James Lee Cecil born September 27, 1942, died peacefully in his sleep December 14, 2016. Jim was born in Athens, Tennessee, and died at his home in Houston, Texas.
A 1961 graduate of Dulles High School in Sugar Land, Jim played football on scholarship at Kilgore Junior College and Texas Tech University, graduating in 1966. Jim spent his entire career in construction, retiring in 2014 from the job and people he loved at David E. Harvey, Builders.
Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Ona Mae Martin Cecil and Aubrey Lee Cecil, and by his sister, Judy Cecil Cooper. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Barker Cecil, sons James Lee Cecil, Jr. of Dallas and Randy Cecil of Houston, daughter Cindy Cecil DeLeon of Houston, brother William Franklin Reagan, sister Dianne Reagan Morton, and grandchildren Brendan and Cayden Cecil and Luke and Sophia DeLeon.
Jim will be laid to rest at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. Graveside services are private.
