Paul Conroy
July 31, 1930 - June 1, 2014
Paul Conroy passed away June 1, 2014 in Arlington, TX.
He was born July 31, 1930 in Ashland, KY to Frank and Lillian Conroy.
Paul spent most of his childhood in Ohio and Kentucky.
In 1950 he joined the U.S. Air Force where he served for a little over 3 years. While at a U.S.O. dance at Barksdale Air Force Base in January of 1953, he met Janet Marilou Simpson. They were married November 21, 1953 in Shreveport.
After getting married they moved to Fort Worth, TX where Paul went to work at Vaught Aircraft. They settled in Grand Prairie and had 8 children: Kathi, Patti, Mike, Terri, Kevin Steve, Daniel & Bernie.
Paul taught them all the importance of "Do it right the first time, or don't do it at all." He also instilled a strong work ethic into each of them. Paul loved to spend time with his family and loved to travel. The family did road trips for multiple weeks every summer. They traveled from coast to coast at one time or another. They drove down to the Florida Keys, up the east coast, and all over the west coast from California to Washington. The only 3 states they didn't at least drive through were Michigan and Wisconsin.
Paul retired from LTV Corporation after 39 years and was still an active member of the United Aircraft Workers union (U.A.W., local 848), the American Legion, the Loyal Order of the Moose, and the Diamond Jubileers Square Dance Club. Paul held a Bachelors of Science Degree from Arlington State University ( now University of Texas Arlington).
He is survived by his children Kathi, Patti, Mike, Terri, Steve, Daniel, & Bernie. His Grandchildren Patrick, Gregory, Jamie, Jonathon, Stacie, Ronnie, Jay, Melissa, Amanda, Celeste, Amber, Hailey & six Great-Grandchildren.