Rare is the person as colorful and full of character as Master Sergeant Monroe Wood.
Monroe, or "Woody" as he was known among his friends, was born June 26, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas to Maggie Green Wood; he was a twin, and the sixth of her eight children. Struggling to raise her large family as a single mother during the Great Depression, Maggie left her children at the local orphanage on weekdays. It was there that Monroe met the great love of his life, his childhood sweetheart Freida Parker. They were married on May 7th, 1941, and remained married for nearly 53 years until her untimely passing during esophageal surgery. Together, they had one daughter, Sherry Lynn, who was the light of their life and the great legacy they left in the world.
Monroe proudly served his country in World War II. After graduating high school in 1939, he had the choice to either go to the oil fields like his brother Edgar, or to join the military. He chose the military, and was enlisted in the Army in November 1939. During the war, he served in New Guinea, the Phillippines, and Okinawa, Japan. When the war ended in 1945, Monroe chose to stay in the military; around that time, the Army and Air Force became separate branches of the service, and he stayed with the Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he and his family lived in England, Laredo, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Monroe loved Las Vegas in particular. He was a lifelong gambler and loved to play slots and cards on the Strip. After his retirement from the Air Force in August 1960, he and his family returned to Fort Worth, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Monroe was a man with a great zest for life. On top of his love of cards, he loved golf, he loved gadgets, and he loved fancy clocks. He had all kinds of neat trinkets in his house, and the most amazing and well kept cars in the whole neighborhood. He always turned the speakers up extra loud on his stereo, and coupled with his huge television set, the whole neighborhood could hear the results of Dallas Cowboys football games from his house. He had a fun sense of humor as well; one time, he sent his great-grandson a Christmas card for his birthday in July. Above all, he loved to have fun. He was always out and about eating with friends at the local donut shop or playing bingo with other friends at the local hall. He never missed a chance to be with people and to have a good time, and when his family visited, he could never refuse a visit to the Chinese buffet.
He was one of a kind. He was my great-grandfather. I love him and I miss him, and I know one day we will meet again. Sleep peacefully, Grandpa. I'm blessed to have had you in my life for 24 years.
Monroe, or "Woody" as he was known among his friends, was born June 26, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas to Maggie Green Wood; he was a twin, and the sixth of her eight children. Struggling to raise her large family as a single mother during the Great Depression, Maggie left her children at the local orphanage on weekdays. It was there that Monroe met the great love of his life, his childhood sweetheart Freida Parker. They were married on May 7th, 1941, and remained married for nearly 53 years until her untimely passing during esophageal surgery. Together, they had one daughter, Sherry Lynn, who was the light of their life and the great legacy they left in the world.
Monroe proudly served his country in World War II. After graduating high school in 1939, he had the choice to either go to the oil fields like his brother Edgar, or to join the military. He chose the military, and was enlisted in the Army in November 1939. During the war, he served in New Guinea, the Phillippines, and Okinawa, Japan. When the war ended in 1945, Monroe chose to stay in the military; around that time, the Army and Air Force became separate branches of the service, and he stayed with the Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he and his family lived in England, Laredo, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Monroe loved Las Vegas in particular. He was a lifelong gambler and loved to play slots and cards on the Strip. After his retirement from the Air Force in August 1960, he and his family returned to Fort Worth, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Monroe was a man with a great zest for life. On top of his love of cards, he loved golf, he loved gadgets, and he loved fancy clocks. He had all kinds of neat trinkets in his house, and the most amazing and well kept cars in the whole neighborhood. He always turned the speakers up extra loud on his stereo, and coupled with his huge television set, the whole neighborhood could hear the results of Dallas Cowboys football games from his house. He had a fun sense of humor as well; one time, he sent his great-grandson a Christmas card for his birthday in July. Above all, he loved to have fun. He was always out and about eating with friends at the local donut shop or playing bingo with other friends at the local hall. He never missed a chance to be with people and to have a good time, and when his family visited, he could never refuse a visit to the Chinese buffet.
He was one of a kind. He was my great-grandfather. I love him and I miss him, and I know one day we will meet again. Sleep peacefully, Grandpa. I'm blessed to have had you in my life for 24 years.
