Obituary of Jack T. Richardson

Jack Thurman Richardson was born on June 20, 1938, in Corsicana, Texas to Grace and Luther Richardson. He passed from this life on Saturday, February 1, 2020, in Denton, Texas at the age of 81. As the seventh child of eleven, Jack grew up in Sherman and later joined the Army, where he served in the 82nd Airborne Special Operations. He married the love of his life, Diane Talley, in Sherman of 1961. They were married for 56 years, until Diane’s passing in 2017. He was a man of many talents and was fearless in business. He owned his own construction company for several years, and in the 1980s, he was a wildcatter in the Eastland area. He was adventurous and loved to travel. He was always the first one to jump in the car and drive across the country for weddings of his nieces and nephews. Even if he hadn’t talked to a friend in years, he would call them up when traveling and get together to catch up. He loved telling his great-grandkids stories about when he was young and would sing old songs. He was especially talented at making car sounds while playing cars with them. He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Phillips and her husband, Scott, of Denton, grandchildren, Julie Arieta and her husband, Matthew, of Keene, New Hampshire, Jamie Coupaud and her husband, Lance, of Arlington, Washington, Katherine Phillips and her husband, Richard Keaton, of Thackerville, OK, Bonnie Lawson and her husband, Jack, of Haslet, and Kylie Phillips of Denton, 1 great-granddaughter, 4 great-grandsons, 1 sister, 2 brothers, and many nieces and nephews. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Diane, his daughter, Gayle, his parents, 4 brothers, and 3 sisters. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 4, at GracePointe Church in Denton. He will be laid to rest at Wilson Chapel Cemetery near Donie, Texas.