Webb McCann Sowden Jr.

Rosary and visitation will be held at Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225. Rosary 5:00 pm with Monsignor Milam Joseph, followed by visitation until 7:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 24, 2018, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4100 Colgate Ave, Dallas, TX 75225, with Monsignor Donald Zimmerman and Monsignor Milam Joseph presiding. Burial will follow at Sparkman-Hillcrest.

Webb was born in Dallas, Texas, on May 20, 1935, to Webb and Lucille McEvoy Sowden of Dallas. Webb ("Bubba") was the first of four brothers with Charles ("Butch"), Richard ("Buster") and William Robert ("B-Bob"), all following five years apart. Webb was in the first graduating class of Christ the King Catholic School. He attended Hillcrest High School, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1953. While at Hillcrest, Webb excelled not only in academics, but also in athletics and was named to the All-State basketball team. He won quite a few awards while at Hillcrest and was voted most versatile by the student body. Following graduation, Webb enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin where he pledged the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He excelled in college life on many fronts and was invited to join the Texas Cowboys Organization in 1954. Webb graduated with honors from UT with an MBA in business and engineering in 1957. Webb, after college, had a stint in the United States Army, where he rose to rank of Captain. Although he never saw action overseas, he defended our Country stateside. Following graduation and his time in the United States Army, Webb had a very successful business career, first in investment banking and later in commercial real estate. Webb found his business love at The RREEF Funds. Webb, as a partner of the RREEF Funds, helped grow it to one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate advisory firms in the United States. His business pursuits were completely fulfilled by RREEF and the partners of RREEF.

Webb was active in many social, civic and charitable organizations. He was a member of The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Dallas Country Club, Brook Hollow Golf Club, Idlewild, Dervish, Terpsichorean, Calyx clubs and many more. He also served as a Trustee at The University of Dallas. Webb was very active in the Catholic community and raised all of his children, with wife Terry, in the Catholic faith. Webb served on countless committees and fund raisers for Catholic Charities. He was active in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, was a Trustee and later the President of the Catholic Foundation.

He met the love of his life in 7th grade, and in May of 1961 married Mary Terry Crozier at Christ the King Catholic Church in Dallas, Texas. Terry and Webb remain deeply in love and have been side by side for over 68 years. They have four children, Kimberly Anne Sowden, Webb McCann Sowden, III ("Kip"), Kerry Sowden Maguire and Crozier Sowden Kimzey. They have ten grandchildren, Hailey Sowden, Graham Sowden, Morgan Maguire, Mac Maguire, Molly Maguire, Sean Maguire, Cameron Kimzey, Cade Kimzey, Caleb Kimzey and Cort Kimzey.

Webb became affectionately known as "Pops" and Terry "Tata" to family and friends some 25-30 years ago. Family and friends were everything to Pops and Tata. There is nothing he enjoyed more than entertaining and was the life of every party. He enjoyed spending every waking moment with family and friends, whether boating on the Pops Tata in Destin, Florida, on a cruise in the Mediterranean or Caribbean, scuba diving or on a golf course anywhere in the world as long as Tata was by his side. He loved dancing, where he and Tata were the envy of all on the dance floor. Webb loved traveling and took his children and grandchildren on great adventures all over the world. Pops was a mentor and inspiration to all who came to know him. He bettered the lives of countless people. He never turned his back on anyone in need and would seek opportunities to help any and all that needed help. He did not seek recognition and preferred to help others anonymously. Notwithstanding that, he did receive countless awards and recognition for many of his contributions to society throughout his life. His legacy will live on well into the future.

Webb is preceded in death by his parents, Webb and Lucille Sowden, his brother, Charles McEvoy Sowden and his daughter, Kimberly Anne Sowden. He is survived by wife, Terry Sowden, Kip Sowden and spouse Marinelle Sowden, Kerry Maguire and spouse Kevin Maguire, Crozier Kimzey and spouse, Paul Kimzey, and brothers, Richard Sowden and spouse Camille and William Robert Sowden and spouse Cathy. He is survived by ten grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, grands nieces and grand nephews and cousins.

Pallbearers will be Graham Sowden, Mac Maguire, Sean Maguire, Cameron Kimzey, Cade Kimzey, Caleb Kimzey, Cort Kimzey, Steve Steppe, Richard Sowden, Bob Sowden, Kevin Maguire, Paul Kimzey, Tom Kindred, John Tatum, Wade Smith, Gifford Touchstone, Bill White, John Fitzgerald, Don King, Jim King, Charles Pierce, Eugene Barham and Greg Packer.

Memorials may be given to The Kimberly Anne Sowden Endowment Fund benefiting Children's Medical Center by going to https://give.childrens.com/give-now/1806-uswnrand in the space that says "Where Needed Most" simply type Sowden and the donation will be put in the Kimberly Anne Sowden Endowment Fund benefiting Children's Medical Center. Children's Medical will send a letter recognizing your donation with your tax deduction and will notify the Sowden family of your gift.