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Dempsey, Joseph Edward "Ed"

February 18, 1931 –
 March 4, 2017

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Joseph Edward (“Ed”) Dempsey (86) of Plano passed away March 4, 2017.  Ed was born on February 18, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia to Clyde Dewey Dempsey and Myrtle Naomi Dempsey. Ed graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School in 1949, and later served in the National Guard and four years in the U.S. Air Force.  He was stationed in Tachikawa, Japan during the Korean War, held the rank of Staff Sargent, and worked with a team that constructed ground control approach radar systems used for landing aircraft.  After returning to the U.S., Ed worked briefly for Texas Instruments before joining the Dallas Fire Department in 1957, where he served proudly as a Dallas Firefighter for almost 25 years before retiring in 1981. Ed was an extraordinarily kind, funny, intelligent and gifted man, a devoted husband, and an unsurpassed father, grandfather and great grandfather.  Ed was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Sharron Gay Dempsey-Sorsby; his brother, Clyde Dempsey; his sisters, Jean Slaughter, Jane Abbott, Connie Mills, and Louise Colquitt. He is survived by his wife Sharon, to whom he was married 48 years; his children, Mark Dempsey and Laura Jennings; his grandchildren, Tiffany Vance, Jennifer Sorsby, Jonathan Dempsey, Katherine Sharron Dempsey, and Sarah Jennings; and his great grandchildren, Ashley and Michael Dolce, Lacey Vance, Kaitlyn Edmonds, and Journey Wade; his sisters, Joy Cook and Louise Roberts, as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family and friends, who loved and adored him, are grateful for the privilege of having shared his life, and will miss him greatly. Arrangements are under the direction of ARIA Cremation Service and Funeral Home 19310 Preston Road Dallas, Texas 75252 214-306-6700

    Brenda Pedigo
    9 Mar 2017
    3:07pm

    You will be missed by all, great father and husband. He love all his family.

    Kenneth Slaughter
    10 Mar 2017
    10:18am

    I greatly admired the man my mother referred to as ‘Bubba’. A respectable, humble person, my Uncle Ed taught me life lessons as a child and as an adult. I am so very thankful to have had the opportunity to visit with him, no so long ago, as he shared his memories of his and my mother’s childhoods. Indeed an honorable man, he was a blessing from God to all who knew him as a friend or relative. He and his memory will forever live in my heart as the precious,loving, wonderful man I knew as my Uncle Ed.

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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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"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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