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Kinslow, Roy H.

June 7, 1925 –
 August 20, 2020

Obituary

Roy Hayden Kinslow, Phd, P.E., passed into heavenly rest on August 20, 2020. He was born in Dallas to A.V. Kinslow, Sr. and Nannie Ray Kinslow. He was a 1942 graduate of Sunset High School. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Texas A & M University and M.S. and PhD degrees at UT-Dallas. He was a high-speed Morse code radio operator in the U.S. Army Air Corps in New Guinea during World War II. He said he served without distinction but with great pride. He was a respected safety engineer and in 2007 he was recognized by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers for his 50 years of service as a registered engineer. He attended First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch and was a member of Oak Cliff Masonic Lodge 705,  In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his loving wife Melessilee Brookshire Kinslow, brothers Kenneth, A.V., and Jon, and sons Kerry and Stephen. He is survived by children Dean, Jeff, Suzette, Melissa, Susan, and Paul, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service and interment will be held at the DFW National Cemetery on Wednesday, September 2, at 1:15 pm. Memorial donations can be made to the American Society of Safety Engineers Southwest Chapter – Roy Kinslow Scholarship Fund. 

    Chuck Hodge
    26 Aug 2020
    6:34pm

    Roy was a member of the Happy Warriors and Roll Call in Dallas Fort Worth. He was simply a great guy who made the Sunset luncheons fun and relaxing. He never seemed to get enough education of all subjects. He never quit learning. A wonderful man. I will miss him. I will miss him a lot . Chuck Hodge

    Kay Kinslow Armstrong
    27 Aug 2020
    11:57am

    God bless you all. Uncle Roy was such a good man. Love & prayers to all.

    Dennis Donegan
    27 Aug 2020
    12:43pm

    It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to my friend of 50 years.

    Keith Bradshaw
    29 Aug 2020
    10:00pm

    Roy was a friend and mentor when i was young…later he was a good friend

    Andrea Jennings
    30 Aug 2020
    8:58pm

    I spent some of my best teen years living by the Kinslow family and always had much respect for Roy. He was always kind and willing to share stories and expertise on anything I asked him about. Prayers for the family I grew up with Dean, Jeff and Suzette as you struggle to deal with your loss.

    Dean Kinslow
    25 Jul 2022
    4:13pm

    Thank you for all the kind words about my father and best friend. Dad was on a genius level but never admitted it. He was a friend to everyone and trusted some he shouldn’t have. We had many conversations about his childhood and our Ray family in Ector. He told me about WWII and the corn cob fights with Malcolm. There are so many times I have reached for the phone to tell him something new. He was my only best friend and wonderful father. I miss him every day. I will see him again some day when God sends him to lead me to heaven. I love you so much dad.

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