Eugene Glenn Bevill

Eugene Glenn Bevill, 73, formerly of Pasadena, Texas, and current resident of League City, Texas, passed away Sunday morning, September 19, 2021, at CHI St. Luke’s Health, Houston, Texas, with his daughter by his side. He was born a twin on November 28, 1947, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to parents Ernest Eugene Bevill and Lilith Locke Bevill.

He is predeceased by mother, Lilith Bevill, father, Ernest Bevill, twin brother, Ernest Lynn Bevill, sister, Maxey Kinkade, sister, June Gail Cannon, brother Robert Bevill and wife, Glenda Bevill, step-mother Helen Bevill, brothers-in-law, Ardell Bryant, Bobby Smith and Terry Lunsford, and father-in-law, Delbert Lunsford.

He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Gail Bevill, daughter and son-in-law, Allison and Steven Bell, one grandson, Jake Bell, and one granddaughter, Jenna Bell, all of League City, Texas. In addition, he is survived by sister, Brenda Bryant, and sister, Marsha Smith, both of La Porte, Texas, mother-in-law, Demple Brown and husband, Jim Brown, sister-in-law and husband, Pam Bennett and Darrell Bennett, sister-in-law, Joni Lunsford, sister-in-law, and husband, Nancy Dexter and Edward Dexter, all of Montgomery County, Texas, numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews, and great great nieces and great great nephews, loving cousins, and other family members.

He was a loving husband, a good provider, a great dad to Allison and a wonderful grandfather to Jake and Jenna. He was generous, witty, had a way with words, and his own names for everyone. His patriotism and love of country led him to join the United States Marine Corps right out of Pasadena High School, along with his twin brother, Lynn, and five of their friends, Class of ‘66, calling their initial trip to boot camp at MCRD San Diego, their senior trip. All but one of the young men returned home.

A year following boot camp, Glenn and Lynn were serving in Vietnam at the same time, turning 20 in the fall of 1967. While in Vietnam, Lynn was able to locate Glenn’s amtrac battalion, surprising Glenn when he came walking up one day for a visit. Within a few minutes, the two were in a wrestling match, and Lynn took the next helicopter out.

On February 7, during the TET offensive of ‘68, Glenn was wounded in a intense firefight near Hill 65, when his amtrac went to help another unit vastly outnumbered and pinned down. After spending six months in the Naval hospital in San Diego, Glenn was returned to active duty, despite injuries to his eyes, hands and leg, and assigned to train reservists in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is also where he had his first encounter with a manatee, when one surfaced right in front of him, as he sat alone on a pier. Not knowing what it was, or if he were seeing things, he kept it a secret for months until one of the reservists pointed out a manatee near where they kept their boats.

Six months after his honorable discharge in 1970, Glenn met his bride-to-be, Gail, through a mutual friend, John Pearson, and they married on June 19, 1971. Baby girl Allison came along, and Glenn was so proud of his blue-eyed baby daughter who smiled around her Binky at everyone.

He continued his education with night classes at San Jacinto College, studying instrumentation technology, using his GI Bill education benefits, while working at Southwest Latex, in Bayport, and, later, at Occidental Chemical’s Battleground Plant. Although he worked several different jobs as a teen, these two places were his only employers as an adult, never missing a day’s pay, even when he would be so weak he could hardly pull his boots on.

Glenn and Gail chose to live and raise Allison in Pasadena, where they grew up, with both families nearby. They often hosted family events and holidays, with Easter Sunday celebrations, summer swimming parties and fun Halloween costume parties, even though Glenn only wore a costume a few times, okay, twice.

Many of their best times, and more than a few wedding anniversaries, were spent at the Pasadena Girls Softball fields, where Glenn served on the board of directors and coached Allison’s teams, even taking one Metro championship team to nationals in Boulder, Colorado.

A few years later, Glenn cherished his times with Jake and Jenna, taking them to their school and sports activities, always making sure they were where they were supposed to be, had everything they needed, plus almost everything they wanted. He loved getting up before daylight, picking up Jake, driving him to his early morning tee times, and following him around the course in a golf cart throughout the tournament. Being a grandfather to Jenna brought more smiles than he could imagine, whether she was teaching him what she had learned that day in school or watching her have fun playing her heart out on the volleyball or basketball court, or softball field. His times with Jake and Jenna were his most treasured.

Glenn loved making up and singing silly songs on any topic, calling family members by his own version of their name, preparing breakfast for the kids, having his morning two cups of coffee, reading almost everything he could find, sharing his wit and wisdom in person or on social media with his followers, and his frequent phone calls to the Governor, elected state legislators and state senators and members of Congress.

It is no secret his favorite holiday was Thanksgiving, especially enjoying when his birthday fell on Thanksgiving Day, and he would have a coconut pie made especially for him by Granny.

As a 19 to 20 year old Marine in Vietnam, Agent Orange exposure robbed him of his adult health, yet he never regretted his service in the Marine Corps, or his time in Vietnam, saying despite it all, he would do it all over again, given the opportunity.

He frequently mentioned how blessed he was and how he had a good life, and was truly thankful for his blessings and his family.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grandviewfunerals.com for the Bevill family.