Frank Priour Beynon

Frank Prior Beynon September 6, 1942 to September 26, 2006 “You are reading in the newspaper that I am dead. Do not believe a word of it, for I am more alive than ever before.” I borrowed this quote from the great evangelist, D.L Moody, because I couldn’t think of a better way to give such good news. I am now with my Savior. I am now in my real home. This body that I have no more use for is dead and will be put in the ground, but I can assure you that I am not there. If you want to shed tears, make them tears of joy that I have been released from all my pain and I am rejoicing in heaven. Remember that I am with my Lord and have joined all that have gone before me. I was born in Corpus Christi, TX to Edna Priour and Eugene Thomas Beynon, Sr. I am now with my parents and my brother Tom, once again. In fact, we will be together for all eternity. I have had a life blessed beyond belief. I was 16 years old when my Father died, but my Mother did a wonderful job, if a hard one, of raising my two sisters, Bonnie and Susie, my brother Tom, and I. My sisters and brother blessed me with precious nieces and nephews. There were also many aunts, uncles, and cousins that were a part of my growing up years. Today I am still blessed with a wonderful extended family, although there are fewer of us on earth as the Lord takes us home. Another undeserved blessing was my wife, Carolyn Scogin Beynon. She has been everything to me. We married on December 26, 1965. Of course, our two most precious gifts are our daughters, Annette and Andrea. Our eldest daughter Annette Beynon Graves and her husband Trey, gave us Caroline Elizabeth our first granddaughter. Our youngest daughter, Andrea Beynon McWilliams and her husband Dean have given us three wonderful grandchildren, Madison Grace, Maxwell Dean, and Marcus Ross. Having reached the end of my life on earth, I reflect that my grandchildren have brought me such amazing happiness. Some of the great joys in my adult life were the relationships that I formed throughout my career. I especially treasure the many friends I made in my four decades in the restaurant business and state government. Many of you I met at Wyatt’s, the Burger Bank, the TEC and TRS Cafeterias, the General Services Commission, the State Preservation Board, and the Capitol Rotary Club. Thank you for making my life richer with your friendship. I have also been blessed by my wonderful church family at Hyde Park Baptist Church. The body of believers in this church has ministered to me in countless ways through the years. Not just by being good friends, but by lifting me up in prayer through many illnesses and giving countless offers of help in any way. The church body behaves like a body of Christ is supposed to behave. These friends are special, caring people who know the loving art of bringing joy to others by sharing from the heart. I thank God that His plan included our blood family, then the church family. When you read this, I will have taken my last breath here, and the next in heaven. Many of you I will see again. Some I won’t and that is the saddest thing in the world to me. God has made provision that “none should perish.” That provision was the sacrifice of His son. You are all too valuable and cost Him too dearly not to receive that gift. And it is a gift. There is no way we can earn our way into heaven, or buy our way, or work our way. The only way is to accept Jesus Christ into your heart. The most quoted verse in the Bible is John 3:16. Most of us learned it when we were children in Vacation Bible School. “For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believed in Him would not perish, but would have everlasting life. Please let that verse speak to your heart and receive that gift of salvation so we will meet again. Yours truly, Frank. Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28th, 2006 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home. The memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 29th, 2006 at Hyde Park Baptist Church, 3901 Speedway, Austin. Burial will follow at Austin Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions can be made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com