Charles Anderson Inge

Charles Inge was born in Dallas, Texas, one of five children to Henry P. & Dorothy Anderson Inge. At his passing, Charles lived with his wife, Dominique, on their lakeside property in Granbury, Texas, where they shared a passion for art, nature, poetry and giving back to community.

Before moving to Granbury and building the “Brazos House” as he referred to it, Charles built a successful career in Dallas, first as a builder / developer and then as a real estate broker and investor. He found his great satisfaction in seeing the impact his work had on the future of Dallas. He had assembled the 500-plus acres for Texas Instruments’ world headquarters which drew industry, jobs and housing to a significant part of north Dallas; putting together over a dozen ownerships, some publicly hostile to all outsiders was a noteworthy accomplishment in itself. He assembled the land for the construction of Addison Airport which became a major influence in transforming a then seemingly insignificant community into an economic powerhouse. Charles also assembled the 400+ acres that became the University of Texas at Dallas campus which now boasts over 29,000 students.

Privately, Charles was fond of recalling that he wrote his first poem at the age of ten, and still owned the chair he sat in to write the poem. His later move to Granbury may have been a retirement from “business” but not from his passion for enriching the lives of those around him, nor of his love of poetry. There he founded The Inge Foundation and together, he and Dominique gave millions to educational institutions, social and environmental endeavors. It was also there at the Brazos House, inspired by the beauty of its gardens and grounds overlooking Lake Granbury, that his proficiency in poetry grew. In 2010 Ink Brush Press published his collection of 115 poems, entitled Brazos View. His second book of poems, Brazos View Redux & A Life Sampler (A Memoir in Poetry and Prose) he published in 2017 which expanded the perceptions and experiences of Brazos View.

Charles Inge died peacefully at his Granbury home October 19, 2020, surrounded by the loving embrace of his family. He will be greatly missed, but what he imparted into the lives of those he touched, will bless many generations. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Inge, sons Peyton and Anderson Inge, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. His son, Robert Paul Inge, preceded him into presence of the Lord by only a few days.