On Tuesday, 5/12/2020, Joseph (Joe) Holland Thrush died after a short battle with cancer at the age of 65. Joe was born to the Late Hollis C and Zella Marie Thrush in December 1954 in Macomb, Illinois.
He was a Maintenance Manager by trade and was proud to have made an impact on others’ lives early in adulthood as a firefighter and paramedic. He loved all things weird and unusual, loved babies and children and would often stop strangers to tell them that, “They don’t stay little long. Enjoy this!” He enjoyed making people smile and would always have something to say when entering a room (I bet you’re wondering why I called this meeting!) He was an avid coin collector and loved giving them for birthdays and Christmas. If you asked him, his greatest accomplishment, by far, was his children.
Joe is survived by 7 children, Samantha (David) Derhammer of Quinlan, TX, Sara (Michael) Swan of Forney, TX, Stacy (Gary) Taylor of Heartland, TX, Jana Thrush of Kemp, TX, Josh (Katye) Hall of Quinlan, TX, Jimmy Hall of Quinlan, TX, and Cheyenne Vargas of Nacogdoches, TX. He will be greatly missed by his children, his sisters, Cinda, Linda and Yvonne and numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his granddaughter, Zayda Renae McKinney.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 14 from 4pm to 8pm and Funeral Services will be held on Friday, May 15 at 2pm at Roselawn Funeral Home & Memorial Garden, 1000 US-175 Frontage Rd, Seagoville, TX 75159.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his name to St, Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
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