John Richard Wallace was born February 7, 1950, to Yvonne Fore and Johnny Wallace in Monahans, Texas. He entered the presence of Jesus on December 19, 2022. Known as Crickett to his friends, everyone else called him Richard. He grew up in Seminole, Texas and Fox Oklahoma. Richard graduated Seminole High School and attended Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas. He proudly served his county in the United States Navy. A Vietnam Veteran, Richard was a part of Navel Construction Battalion 133 – Seabees – he was an engineer. Later in life Richard was manager for a propane and oil field service business and was a deliver driver for commercial and residential propane customers. On July 14, 1974, Richard married his beloved wife Sheila Rhena Worsham, at Possum Kingdom where they met. The couple shared two children, Mandy and Timothy, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren and 48 loved filled years together. Richard was honest to a fault, often stubborn, and sometimes silly. He was loyal, a provider and protector. Richard was a hero.
Richard loved being with his family. He looked forward to fishing for sand bass every May at Possum Kingdom. He also enjoyed being at the VFW where he served as Quarter Master, for more than 10 years. He was a lifetime member of the VFW. He loved rock and roll music from the 60s and 70s – the Beatles, the Kinks, the Doors, the Yardbirds and Frankie Lane. In his early years, he played drums in a band.
Richard was also a Believer. He began attending Park Meadows Church in 2007, during a time when his wife was extremely sick and in the hospital. He sat in the same place she sat when she went. Though she was semi-conscious, she heard him proclaim, “I decided to give my life to Jesus!”.
He is preceded in in death by his father Johnny Edward Wallace and mother Yvonne Fore; and brother Charles Dale Wallace.
Left to cherish Richard’s memory is his beloved wife Sheila Wallace of Waxahachie; daughter Mandy Jon Taylor of Waxahachie, and her children Peyton Rhena Wallace of Midlothian and Lucky Bo Taylor of Waxahachie; son Timothy Wallace of Graham, Tx and his three children Atrella Jon, Prudence Ann, and Ruby; great grandsons Kaden Wayne Wallace Lemire and Ethan Jon Lemire of Midlothian; brother Harold Kragg Robinson of New Mexico; sister Becky Bonneau of Georgia; Rita Kay Robinson of New Mexico; brother Lantie Robinson of New Mexico; aunt Gloria Fore of Houston and numerous cousins and other family from Texas, Oklahoma and New York.
Services will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:00pm, at Park Meadows Church in Waxahachie, Texas.