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Cliff Wade
English, Jr
Feb 25, 1939 — Aug 26, 2012
Cliff English, Jr Obituary Graveside service for Cliff W. English, Jr., 73 of Lubbock (formerly Dallas) Texas, will be at 10am Wednesday August 29th at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery in Woodrow Texas, with Pastor Gary DeLay officiating. He died on Sunday August 26th. He was born February 25th, 1939 in Abilene, Texas. Cliff was the son of Cliff W. English, Sr. of Dickson, Tennessee and Lelia Imogene Mashburn of Ft. Worth Texas. He was married February 10th, 1956 and divorced in September 1971. Cliff English married his high school sweetheart, Carol Preston in 1956. Cliff attended Southern Methodist University and operated a photography studio, English Studios, while he was in college. He later became a successful salesman of highway road building equipment, winning many awards for sales. He worked for several different companies, notably Hi-Way Machinery of Dallas. At the end of his career he worked for the Federal Reserve as a security guard. He also founded a taxpayer organization called Taxpayers Revolt of Texas (T.R.O.T.) that helped defeat grocery taxes in Texas. Cliff was a gun enthusiast. He was a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan, and later became a Red Raiders fan. He enjoyed cooking, and loved Mexican food, deer jerky, ice cream, Snickers bars, and Coca Cola. He was witty and optimistic. He loved cracking jokes, terrorizing his daughter's boyfriends, rough housing with his kids and grandkids. His sense of humor was appreciated by everyone who knew him. He was a kind and caring dad. He is survived by his daughter Ann English (Everett) Hill and husband Russell, daughter Carolyn M. English, son Cliff W. English III and his wife Joy. He has six grandchildren: Travis Everett, Angeline (English) and husband Kevin Jones, Clifford W. English IV, James English, Eric English, Natalie A. Hill, and one grandchild on the way. He has three great grandsons: Hayden, Alexander, and Colin Jones. And he has a beloved great grandpuppy, a schnauzer named Boris Junior or "B.J." The family suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Association. Family will receive friends 2-4pm on Tuesday August 28th at the Agape Funeral Home.
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