Blake Poindexter

Richard Blake Poindexter passed away October 24, 2014. He was born September 12, 1987 in Arlington, Texas to Richard and Tammy Poindexter. Blake grew up in Grand Prairie, he attended South Grand Prairie High School. As a student he was intelligent A student without studying. He was also great under pressure, acquired many jobs after only one interview, even during high unemployment. At 18 Blake moved to Plano, TX. Like most he had hard times but overcame them with his strong faith. A volunteer at Collin County Animal Shelter, he worked on closing puppy mills and was very active in politics. He loved haunted houses, fireworks, roller coasters and had a witty humor. Blake had a big heart, gave his all, whether it was a place to stay, a helping hand, some spare change even if he couldn’t necessarily afford to give it away. He was positive, compassionate, selfless and always smiling. He never did good to receive a reward; he was humble and would often not tell his family of his kind acts. Family was very important to Blake. visiting family when he was in their area. He would call his extended family on a regular basis and talk for an hour or more, always ending with “I Love you”. He enjoyed traveling with the family, going to concerts and got his mother to like musicals. He had 4 cats and 2 dogs, some being strays or rescues. He worked for T-Mobile at the Frisco Call Center until it closed and moved business to overseas. This lit a flame with Blake, who immediately began to fight for his teammates. He traveled to Washington and Germany to give a speech to help the employees who lost their jobs. From then he began working for CWA as a Local Organizer and was promoted to Special Assignment Organizer to work on national campaigns. In the upcoming month was to be featured with a quote on buses and subways in Washington D.C. Preceded in death by his father Richard Poindexter, grandfather Larry Poindexter; great-grandparents Mildred and Hubert Willis, Frances Boyd, Charlie and Rene York and Edmond Poindexter. Survived by mother Tammy Chapman; step father Tim, brother Nathan Poindexter and his wife Leslie; partner Keidrick Goss ; step sisters Lisbeth Douglas and Katie Roberts; nephew Thomas Douglas; grandparents Latricia Ross, Sue and Larry Land, Ronnie and Gloria Glossup; great-grandparents Charlie Boyd, Louise Kropff; aunts Brandi Hicks, Brenda Heath; uncle Randy Glossup and his wife Carrie; cousins Jonathan Heath, Aaron Heath, Ryan Glossup, Jake Glossup, Savanna Glossup; 2nd cousins Tom Reaves, Sheila Reaves, Samantha White, Dustin White, Larry Thompson, Vance Thompson and numerous other family and friends. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in his name to the Collin County Animal Shelter.