Paul Eugene Green

Paul, 89, was born on Mother’s Day, May 7, 1922 in Tracy, Texas and died in Austin on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2011. He moved to Austin at the age of 15 and graduated from Austin High School in 1940. He worked at Checker Front Grocery and the Majestic Beauty Salon before joining the United States Navy in October 1942. After returning from WWII in October 1945, he continued working at the Majestic Salon. He married his childhood sweetheart, Gladys Rinn, on February 16, 1946. Paul and Gladys taught us all what true love and devotion to family and the Lord really means throughout their nearly 50 years of marriage. Paul worked as a hairdresser for 70 years and owned and operated Paul’s Beauty Salon since 1951. Paul is survived by four children, nine grandchildren, and five great grandchildren: Paula and her family, Richard, Brooke, and Sarah Johnson, Ashley, Josh, and William Beckham; Linda and her family, Buster, Garrett, and Erin White; Doug and his family, Ingrid, Ryan, Lindsey, and Ansel Green, Leah, Brandon, Brianna, and Kyle Smith; Patti and her family, Chick Drews, Haley and Billy McLeod, Hannah, Clayton, and Spencer Smith, and many nieces and nephews. Paul was predeceased by his parents William and Cornelia Morris Green, his wife, Gladys, brothers, Morris and Meredith, and great granddaughter, Bailey Rene. His incredible zest for living life to the fullest and his love of all people led to his affiliation with countless organizations including Wilshire/Genesis Presbyterian Church and choir, Friendship Club, Govalle “Gang”, Garden Club of Austin, Scandinavian Club, the Local, State, and National Hairdressers’ Association, USS Franks’ Reunion Crew, and the YMCA of Austin. One of his dear Navy friends said of Paul, “He is one of those rare people who bring joy into every life, his laughter ringing like something silver hammered.” His grandsons and nephews honoring him as pallbearers are Ryan Green, Garrett White, Bill Spiegel, Rodney Green, Gary Green, and Kelton Green. Honorary Pallbearers will be his nephews, Sonny Rinn, and Keith Green and the men of the USS Franks. The family would like to thank all the people that helped care for Paul as his health declined in the last several months including: Dana Garza, Karen Sestak, Mary Haynes, the hairdressers at his salon, his doctors, and the staff at St. David’s Hospital and also Hospice Austin. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from four o’clock in the afternoon until seven o’clock in the evening, Tuesday, the 10th of May, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at ten o’clock in the morning, Wednesday, the 11th day of May at Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cook-Walden Capital Parks in Pflugerville. Memorials may be made to Genesis Presbyterian Church, 1507 Wilshire Blvd. 78722 or Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759.

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