, Cecily and Jesse. Bill’s granddaughter Jesse, his name sake, kept him young.
Jesse was close to Bill’s heart. Jesse and her PawPaw spent countless hours together exploring life. Preschool tea parties, playground dates and crazy made up games filled their weekends together with fun and adventure.
Only Jesse knew the rules to “Sneak to Sneak”. It was not PawPaw’s favorite game of choice, but he played along. They shared a love of athletics.
PawPaw encouraged Jesse to try everything. They enjoyed bike riding, running and going to the gym. Just recently PawPaw was on the hunt for the proper weight lifting belt so he could teach Jesse the proper techniques of the sport.
While they spent countless hours playing, PawPaw knew the importance of education and strived to instill the love of knowledge in Jesse. PawPaw knew math and science were critical to success frequently exploring these subjects with Jesse on the weekends. They also went to the movies, watched DVDs and listened to music.
They were really the “Dynamic Duo” and rocked out to the oldies! They had a special bond. Bill, Pawpaw Bill, PawPaw…was loved.
He in turn, loved all his family. In his honor, we ask for all to strive to continue learning throughout their lives. Thank you all for coming together to celebrate his life.
He will truly be missed.
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