Jack Blackwell Rice, 84 years old, of New Caney, Texas passed away surrounded by family on May 31, 2024. Jack was born in Long Beach, California, but he was 100% Texan. Jack was born to Labon Porter Rice and Izora Blackwell Rice on April 8, 1940. He attended school in Houston, Texas though he would put school at the bottom of his Favorite Things in Life list.
Jack was the hardest-working man around. Most of his professional career was spent building homes in Houston and Kingwood, Texas. His attention to quality craftsmanship was appreciated by the homeowners and builders he worked for.
Jack had a passion for animals, especially his dogs, and anything that put him outdoors with nature. In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and horseback riding. With age, he traded in the back of a horse for horsepower and thus began a love for motorcycles. It gives his family great comfort knowing his last good day on Earth included breakfast with his buddies followed by a ride on his Harley Fat Boy with his good friend David.
Jack is survived by his wife, Helen Bird Rice, and daughters and sons-in-law Terry Rice Perkins and Doug, Sharon Rice Harrison and Jimmy, Laurie Rice Van Vickle, Melissa Rice Cooper, stepdaughter Phyllis Lindsey McLallen and Harold and grandchildren Nicolas Perkins, Brandon and Travis Harrison, Leslie Little, Ashley Chancey, Amber Chancey Hamilton, Cory Lindsey, Bresdon, Jace, and Riley Cheatham. He is also survived by brother Larry Rice and wife Lynette and sister Elaine Rice Hewitt and husband Don along with many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Jack is preceded in death by his parents Labon Porter Rice and Izora Blackwell Rice, his first wife Betty Palmer Rice, and stepson Robert Frank Lindsey.
Jack’s presence on Earth will be missed, but he leaves behind a legacy of love and memories to last his family and friends forever.
A Celebration of Life for Jack will be held at 2:00, June 29, 2024 at the Senior Center located on the East Montgomery Fairgrounds in New Caney, Texas.
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