William "Dub" G. Noble Jr.

William Geddes Noble, Jr (Dub) a native Texan, was born March 17, 1930 and deceased June 3, 2012 in Dallas. Preceeded by the death of his father, William Geddes Noble, Sr and mother, Thelma Juanita Hutchins Noble also of Dallas. He is survived by his brother, Dr. James Alan Noble and sister Gloria Noble Haas. Daughter: Linda Noble Burt, her partner Karen of Beeville, her children Kathryn Burt White, her son Kyle White and Donna Michelle Burt. Daughter: Christine Noble Martin, her husband Randy Martin of Dallas, their children Phillip Martin, his wife Allison and their two children Kaitlyn and Tyler: Kenneth Martin, his wife Corinne and Robert Martin, his wife Kate. William Noble attended and graduated from Sunset High School in 1947 after which he attended The University of Texas where he received his Bachelor Degree in Business in 1951. During this time he was married to his high school sweet heart Jane Paige and worked full time. In 1949 his first daughter, Linda Jane was born. After his graduation he moved his family to Tulsa Oklahoma where he took a job with Sunray DX Oil Company and in 1953 his second daughter, Christine Marie, was born. Throughout his life he worked at many jobs of which he considered a hobby with the benefit of earning money. William G was a successful entrepreneur in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business. He formed his first company, Noble Petroleum in 1965. In the early ’70s he formed his second venture, another LP Gas Company, TLOK Corporation. As his business grew he merged TLOK with his new company United LP Gas Corporation which became a very successful business. Randy Martin, his son-in-law, was trained in the business and later purchased United LP Gas Corp from Dub after which he retired to Hawaii. He lived in Hawaii in retirement until 1989 when he returned to Dallas to become a partner again with Randy in Alliance Gas Products. He retired again in 1993 and remained in Dallas. Though the LP Gas business was his main career, he did engage in other businesses throughout his life. These ventures included real estate investments, auto sales and financial advice for many of his acquaintances regarding retirement planning.

Though his main enjoyment was working and earning money he did have other interests. He enjoyed skiing (water and snow), golf, cooking, dancing and travel. William also got his single engine pilot’s license and owned two airplanes, single and twin engine, that he leased to others. He was never happy being idle and always had “projects” that he worked on in his spare time. Good food, cooking and wine also were favorite pastimes he enjoyed. In addition to his church affiliations William became a 32nd degree Mason. The church also played an important part in his life. Growing up William attended Tyler Street Methodist Church. While living in Tulsa he was a deacon at Southside Christian Church and taught a seventh grade Sunday school class. He was also involved in the single adult ministry and was a greeter at Prestonwood Baptist Church where his membership remains. He enjoyed the greeting of the members because, as all who knew him said, he never mets a stranger.

Upon his retirement, his family became the focal point of his life. Through his education, experiences, church and diversified activities he developed a firm philosophy of life which he passed down through several generations before his demise. He lived by the idea that “your word is your bond and you are known by the company you keep”. He was frugal and taught to never live beyond your means. He set the example for his family and others by practicing what he preached through his ethics in business and his personal life. God and country, education, family and the ability of passing down a legacy became his ambition and goal before, as he called it, the big transition. A memorial will be held at the Ted Dickey West Funeral Home at 11:00 AM Saturday, June 9, 2012 followed by a reception to honor and celebrate the life of William G. A private burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family would like donations to be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. http://www.michaeljfox.org/help.cfm