He is now reunited with his parents, Sarah Elizabeth Warner Fonda, his stepfather Avery Fonda, and his brother Everett R. “Gene” Tweed III.
He is survived by the love of his life, Dora, who faithfully cared for him and loved him for 37 wonderful years. He also left behind his son Alan, and his wife Kathy, his son Andy, and his wife Whitney, as well as stepchildren Carrie, and her husband Jeffrey, and David, and his wife K.C. He will be dearly missed by his treasured grandchildren and fishing protégés Avery, Grant, Chase, Jack, Paige, and Hutch.
Warner grew up in the stunning mountains of Marshall, North Carolina. One of his favorite memories was horsing around with his brother at their grandparents cabin, where they had so much freedom, when they went to visit in the summertime. When Warner was in high school, he attended the Tennessee Military Institute with his brother, since the two of them had become a lot for their mother to handle. There, he played for the school football team. Warner then went on to serve in the Army during the Korean War. He was recently honored with a trip to Washington D.C. by Honor Flight Austin on April 2, 2022.
Befitting his love of the woods, Warner became the National Inspector for the National Oak Flooring Association in Memphis, TN, a position he held for 11 years. At that time, when he moved to Memphis in 1960, he fell in love with duck hunting, and was an avid duck hunter from that point forward. He later became the sales manager for Harris Manufacturing in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he lived for 14 years. During that time, he served as the President of the Rotary Club International. In 1985, Warner made the best decision of his life and moved to Dallas, where he met his soulmate, Dora. They were married in 1987. In Dallas, he began work as a distributor for Trinity Hardwood Flooring. He then had the opportunity to work for a hardwood floor manufacturer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so they continued their grand adventure and moved to Toronto where they lived for two years. They then moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he continued his career with Georgia Oak Floor for nine years. Warner retired in 2001, at which point Dora talked him into moving back to Texas to be near their family.
Warner and Dora moved to the welcoming community of Blue Lake in Horseshoe Bay, where they lived for the past 22 years and made so many wonderful friends. Warner became thoroughly involved in the community, becoming the president of the POA in 2006, and a member of the municipal utility district board for six years. He loved barbecuing at the clubhouse for everyone in the neighborhood at the yearly Fourth of July celebrations. Warner loved living in Blue Lake and was instrumental in getting ribbon curbing and redoing the roads in their beautiful neighborhood. He was a regular and beloved figure riding his golf cart all around the neighborhood, occasionally with a cigar in hand.
In retirement, Warner delighted in spending time hunting and fishing with his sons, Alan and Andy, for the past 50 years. Tweediebird rarely missed his yearly hunting trip to Goodland, Kansas with his hunting buddies, Buckwheat, Slicktop, Yarddog, and Freddie Do-right, and later, his sons. They stayed at the Buffalo Motel, where their hunting dogs slept in the beds with them and received first class treatment.
In the summer, he loved spending time with his grandchildren. He taught all his grandchildren to fish on Lake LBJ when they were young and began their journey to a love of the great outdoors. He spent many summers out on the boat, towing the grandchildren around on the tube again and again. He let them drive the boat themselves in “doughnuts” around on the lake, much to Grandma’s chagrin. Back at home, Granddaddy would lift the grandchildren high enough to throw tangerines from their trees to the deer for as long as the grandchildren wanted to do it, and as long as the deer were hungry.
Warner’s impact, made over the ninety years of his life, will be felt for a very long time. He will be remembered as a loving and beloved husband, Dad, Granddaddy, and friend.
Please join us in a celebration of Warner’s life on Saturday, February 17th, 2024 at 10:30am at The Church at Horseshoe Bay, 600 Hi Ridge Rd, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657
In lieu of flowers, contributions would be welcome to two of Warner’s favorite organizations, Ducks Unlimited (donate.ducks.org), and the World War II Museum in New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org/give).
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