Obituary for Albert Lee Head Jr.

Albert Lee Head, Jr. of Bolivar, Texas, departed this life early Sunday morning, January 25, 2004. He died of heart failure. His funeral services will be at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 in Denton, Texas, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel at 1810 Malone Street. He will be laid to rest there after at theBolivar Cemetery, 4 miles west of Sanger, Texas.

Mr. Head was born in Rochester, New York, on August 10, 1925 while his father played professional baseball there. He was raised in Alabama and graduated from Fayette High School in 1942. He immediately joined the U.S. Navy ROTC program at Auburn University and completed his ROTC training at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He then served in combat as an officer in the United States Navy in World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

After returning home from the war, Mr. Head continued his schooling and married Georgia Mae Spacil, of Houston, Texas on April 22, 1948. He went on to graduate from Rice University with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Lee worked as an engineer for the Ling-Tempco-Vought Corporation of Grand Prairie, Texas where he did structural dynamic work on numerous Department of Defense projects. He retired from Vought after 47 years of exemplary service in progressively responsible positions.

Lee and Georgia moved to the country near Bolivar, Texas in 1967, realizing a life-long dream and goal of owning ranch property and raising their four sons in the country.

Albert Lee Head Jr. was recognized by his family, relatives, friends, neighbors and community as an honorable, virtuous, devoted and loyal husband, father, American and Christian man. He was truly a man of high principles and an individual without guile. For decades he provided unwavering, volunteer service to his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife, Georgia, served a full-time mission for the church in Alabama for eighteen months after his retirement.

Lee was also an active member of the Sons of the American Revolution, having traced his own direct-line ancestors back to their personal involvement in the revolution on the side of the patriots. He participated actively in monthly local chapter meetings, serving a year as the president of the Denton, Texas chapter.

In later years, Lee's favorite past times included visiting his grandchildren all over the United States and doing significant genealogical research on the computer and the internet.

He is survived by his wife Georgia of Bolivar, Texas, his son Albert Lee Head III and his wife Brenda of Denton, Texas, his son Greg Head of Bolivar, Texas, his son Jeff Head and his wife Gail of Emmett, Idaho, and his son Paul Head and his wife Adolis of Bolivar, Texas. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, Brian Head, Jason Head, Chelsea Head, Jon Adam Head, Kate Trujillo, Rachel Head, Becki Doney, Jeff Head Jr., Jared Head, Brandy Head, James Head, Timothy Head and Brittany Head. In addition, he is survived by three great-grandchildren, Braedon Trujillo, Riley Trujillo and Kyra Doney.