A. C. Grant

East Texas area. His teenage years were mostly in the Victoria and Rising Star area. He was one of 3 children to parents Arnette

Carnell and Myrtle Isolene Grant. His sisters are Larue Cobb of Forney and Patsy Toon of Forney. He had a childhood filled with

lots of cousins, aunts and uncles. He had lots of close friends in his teenage years, and his best friend Tommy married his older

sister Larue. He married Patsy Lou Hart when he was 18. They had 3 children; Teresa, Carri and Robin. He was very close to his

mom Isolene, and most Sundays were spent at her house around the dinner table with all her children and grandchildren. He had

several jobs as a teenager but learned to work as a mechanic after he married and eventually progressed to supervisor over equipment

services. He went back to college in his 30's and got a degree in business, at the same time he was working nights. His family remembers

him during that time as working nights, sleeping days and studying over a desk in between. After his children were grown, he pursued his

own business in Corsicana, Texas and did that for 10 years until he sold it and declared he was retired. During that time grandchildren

started coming along: Mandi, Brandon, Austin, Kyle, Kayle, Jenna, Grant and Madeline; and 2 great grandchildren: Kaylee and Emorie.

Retirement was not for him, so he went to work for the city of Mesquite where was manager of field services and stayed 13 years. He was

a member of Masonic Lodge and became a 32nd degree Shriner. His hobbies in his early years were horses, tinkering on cars and fishing.

He then moved onto restoring antique cars, traveling and bowling. In his later years he enjoyed entering his car in show, traveling, collecting

coins, knives, guns and playing dominos. This man was to anyone who knew him (family/friend/coworker) the man to go to when you had a

"how do you fix this" question. It could be financially or mechanically directed. He either knew it, could figure it out or knew who could. His favorite

saying was ida-mighty! Though we never knew what it meant For him, family was everything. He an Pat were married 57 years. His girls he let

know that his home remained home for them in anytime of need or want in their life and he would welcome us day or night for as long as we

needed home. You always knew you were his little girl no matter your age, and to any man you may marry, he told them his girl was only on loan

to them because they belonged to him. You never saw him with a hair out of place, always in cowboy boots and always a cowboy hat close by.

He was a great man who influenced the lives of all those around him.