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Chears, Karl S.

May 15, 1961 –
 October 13, 2017

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Karl Steven Chears was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 15th 1961 to Ellen and Calvin Chears.  He was one of three children and accepted Christ at an early age. Karl was the second born, followed by his sister Karen 10 months later.  “Irish Twins”   Every year between March 29th to May 15th, his baby sister loved to challenge him because they were the same age during that period. Karl received his formal education through the Chicago, Illinois Public School System and Crete Monee School District.   Karl served in the US Army and Reserves from 1979 to 1985 as a Combat Engineer. In 1993, Karl was united in marriage with his childhood sweetheart Vickie Longnecker.  There 35 plus years together was filled with much love and dedication. Karl held several jobs before beginning a life-long career in the security and law enforcement starting at the Chicago Tribune. With each position that he held within the security and law enforcement world, Karl received various commendation. He was dedicated, dependable, loyal, and hard working.  He went beyond his initial duties and gave more than one hundred percent of himself. Karl loved watching movies and a proud owner of 1000+ of VHS, DVD’s  and CD’s .  He also liked going to the theater to catch the current Sci-Fi action adventure movies, hanging out with his nephew playing pool and going to the gun range.   Karl loved photography and the Oriental culture. Karl was a loving and caring son, husband, stepfather, brother, uncle, and grandfather. The times that were spent with him would be fun and filled with laughter.  He will be sorely missed. Karl is preceded by his father, Rev. Calvin Chears. Karl’s life will be celebrated and the memories will be cherish by those he leaves behind: his loving wife and soulmate Vickie, his loving mother Ellen Chears, his loving sisters Velma Myles(Byron) and Karen Warr(Clement), his step son Joey Brefczynski (Diana),  his mother-in-law Wilma Longnecker, his nephews, Clement Warr, William Wells and Steven Chears, his nieces, Danielle Warr, and Christina Kirkwood(Sam) along with several nieces and nephews, his grandchildren,  Kendall, Aydien Gene, Bay Elizabeth, Levi Phillip John, his great-nieces Jordan, Jasmine, Paris,  extended family, life-long friends and fellow co-workers/officers.         Please send the family condolences and sign the guest book on this site. Arrangements are under the direction of: Aria Cremation Service & Funeral Home 1820 N. Belt Line Road Irving, Texas 75061 972-607-4400

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"Nothing prepares you for the grief you go through when losing a child. I called this funeral home at 2:00 am broken and could barely talk. The amount of compassion and empathy they showed me immediately let me know I found the right place to cremate my son. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, SINCERE concern, and commitment to making sure my son was honored in the most respectful way. I hope this Funeral home values her as much as my family and I do."
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"On behalf of my family, I wanted you to know how much we appreciate your handling of my husband's final arrangements. Wayne Baxter assisted & guided us through the entire process with such care & compassion. Don't know what we would have done without him! Sincerely, Colleen Elledge"
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"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
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"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
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