"My father, Roy Jefferson Loveless, Jr. was born 11 Oct 1916 in Mineral Wells, Tx, and died 2 Jan 1994. He was named "Roy Halbert" Loveless at birth. About age 10, he told his parents he wanted to be a Junior. They changed his name to Roy Jefferson. He married my mother, Armilda Jane Magee, 1917-1998, on 8 Feb 1941. Dad was in the navy, headed the mess hall at Quonsette Naval base in Rhode Island." [Jeff Loveless]
"Halbert" was also the middle name of Roy's grandfather, Judge Raymond Halbert Buck.
Obituary: Roy J. Loveless Jr., a retired food broker and avid sailor, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital. He was 77. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mr. Loveless was born in Mineral Wells and had lived in Fort Worth since 1917. He attended old Central High School and was the Texas state junior archery champion. He was a 1938 graduate of Texas Christian University, where he taught swimming and diving and excelled on the school's swim team. He spent summers as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at Forest Park and at Glen Garden and River Crest country clubs. He was the youngest founding member of the Fort Worth Boat Club and was named Skipper of the Year in 1966. Before the communist takeover of Cuba, Mr. Loveless and a group of sailors from the Fort Worth Boat Club sailed the 76-foot yacht Ticonderoga to victory in the International Governor's Cup race from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, the last such competition to be held. Mr. Loveless was a commissioned officer in the Navy during World War II and served in the South Pacific. After the war, he entered the food brokerage business with his father and was president of Loveless-Adams Food Brokerage Co. until 1972. He later entered the real estate business and specialized in farm and ranch properties. Mr. Loveless was a member of the University Christian Church. He was a charter member and 1970 president of the Greater Southwest Rotary Club in Arlington. He was a member of West Side Rotary, the Fort Worth Board of Realtors, the Colonial Country Club and the Petroleum Club. He was a former member of the Steeplechase Club and the Moslah Shrine Temple. He was a Mason. Survivors: Wife of 53 years, Jane Magee Loveless of Fort Worth; two sons, Jim Loveless of Fort Worth and Jeff Loveless of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Marilyn Loveless Winfree of Arlington; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
"Halbert" was also the middle name of Roy's grandfather, Judge Raymond Halbert Buck.
Obituary: Roy J. Loveless Jr., a retired food broker and avid sailor, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital. He was 77. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mr. Loveless was born in Mineral Wells and had lived in Fort Worth since 1917. He attended old Central High School and was the Texas state junior archery champion. He was a 1938 graduate of Texas Christian University, where he taught swimming and diving and excelled on the school's swim team. He spent summers as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at Forest Park and at Glen Garden and River Crest country clubs. He was the youngest founding member of the Fort Worth Boat Club and was named Skipper of the Year in 1966. Before the communist takeover of Cuba, Mr. Loveless and a group of sailors from the Fort Worth Boat Club sailed the 76-foot yacht Ticonderoga to victory in the International Governor's Cup race from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, the last such competition to be held. Mr. Loveless was a commissioned officer in the Navy during World War II and served in the South Pacific. After the war, he entered the food brokerage business with his father and was president of Loveless-Adams Food Brokerage Co. until 1972. He later entered the real estate business and specialized in farm and ranch properties. Mr. Loveless was a member of the University Christian Church. He was a charter member and 1970 president of the Greater Southwest Rotary Club in Arlington. He was a member of West Side Rotary, the Fort Worth Board of Realtors, the Colonial Country Club and the Petroleum Club. He was a former member of the Steeplechase Club and the Moslah Shrine Temple. He was a Mason. Survivors: Wife of 53 years, Jane Magee Loveless of Fort Worth; two sons, Jim Loveless of Fort Worth and Jeff Loveless of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Marilyn Loveless Winfree of Arlington; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
"My father, Roy Jefferson Loveless, Jr. was born 11 Oct 1916 in Mineral Wells, Tx, and died 2 Jan 1994. He was named "Roy Halbert" Loveless at birth. About age 10, he told his parents he wanted to be a Junior. They changed his name to Roy Jefferson. He married my mother, Armilda Jane Magee, 1917-1998, on 8 Feb 1941. Dad was in the navy, headed the mess hall at Quonsette Naval base in Rhode Island." [Jeff Loveless]
"Halbert" was also the middle name of Roy's grandfather, Judge Raymond Halbert Buck.
Obituary: Roy J. Loveless Jr., a retired food broker and avid sailor, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital. He was 77. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mr. Loveless was born in Mineral Wells and had lived in Fort Worth since 1917. He attended old Central High School and was the Texas state junior archery champion. He was a 1938 graduate of Texas Christian University, where he taught swimming and diving and excelled on the school's swim team. He spent summers as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at Forest Park and at Glen Garden and River Crest country clubs. He was the youngest founding member of the Fort Worth Boat Club and was named Skipper of the Year in 1966. Before the communist takeover of Cuba, Mr. Loveless and a group of sailors from the Fort Worth Boat Club sailed the 76-foot yacht Ticonderoga to victory in the International Governor's Cup race from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, the last such competition to be held. Mr. Loveless was a commissioned officer in the Navy during World War II and served in the South Pacific. After the war, he entered the food brokerage business with his father and was president of Loveless-Adams Food Brokerage Co. until 1972. He later entered the real estate business and specialized in farm and ranch properties. Mr. Loveless was a member of the University Christian Church. He was a charter member and 1970 president of the Greater Southwest Rotary Club in Arlington. He was a member of West Side Rotary, the Fort Worth Board of Realtors, the Colonial Country Club and the Petroleum Club. He was a former member of the Steeplechase Club and the Moslah Shrine Temple. He was a Mason. Survivors: Wife of 53 years, Jane Magee Loveless of Fort Worth; two sons, Jim Loveless of Fort Worth and Jeff Loveless of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Marilyn Loveless Winfree of Arlington; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
"Halbert" was also the middle name of Roy's grandfather, Judge Raymond Halbert Buck.
Obituary: Roy J. Loveless Jr., a retired food broker and avid sailor, died Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital. He was 77. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mr. Loveless was born in Mineral Wells and had lived in Fort Worth since 1917. He attended old Central High School and was the Texas state junior archery champion. He was a 1938 graduate of Texas Christian University, where he taught swimming and diving and excelled on the school's swim team. He spent summers as a lifeguard and swimming instructor at Forest Park and at Glen Garden and River Crest country clubs. He was the youngest founding member of the Fort Worth Boat Club and was named Skipper of the Year in 1966. Before the communist takeover of Cuba, Mr. Loveless and a group of sailors from the Fort Worth Boat Club sailed the 76-foot yacht Ticonderoga to victory in the International Governor's Cup race from St. Petersburg, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, the last such competition to be held. Mr. Loveless was a commissioned officer in the Navy during World War II and served in the South Pacific. After the war, he entered the food brokerage business with his father and was president of Loveless-Adams Food Brokerage Co. until 1972. He later entered the real estate business and specialized in farm and ranch properties. Mr. Loveless was a member of the University Christian Church. He was a charter member and 1970 president of the Greater Southwest Rotary Club in Arlington. He was a member of West Side Rotary, the Fort Worth Board of Realtors, the Colonial Country Club and the Petroleum Club. He was a former member of the Steeplechase Club and the Moslah Shrine Temple. He was a Mason. Survivors: Wife of 53 years, Jane Magee Loveless of Fort Worth; two sons, Jim Loveless of Fort Worth and Jeff Loveless of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughter, Marilyn Loveless Winfree of Arlington; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
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