Philip (Greg) Kendall

Philip (Greg) Gregory Kendall was born in Seattle, Washington on May 29, 1953, and was adopted at 3 months by Major Jimmie Kendall and Mary Phillips Kendall. When Maj. Kendall died on duty, Mary and Greg moved back to her hometown, Gilmer, TX. In 1956, Mary married James Dallas Wright and Greg gained a big sister, Nancy. 

Greg graduated from Gilmer High School in 1971. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity at Lamar University. He always provided the correct answer to "Are you a turtle?" He graduated from Lamar University in 1976. He married Frances Wooten Kendall in 1977, and they moved to Austin, TX. Greg worked and retired from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2007 with 30 years of service. He and Frances moved "home" to Gilmer to help support his parents. He is a devoted Buckeye fan. 

Greg is a people person. His daughters would say he never met a stranger, his wife would say he would talk to a fence post. He made friends from around the world through the Phi Kaps, ham radio, and extensive traveling. He made Eagle Scout from Gilmer Troop 314 in 1968. He was a volunteer fireman on and off at Lone Star, Nacogdoches and Gilmer. He was a proud member of Phi Kappa Theta. 

Greg is preceded in death by his parents, Maj. Jimmie Kendall, James Wright, Mary Philips Wright, and son, James (Jimmy) Gregory Kendall. He is survived by his wife, Frances Wooten Kendall, daughters: Casey (Mike) Butler and Amanda (Matt) Tomaszewski, grandchildren: Eric (Savannah) Koch, Steven Butler, Christian Koch, Michaela Butler, and Matthew Tomaszewski, and great grandchild: Michael Koch. He is also survived by his sister Nancy (Tom) Campbell and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the following:

Boy Scouts of America Troop 314:

First Methodist Church

C/O Chandra Sorrells

P.O. Box 1132

Gilmer, TX 75644

Phi Kappa Theta:

Hinchee House

Community Bank of Texas, N.A.

C/O Elaine Brady

7410 Hwy 105

Beaumont, TX 77713

Please make checks payable to the Hinchee House Restoration Project

No services are planned. A private memorial will be held at a later date for family and friends, the family requests no flowers or plants.

If I'm laden at all

I'm laden with sadness 

That everyone's heart

Isn't filled with the gladness 

Of love for one another 

It's a long, long road 

From which there is no return 

While we're on the way to there 

Why not share? 

And the load

Doesn't weigh me down at all 

He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

73, N5LFH