WALTER JAMES LIGHTBOURN, JR. passed into the arms of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on March 8, 2010. He was born on September 21, 1938 to Walter Sayers Lightbourn and Judy Hodges Lightbourn in Dallas, Texas where he lived all of his life. After graduating from Highland Park High School in 1956, he attended S.M.U. where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and obtained a B.B.A. in 1960. He spent his career at Lightbourn Equipment Company which was started by his father in 1945. He greatly expanded the company by establishing relationships with American Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. Walt married Beverly Young from McKinney, Texas on February 3, 1962 and had two children, Walter Sayers Lightbourn III and Linda Lightbourn Read, and five grandchildren. He had many pursuits in life. Two of those were reading and bass fishing. His love for fishing took him to Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Florida, and the Bahamas as well as throughout Texas. He also was a member of the Dallas Country Club and the Dallas Petroleum Club. Above all, Walt was a kind and generous man with a huge heart who loved his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Beverly Young Lightbourn; his son Walt and his wife Ruthie and their children James and David; and his daughter Linda Read and her husband Shane and their children, Caroline, Will and Christopher. A memorial service in celebration of Walt Lightbourn’s life will be held on March 11, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Michaels & All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas. Memorials may be made to the North Texas Food Bank at P.O. Box 676059 Dallas, TX 75267 or any charity of your choice.
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