William M. “Tex” Kilgo, 62 of Clearwater, Fl died of natural causes on August 28, 2009 at the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. He was born on October 30,1946 in Akron Ohio, to the late Preston H. and Edith McManus Kilgo of Cullman, Alabama. He attended and graduated from West Point in Cullman Alabama, and later obtained two Masters Degrees. Tex served in the Air Force until 1977, attaining the rank of Staff Sargent. Tex will be especially remembered for being a hard working man, caring and loving father and grandfather. He was always willing and wanted to help others.
Survivors include 4 daughters: Angie (Ted) Mallon of Lexington, SC, Melinda Weatherford of Charlestown, IN, Shanna Kilgo, and Christa (Ben) Walker of Pelion, SC; his grandchildren: Tracy Miller, Cayce Bell, TJ Mallon, Britnee Weatherford, Christopher Kilgo (Critter), Tony Barnes, Benjamin Walker, Michael Walker and Carlee Walker: his great-grandsons: Toby and Teddy Miller; and his niece, Donna E. Jacobs, of Cullman, Alabama.
Private family services will be held at 2 pm on September 2, 2009 at Veterans Funeral Care, Clearwater Florida. Tex will be cremated and placed for internment at Crosses Chapel Methodist Church, 2161 County Rd 1145 in Cullman Alabama on October 10, 2009 at 2pm, For any other information about services please forward questions to angie.mallon@yahoo.com.
We would also like to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers. We would also like to share a poem we think will help you know how we feel about our father.
Dad we love you and will miss you tons.
Smile because he lived
You can shed tears that he is gone,
or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him,
or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he is gone,
or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn back,
or you can do what he would want:
Smile, Open your Eyes, love and go on.
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Our thoughts and prayers are will all of you. Thank you for sharing such a lovely, fitting poem.
Our deepest sympathy to each and everyone.
Dad will always be with us a part of him is in each and every one of us girls and passed to our children .
As one of Tex,s daughters I would like to thank the people that accepted our dad as who he was.Not judging him is what he respected.We will miss him greatly.
We will all miss him very much! He was a wonderful grandfather to us all. He will always be in our hearts.
I would like to thank all of the people that knew my dad …that made my daddy who he was, because in turn… that made us who we are! I learned a lot from my dad and hope to pass some of that on to my children. I dont know how to explain how I feel right now….. I miss him so much, yet, I havent spoke to him in over a year….. this empty feeling hurts. Daddy will be missed soooo much, words cant express. William Michael Kilgo better known as TEX or BILL will NEVER be forgotten > For he will live on in our hearts FOREVER! “I love you daddy”
We knew him such a short time. He will be missed.
Everyone at the Street Ministry will miss him.
We will miss this wonderful grandfather. He was such a caring fun loving man. He would have done anything for any of us. Papa never met a stranger which is one of the best things that my mom and I got from him:) He will never be forgotten and I will carry apart of him in my heart at all times. I will keep praying for the daughters of papa as I know this is the hardest for them. We are all thankful we had such a wonderful grandfather(PAPA)! I love you Papa and wish I would have been able to spend more time with you. One day we will see each other again…till then keep watching over us:)
I knew Tex for several years through the Street Ministry. We became friends the first time we met. He was kind, gentle and offered words of encouragement. I will truly miss him but know he’s in the loving hands of God. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
It has been years since I seen Tex, but when I saw his picture, all the years were erased. He was a good man and will be missed by many. I am blessed to have known him and his family. My prayers are with all of ya’ll.
First, I want to say I am going to miss my dad, but I know he has went on to a better place. I also wanted to thank everyone who has called, e-mailed and who has sent their well wishes and any money donations to help pay for his expenses. To all my sisters I know we will miss our father, we need to make sure to cherish every memory we have of him and pass them on to our children. Dad I know you are now in a place where no one can take advantage of you anymore. We Love you and will miss you tons. Hugs and Kisses from us ALL.
I went to school with “Bill” at West Point.
My deepest condolences and prayers to the family.
Tex and I worked together for many years at in Clearwater at the Oaks Apartments, then again at Sailwinds. When I moved to South Florida, I lost touch with him, but never in spirit, and have missed him dearly all these years. He was my best friend during that time of my life and the most faithful and loyal person I have ever known.With the coming of Facebook, I have keep a constant vigil trying to find him again, and today his name appeared, sadly too late for me to tell him how much I love him and miss him and how much he means to me. He will always remain in my heart.
Tex I miss you. I know we were like the only family you had. Your “grandsons” miss you very much. We’re thinking of you every day.
Tex I feel you every day when the sun shines down on my face. Never a day goes by that I don’t feel you here with me. I love you and I miss you.
DADDY!!! I miss & LOVE you……. I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR ONLY BABY GIRL!! Your only “Diddy’s girl”…… Think of you everyday and THANK GOD I DO….. Because you made me strong enough to be the OUTSTANDING PERSON I AM TODAY !! Others just wish they could fill my shoes……
It has been a long time since I have even came onto this page. The other day I had this huge warm feeling around me while being a depressed time in my life. I knew it was him. Holding me tightly as he always did. I love and miss him so very much. I love you papa always and forever…. You have helped me more than you know…. xoxo Brit The Brat :)