Terrell Neal Eubanks

He spent his early years in Channelview before moving to Overland Park, Kansas in middle school, where he met the friends who would become his brothers for life.

Terrell graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 1979, and he never let anyone forget his class slogan: “Sex is great, booze is fine, we’re the class of ’79.” Something that definitely would not fly today, which made him love it even more.

He was an all-star athlete, playing basketball, wrestling, and running track, but football was always his thing.

Terrell was a cowboy at heart. In 1980, he moved back to Texas, worked on oil rigs, rode bulls, and fully lived out what his best friend Damon Overman always called the life of an Urban Cowboy.

He went to Texas Tech University, and while he probably could not tell you much about his classes, he could tell you everything about the flag football team he started with his brother-in-law, Cliff Lewis.

After college, he made his way back to Rockwall, where he built a life and career alongside his dad, Garry “Zeke” Eubanks, also known as “The Chief.” Together they started Sourceline on floppy disks, always ahead of the game when it came to technology.

Later, he bought land in Poetry, Texas, where he truly got to live out his cowboy dream. Nine horses, eight cows, one bull, selling hay, and doing what he loved most.

Then in 1997, he became a dad.

And that was it. That was everything.

His daughter, Dawsyn, was the light of his life. His only child, his best friend, his whole world. Their bond is something people hope for and rarely get. They talked every single day, whether it was a call or a text, and shared a deep love for animals, especially dogs.

While he loved all of his dogs, Wyatt and Pecos were his heart. Wyatt was his right-hand man and went everywhere with him. The two of them were the biggest Dallas Cowboys fans, always watching games together, always dressed for it. Pecos loved him so much, and as he would say, she would not hurt a butterfly.

You would never catch Terrell without a baseball cap or some kind of camo on. Dawsyn and her husband Joe dressed up as him for Halloween once and absolutely nailed it.

If he was not watching football with friends, spending time with Dawsyn, or hanging out with his dad, he was locked in on his fantasy football league, one he had been part of for 35 years. Growing up, Dawsyn genuinely thought it was his second job.

Joe even started his own league and invited Terrell to join. Dawsyn joined too, despite knowing nothing about football. During the draft, Joe could not figure out how she kept making such good picks, until he realized Terrell was calling her every single turn telling her exactly who to choose.

That was Terrell. Showing up, helping, being there.

And truly, he was just the best person. There is not one person who could say a bad thing about him. He had the kindest heart, the sweetest soul, and was the most loving father and loyal friend.

While we miss him more than words can explain, we take comfort knowing he is reunited with the people he loved, especially his mom, Pat, who left the biggest hole in his heart when she passed in 1997.

He passed surrounded by love. His dad Garry Eubanks, his best friend Damon Overman, his sister and brother-in-law Becky and Cliff Lewis, his son in law Joe Proza, and his daughter, Dawsyn Eubanks Proza, who laid on his chest until his final breath.

Terrell would not want a room full of tears.

So instead, we will celebrate him.

A celebration of life will be held in the coming months. If you come, just know there is only one rule: you have to wear camo.