Birth date: Dec 21, 1929 Death date: Apr 11, 2024
Richard Gene Grammer was born December 21, 1929 in one of the coldest and deepest snowstorms in Longview, Texas. A neighbor helped with his birth since the doctor could not make it with his horse and buggy until two days later! G Read Obituary
Gene was our first Sunday School teacher at Macedonia Baptist Church. He was a special friend. He and Marion were proud to have served in the USAF and that was a bond for them and Gene was much respected and held in high esteem by us. A man of integrity and truth. And Mrs. Lois could make the best fried okra. He was a loyal supporter of his college East Texas Baptist University and was honored by ETBU on several occasions. But the best thing is that we know he was a Christian and that we will see him again. Heaven is a real place and we know that he knew Jesus personally and that he was welcomed home - his eternal home. Love, Linda & Marion Fowler
My favorite Uncle passed away a couple of nights ago. Not just my uncle, but one of the best people I have ever known. Not just a great person, but the epitome of what a man was, when I was still just a knot head. A staunch Christian who rose to the rank of full Colonel in the Air Force. Not just a Colonel but Chief and Director of Nuclear Munitions at the Pentagon and SAC. I remember him telling me about flying to Florida to inspect Nuclear B52s at the very time the Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crisis was happening. That ever nuclear B52 in the world got air for weeks during that time. Telling me about the enormity of operation "Chrome Dome" which started in 1958, which change names, change purposes, change this, change that, but in reality lasted into the early 1990's. He always made sure to ask about my Fire Department career to Fire Chief, like that even mattered. He never attended any of my football games or my kids activities, but he was always in my life and heart. If you want to recall what a real MAN was in our baby boomer youth, read is his bio.
I always like talking with Mr Grammer he was wise and carrying. I was very surprised when I learned that he and my father went to ETBC at the same time. He told me a few stories about daddy that I didn't know. Everyone should know a man like Mr Grammer that walk his witness and love of God daily.
