Grant William Bingeman, 66 of Plano, Texas passed away at home, February 29, 2016 surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on December 11, 1949 to Jonas Byron and Agnes Kathleen (MacDonald) Bingeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Growing up his family moved around spending time in Long Beach, California, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Richmond, Virginia. Grant met his future bride, Ruthann Logan, on a blind date. Ruthann and Grant were married on January 29, 1972 in Middletown, New Jersey. During their first years of marriage, Grant attended the University of Virginia where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering.
A Professional Engineer and ham radio operator by trade, he was considered an expert in network design, antenna couplers and phasing systems for AM radio, as well as computer control and programming. Not the stereotypical engineer, Grant was known by all as an eclectic talent and a free-spirited modern day MacGyver. Never one to sit still or stay quiet for long, he made friends everywhere. He was a passionate guitar player, a master boat builder, a published author, a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a palm reader. He lived every moment to the fullest, spoke his mind, and loved his family with unrivaled devotion. Music was his heart and soul. He loved singing, dancing and listening to music so loudly it could be enjoyed by all of the neighbors. He was an avid collector of all things random, from guitars to frog rings, and generously shared his collections with others. He was a kid at heart and truly enjoyed living life. Living through PSC and two liver transplants never dampened his contagiously uplifting spirit.
Grant is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Ruthann Bingeman; sons, Jared Bingeman and his wife Amanda of Plano, Texas; Keith Bingeman of Plano, Texas; and daughter Jeanette Ellefson and husband Eddie of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Joseph, Declan, Finn, Kadence, Isabel, Eddie, Logan and Mikey; parents, Jonas Byron and Agnes Kathleen Bingeman of Princeton, New Jersey; brother, John Bingeman; sisters, Claire Hatten and husband Jimmy, and Leslie Sillinger and husband Glenn. Also celebrating the life of Grant are his many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and all of his loving family members and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 4, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 2700 W. Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75023. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening, March 3, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with Rosary to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Allen, Texas.
Grant and his family would like to express their immense gratitude for the devotion, kindness and skill of the Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas’ liver transplant team including doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers and staff, as well as Dr. Kent Hamilton, Dr. Mark Casanova and all of the additional teams that so faithfully cared for Grant. Memorial Donations may be made to the Baylor Health Care Foundation benefiting the Liver Transplant Program in memory of Grant Bingeman. Gifts can be mailed to the Baylor Health Care Foundation, 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75246.