Charles Robert Greer

Charles Robert Greer, 82 years old, of Deer Park, Texas passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024. He was born on June 23, 1941, in Oakdale, LA and shortly thereafter moved with his parents, Gilbert and Zola Greer to Orange, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Donald Greer and his nephew Donnie Greer.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Greer, his sister, Georgia Griffith, his son, Ty Greer and his daughter, Lois Greer, in addition to nieces, Connie Gossage and Marnez Rogers, nephews, Gil Rogers, Marc Dicino, Chris Greer and Stewart Greer, along with numerous grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

His sister, Dorothy Boyd survived him, but passed away within a week after Charles.

Charles spent his early childhood in Orange, Texas and enlisted in the U.S. Army as a young seventeen-year-old in 1958: after completing ‘Boot Camp’ he was shipped off to Europe for several years. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1961. He returned to Texas and held several jobs until finally landed one as a pipefitter and rose in rank as a steward within a few years. He married and became a father of two children, Ty and Lois, and eventually started his own business, BG Industrial, Inc. designing ink systems for newspapers across the country, Puerto Rico and parts of South America. His success in the business world was built on his reputation of adhering to the principles he lived and worked by: work ethic beyond measure, honor, integrity, no nonsense, and your word better than a contract. "According to a friend, "some said all the dinosaurs were gone! I told them, I found one in Deer Park, Texas. To Charlie, "You're the last of the fine and honorable persons, the best at what you go, no nonsense!" Charlie became a member of Park Place Lodge No. 1172 as a Master Masonand earned his +50-year status of the organization in 2015. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 319 for American Veterans. Another of Charlie's ventures was as a partner in owning some racehorses. One of these was Michele's Monarch, who was a real champion immediately. Charlie started up three other businesses and found time to attend baseball games with seats in the 14th row on the first base side. He had a phenomenal memory and could rattle off which players did what, when, where, and how!! Go Astros!!! He also loved trains and early vehicles and became the owner of a 1929 Ford Model A and a 1936 Chevy Truck that became the talk of the town after showing in several parades and car shows.

He was an avid researcher of his heritage and traced his lineage from Scotland to America putting together a book of 350 pages of is findings. Another thing I discovered about Charlie was that he was an avid reader. We had a few books, but within a short time we had accumulated 4 bookcases full of books, mostly of the lives of Hollywood legends, cowboys, such as John Wayne, etc. and American history. He loved movies as well and many a night we watched the "oldies but goodies." He also loved the 'Wild West' and lived the vicarious life of cowboys as much as possible. But the real love of Charlie's life was his pet dog, Cactus Flower. He loved all animals and generously contributed to many animal rescue foundations. When retirement and opportunity allowed, we bought a 36m Fleetwood Expedition, a Class A motorhome, and traveled all over the country, visiting at 28 states and enjoying all the sights and places of historical significance we could find. The deepest impression Charlie left on me was his ability to interact with people and leave a lasting imprint with them. He never met a stranger and would light up a room with his stories and accounts of events. Words that describe him are gregarious, generous, ambitious, romantic, funny, lovable, friendly, sometimes contemplative, etc.