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Homer Jack Wade, age 87, passed away October 19, 2009 at Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas. He was born April 28, 1922 in LaFlore, Oklahoma.
Jack was a veteran of WWII. He joined the US Marine Corps shortly after Pearl Harbor and participated in numerous landings of the Pacific Campaign, including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. Upon returning from the war, Jack served as a police officer for the City of Port Arthur, Texas, before settling on a career in petroleum refining. He loved music, especially bluegrass and country western, the outdoors, good food and deer hunting. For most of his life, Jack was a workaholic, which included building five of his familys residences with his own hands. In his later years he enjoyed travel and belonged to the Escapees in Livingston, where he leaves many friends.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Blanchette Wood Wade of Livingston; sons, Robert Keith Wade and wife Annette of Beaumont, Texas and Glenn Alan Wade and wife Karen of Fort Worth, Texas, step-children; Marcia Beverly and husband Steven Lee of Dallas, Texas, Clayton Wood and wife Chancel of Seattle, WA.; grandchildren, Patrick Kristoffer Wade of Lubbock, Texas, Elizabeth Colette Wade of Chicago, Denys Charles Laurence Wade of Houston, Texas and Carter Jack Wade of Fort Worth, Texas; step-grandchildren, Erin Beverly and Susannah of Dallas, Caily Wood and Hannah Wood; great grandchildren, Caleb and Ben Odom; brothers, Rob Wade of San Antonio, Texas and Gary Donald Wade of Robstown, Texas,
He is preceded in death by his parents, Homer Lee and Clarice Ernestine Collier Wade, and brother Laurence Waco Wade.
Graveside service will be held at the VA Houston National Cemetery at 10410 Veterans Drive in Houston, Texas, at 12:30 PM Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
Pace Funeral Home, 200 FM 350 N., Livingston, TX. in charge of arrangements. To sign the guestbook, go to www.pacefuneral.com
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