Rare is the person as colorful and full of character as Master Sergeant Monroe Wood.
Monroe, or "Woody" as he was known among his friends, was born June 26, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas to Maggie Green Wood; he was a twin, and the sixth of her eight children. Struggling to raise her large family as a single mother during the Great Depression, Maggie left her children at the local orphanage on weekdays. It was there that Monroe met the great love of his life, his childhood sweetheart Freida Parker. They were married on May 7th, 1941, and remained married for nearly 53 years until her untimely passing during esophageal surgery. Together, they had one daughter, Sherry Lynn, who was the light of their life and the great legacy they left in the world.
Monroe proudly served his country in World War II. After graduating high school in 1939, he had the choice to either go to the oil fields like his brother Edgar, or to join the military. He chose the military, and was enlisted in the Army in November 1939. During the war, he served in New Guinea, the Phillippines, and Okinawa, Japan. When the war ended in 1945, Monroe chose to stay in the military; around that time, the Army and Air Force became separate branches of the service, and he stayed with the Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he and his family lived in England, Laredo, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Monroe loved Las Vegas in particular. He was a lifelong gambler and loved to play slots and cards on the Strip. After his retirement from the Air Force in August 1960, he and his family returned to Fort Worth, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Monroe was a man with a great zest for life. On top of his love of cards, he loved golf, he loved gadgets, and he loved fancy clocks. He had all kinds of neat trinkets in his house, and the most amazing and well kept cars in the whole neighborhood. He always turned the speakers up extra loud on his stereo, and coupled with his huge television set, the whole neighborhood could hear the results of Dallas Cowboys football games from his house. He had a fun sense of humor as well; one time, he sent his great-grandson a Christmas card for his birthday in July. Above all, he loved to have fun. He was always out and about eating with friends at the local donut shop or playing bingo with other friends at the local hall. He never missed a chance to be with people and to have a good time, and when his family visited, he could never refuse a visit to the Chinese buffet.
He was one of a kind. He was my great-grandfather. I love him and I miss him, and I know one day we will meet again. Sleep peacefully, Grandpa. I'm blessed to have had you in my life for 24 years.
Monroe, or "Woody" as he was known among his friends, was born June 26, 1921 in Fort Worth, Texas to Maggie Green Wood; he was a twin, and the sixth of her eight children. Struggling to raise her large family as a single mother during the Great Depression, Maggie left her children at the local orphanage on weekdays. It was there that Monroe met the great love of his life, his childhood sweetheart Freida Parker. They were married on May 7th, 1941, and remained married for nearly 53 years until her untimely passing during esophageal surgery. Together, they had one daughter, Sherry Lynn, who was the light of their life and the great legacy they left in the world.
Monroe proudly served his country in World War II. After graduating high school in 1939, he had the choice to either go to the oil fields like his brother Edgar, or to join the military. He chose the military, and was enlisted in the Army in November 1939. During the war, he served in New Guinea, the Phillippines, and Okinawa, Japan. When the war ended in 1945, Monroe chose to stay in the military; around that time, the Army and Air Force became separate branches of the service, and he stayed with the Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he and his family lived in England, Laredo, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Monroe loved Las Vegas in particular. He was a lifelong gambler and loved to play slots and cards on the Strip. After his retirement from the Air Force in August 1960, he and his family returned to Fort Worth, where he lived for the rest of his life.
Monroe was a man with a great zest for life. On top of his love of cards, he loved golf, he loved gadgets, and he loved fancy clocks. He had all kinds of neat trinkets in his house, and the most amazing and well kept cars in the whole neighborhood. He always turned the speakers up extra loud on his stereo, and coupled with his huge television set, the whole neighborhood could hear the results of Dallas Cowboys football games from his house. He had a fun sense of humor as well; one time, he sent his great-grandson a Christmas card for his birthday in July. Above all, he loved to have fun. He was always out and about eating with friends at the local donut shop or playing bingo with other friends at the local hall. He never missed a chance to be with people and to have a good time, and when his family visited, he could never refuse a visit to the Chinese buffet.
He was one of a kind. He was my great-grandfather. I love him and I miss him, and I know one day we will meet again. Sleep peacefully, Grandpa. I'm blessed to have had you in my life for 24 years.
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