Veryl Pink, Sr.
Veryl Pink, Sr., 68, of Beaumont died September 11, 2005 at his residence. He was born July 2, 1937 in Leakey, Texas to Clyde and Lois Pink, who preceded him in death, along with an infant brother. Veryl was the fourth of five children.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. Veryl loved hunting, fishing, camping and was an avid lover of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, he had a love for music and a special talent for playing the guitar. Veryl graduated from Uvalde High School and attended Southwest Junior College in Uvalde and Lamar University. Upon leaving school he served in the United States Air Force and was a member of the National Rifle Association. Veryl retired from Goodyear Chemical Tire and Rubber after thirty-four and a half years of service.
He is survived by his wife of forty years, Charlcie Accardo Pink; daughters, Laurie Pink of Hamshire, Lisa and her husband Kyle Dillon; son, Veryl Pink, Jr. and fiancée Monica LaPointe of Beaumont; five grandchildren, Jennifer and Justin Knight, Brad and Cody Pink, Jacob Dillon; and his beloved dog “the Babe”; sisters, Clydene Rutherford, LaVayne Johnston and husband Roy of Uvalde, Shirley Redden and husband Roy of Utopia. He was also loved by many nieces, nephews and a host of family and friends. Veryl will be dearly missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive followed by burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Rusty Redden, Jimmy and Ken Rutherford, Les, Jeff, and Brad Johnston, Bob Porter, Joe and Jude Prest and Johnny and Jeff Norwood. Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Ray Vickers, Jerome Alexander, Bobby Marek, Merrick “Bubby” Wyble and Lynn and Johnny Rossi. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday evening at the mortuary.
The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Dr. Mahesh Kanojia and staff at the Beaumont Cancer Institute, Dr. Joseph Kong, Dr. Danny Chow, Ben and Julie Rogers Cancer Institute, Intrepid, Home Healthcare and Hospice of Texas. And a very special thank you from our family to the staff of Broussard’s Mortuary for all of their help and compassion through this very difficult time.
All throughout Veryl’s illness he never lost his faith in God. Our family gained our strength through his strong faith. He always said “it is in God’s hands, and whatever is God’s will is God’s will”. He never complained throughout his entire battle with his cancer. We will truly miss him.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Raymond Catholic Church, P.O. Box 239, Jasper, Texas 75951 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-1905 or Beaumont Cancer Institute, 3455 Stagg Drive, Suite 102, Beaumont, Texas 77701.
