Dave Evan Renfro Jr.

Dave Evan Renfro, Jr., 90, of Briggs, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016. Born on November 3, 1925 in Gorman, Texas, Dave lived all over the world but loved living in the Austin area. In 1943 as an 18 year old high school senior, Dave felt his patriotic duty and enlisted in the Army Air Corps (now US Air Force) to defend our country during WW II. He became a nose gunner on a B 24 Bomber, 5th Bomb Group, 23rd Squadron. He proudly served until the end of the war. With special dispensation from the Armed Forces, Dave attended SWTSTC (now Texas State University, San Marcos). Dave later moved to the Gulf Coast to raise his young family. Dave was a proud member of the St. John's Masonic Lodge # 5 in West Columbia, Texas for over 60 years. Dave loved to travel and his professional career as a petrochemical engineer was the perfect fit.

In retirement, he continued to travel with his wife of 47 years, Irene Renfro. They traveled to every state in the lower 48 and Alaska. He was most happy when he could be “on the road again”. Dave could fix just about anything as long as he had WD40 and duck tape. He was a connoisseur of old Western movies - watching them until the wee hours of the morning. One of the highlights of his later years was his own honor flight to visit the WW II Memorial in Washington DC, accompanied by his wife and daughters.

Dave was a proud man –proud to be a Texan, proud of being from Austin, proud to be a veteran, proud to be married to Irene, and so very proud of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren whom he adored.

Dave is survived by his wife of 47 years, Irene S. Renfro; his daughters, Kathy Pothier (Ed), Deb Myers (David), Karla Bailey (Marc); sister-in-law, Addie Renfro; grandchildren, Dee Spinelli (James), Dana Kondrat (Kevin), Dawne Pothier, Nathan Myers and Nick LaGrassa; great-grandchildren, Samantha Olson, Phenix Spinelli (US Navy), Rhavin Spinelli, Jared Kondrat, Maxx Spinelli, Emily Warren, Olivia LaGrassa and Ava LaGrassa; as well as by many loving nieces, nephews, family and good friends. Dave was preceded in death by his parents D. E. and Ethel Renfro, brothers Jack Renfro, Mac Renfro and Bill Renfro, his son Dave Evan Renfro, III and granddaughter Sarah Myers LaGrassa, nephews Jimmy Dave Renfro, Terry Renfro, Freddy Cooper, Rick Renfro and niece Sherry Renfro.

The family will receive guests for a time of visitation from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday, September 12, 2016 at Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home in Georgetown, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in the chapel of Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home with Pastor Ryan Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

Arrangements by Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78628 (512)863-2564.