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Wallace Jr., Delmar "Wally" Eli

September 19, 1926 –
 December 1, 2019

Obituary

Born in Quinlan, Texas on September 19, 1926. Passed away in Murphy, Texas on Dec. 1st, 2019. Preceded in death by parents Delmar Eli and Beatrice Wallace, brother Malcolm “Pug” Wallace, daughters Nancy Kiser and Susan Bleakley. Survived by loving wife of 70 years, Wahleta Jo Wallace, Daughter Priscilla Richards and husband James, grandchildren Kimberly, Kelly, Mallory, Alec and Katelyn, and 6 great grandchildren,( Nancy, Mae Ella, Hunter, Braxton, Hodleigh, and Brooklyn). He proudly served in the US Navy from 1943-1946 and 1947-1951. He loved God, his family and his country. He was active Mason for over 60 years, serving as Master of Richardson Lodge, Potentate of Hella Shrine, thirty degree Scottish Rite Mason, member of Royal Order of Scotland, member Red Cross of Constantine , member of Dallas Chapter, Council and Commandary, past president of Texas Shrine Patrol Association, and past president of Shrine Patrol Association of North America. He worked as building materials salesman, insurance sales, auto sale and roofing contractor. He was an area custom home builder and served as president of Plano Home Builders Association. He worked full time for the past 11 years at Lowe’s. Funeral Services to be held at North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at 10am.   Followed by interment at the DFW National Cemetery Dallas, TX at 2pm.   Big man, Big Personality, Big heart…. Larger than life.    

Arrangements under the direction of:

Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home

19310 Preston Road

Dallas, Texas 75252

(214) 306-6700

    Bill Beran
    5 Dec 2019
    7:15pm

    Great memories from the home building business. Also good times with a Delmar And Jo on our trips to London and the Carribean together. Talked with Delmar a lot the past six months on my visits to Lowe’s. A very good friend in Delmar I will miss.

    Jared Tye
    7 Dec 2019
    7:39am

    Wally was larger than life. We consider ourselves so blessed to meet him at Lowe’s. I was so glad that my young sons could meet a WWII vet like Wally. Such a courageous generation he represents. Thank you for serving Wally.

    Mike Marron
    8 Dec 2019
    10:08pm

    My brother Red Marron and I did all of Wally’s flooring while he was building homes in Plano and North Dallas. Wally had a tremendous pride in his homes that he built. He serviced his customers before, during,and after the sale like no one else. Wally always had a great attitude toward others. My condolences to Jo and all the family. May the peace of the Lord be with you all.

    Jim Bewley
    12 Dec 2019
    9:30pm

    I worked with Wally at Lowes for more than 11 years. We became good friends as we discovered many mutual friends from Greenville and Plano. I posted a notice of his passing on the McKinney Cares page on Facebook. Dozens of people who knew him as customers from Lowes commented on how much they are enjoyed having him wait on them. RIP Wally, will miss your stories. Jim

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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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