Eugene Vance Reed

Gene was raised in Alma, Michigan and was a graduate of Alma College, with a degree in math and business administration, this is also where he met and married Ruth Anna Redman on December 19, 1948. After four years of marriage, and three children later, they left Alma, Michigan to start a sales lot for the family business, selling New Moon Trailers in San Antonio, Texas. He realized after a few years that sales were not for him. He then purchased a mobile home park, Trailer Haven, in 1959 which he owned and operated until 1981. Many of the residents became his extended family.

Gene was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist church and served on numerous committees. He was the unofficial groundskeeper for many years, frequently bringing along his grandchildren to assist him. He took great pride in his service to the church.

Gene was an avid golfer and always returned home with a new joke. He loved fishing, traveling, good food and was a “ruthless” card player. He took great pleasure in donating to the San Antonio Zoo and was a patron of the arts. His greatest joy was his family and being affectionately known as “Pa” to just about everybody.

He was preceded in death by, his wife Ruth Anna Reed; mother, Marian Wyllys; son, Randall S. Reed; and grandson, Jonmichael Reed. Gene is survived by his sons, Anthony (Janice) Reed, Michael (Katie) Reed, Thomas (Robin) Reed and Marc Edward Reed; grandchildren, Andrew (Carey) Reed, Meriruth (Ryan) Warnken, Sylvanne (Ben) Bartunek, Lauren (Parker), Streckfuss, Seth Reed, Rachel (Wayne) Trammell, Benjamin (Ariel) Reed, Abigail Reed, Jonathan (Carli) Reed; great grandchildren, Terry Reed, Cole (Alea) Reed, Jocelyn Reed, Xander Reed, Zadin Reed, Noah Salazar-Reed, Aidric Warnken, Marian Bartunek, Liesl Warnken, Danielle Grace Streckfuss, Vincent Bartunek, Charles Bartunek, Gretchen Warnken, Luke Streckfuss, and Langston Trammell.

The family would like to acknowledge the loving care provide in the last months of his life by Helen Garcia, Mary Martinez, Josefina Gaspar de Vergara, Raquel Ximenez, and Joseph Cepeda.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 8, 2024, at Porter Loring Mortuary.

FUNERAL SERVICETHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 202411:00 AMPORTER LORING CHAPEL

Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.