David Sean McCreary passed away on May 2, 2020 at the age of 51. He was born in Euclid, Ohio to Joseph and Karen McCreary. David graduated from Plano Senior High School, where he proudly played football under the legendary Coach Tom Kimbrough. After a short stint at Stephen F. Austin State University, he graduated Cum Laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1990 with a B.A. in Economics. David was proud to have continued his football career as one of the “Dirty Dozen Plus One” who walked on at SMU after they were cleared from Death Penalty sanctions on holding practice. While never actually having the opportunity to play due to injury, David was proud to have been named an Undergrad Assistant to the NFL Hall of Fame Head Coach Forrest Gregg. While at SMU, David authored “Preparing for Life After the Death Penalty” which appeared in Sports Illustrated on October 23rd of 1989. While at SMU, he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After getting his undergraduate degree, he went on to the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and earned his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1993. While studying for the Texas State Bar exam, David worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Smith County Texas. After passing the bar exam, David opened his firm, McCreary and Associates. David was always hungry to learn and challenged himself to accomplish more and carried on the law enforcement tradition in the family by becoming a Peace Officer for the city of Wylie Texas. He later served surrounding municipalities with a fondness towards arson investigation. He retired from law enforcement after serving the community of Denton County as a Constable.
In 2004, he founded a charity named St. Paul’s World Mission Society, aimed to assist ministries engaged in world missions. The heart of St. Paul’s, as well as part of David’s, lies in Belize. David was a licensed missionary, an ordained pastor and a very active member of the Anglican Church for the last 20+ years. In true David fashion, he challenged his faith repeatedly, and blossomed into a beautiful man of faith knowing that Jesus Christ was and is his Savior.
David’s favorite pastime was spearfishing in the coral reefs off of Ambergris Caye, Belize. He loved old country music, Star Trek, and shopping on Amazon, not necessarily in that order. He hated when his German Shepherd, Blitz, had accidents in the house and when he had to cook and clean, not necessarily in that order. More than anything in the whole world, he dearly loved his three children, Reagan Joseph, Mary Catherine and Grace Irene. He was the man to call if family or friends ever had any legal trouble, and he never expected anything in return for his time. He is remembered for the extensive mission work he did at Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro, Belize.
In addition to his dear children, David is survived by his parents, Joseph and Karen McCreary; sister Michele McCreary; sister Patricia McCreary Gura, niece Meaghan Anne Gura and nephew Brendan Carbury Gura; brother Kevin and Kendra McCreary, nephews Shamus Kelley Tillery McCreary and Declan Joseph Tillery McCreary; brother Peter McCreary, nieces Caitlin Mai McCreary, Ashlyn Jo McCreary and nephews Colin Matthew McCreary and Nolan Michael McCreary; his loving companion and service dog, Blitz Van Zunderland McCreary.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Christ Church Plano, 4550 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to an Endowment Fund established in David’s honor through his ministry of St. Paul’s World Mission Society, Inc.
The Road Goes on Forever…
-Robert Earl Keen Jr.