Robert Ryan Hendricks, Jr., age 64, of McKinney, Texas, passed away June 18, 2013 after a yearlong courageous battle with brain cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Rob was born April 27, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, to Robert “Bob” and Ruth Smith Hendricks. His family moved to McKinney in 1952 where he resided until his death. Rob was a 1967 graduate of McKinney High School and went on to graduate from Southern Methodist University where he was a major contributor in leading SMU to their first ever Southwest Conference Cross Country Championship. He married Donna Thrasher on December 30, 1969, in McKinney.
At the time of his death, Rob was employed with the Global Accounting Firm of KPMG, LLC. Up until the time of his illness, Rob was still running five miles a day. He loved watersports from the time he was three years old and continued to enjoy those times with his family. Rob was also a very loving godfather. He was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church of McKinney, where he was one of the founding members of the Canafax Sunday School class.
He is survived by his wife, of forty-three years, Donna Hendricks of McKinney, Texas; son, Ryan Hendricks of Dallas, Texas; mother, Ruth Hendricks, also of McKinney; brother, Steve Hendricks and wife, Liz of Clayton, Oklahoma; sisters, Lisa Walsh and husband, John of Celina, Texas and Lauri Berlof and husband, Darrin of McKinney, Texas; nieces, Amy Thrasher and Jamie Recer of Trenton, Texas; nephews, Jonathan, Logan, and Landon Berlof of McKinney, Texas, and Zachary Hendricks of Denison, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his father, Bob Hendricks and precious daughter, Holly Ann Hendricks.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in McKinney, Texas with Dr. Tommy Brumett and Dr. Don Renshaw officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen.
Memorials may be made to Transforming Hearts, First United Methodist Church, 315 N. Church St., McKinney, Texas, 75069 or to the charity of your choice.