Rex Trailer

To Jillian
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time on the passing of your father
If you need help with anything please let me know.Hope that we can get together soon.Once again my thoughts and prayers go out to you at this time.
Regards,Susan Furman

Talk about "class", some spend their whole life trying to achieve it; others, like Rex were born with it. Knew Rex well, first at Air General an many hours shooting landings on Big Island Pond. Last time I saw Dallas was just before he went to PanAm; Did see Rex many times and always asked to be remembered. Dallas may not be aware but another of the Air General original crew recently passed...Nelson B. Lee. My condolences to Rex's family and to Dallas. Fond memories

My most sincere sympathies to his entire family. You will never know how much he impacted so many young lives. He truly was "our hero". You can't say that for too many people today. God rest Rex...thank you for the wonderful memories.

What a beautiful, compassionate, loving soul this man was! I am 59 and just discovered this Icon, who brought so much loving kindness to this world. I have never seen nor heard of him until now. I learned that he resided in Almonesson-Deptford Township around 1950 till 1965, while doing a childrens TV show in Philadelpia.He had a ranch here in Deptford during this time. I learned that the house I grew up in and still reside, was built on part of Rex's land in 1959! It is a small developement of 90 ranchers call Almolind Homes. Rex I am so gratefull to discover you,and what a beautiful,talented and loving man you were. Respectfully Walter Kingston

Thank you for being the faithful companion of millions of us growing up.

When I was 5, Pablo died, and you ever so gently taught all of us children, most for the first time, about sadness and death, and it is OK to cry.
When President Kennedy died in 1963 you taught us to put down our guns, and we were all sad, and it was OK to cry.
I think back to all of those early mornings waiting for the test pattern to go away; you are gone now, and I am sad, and cry.
But the wealth of memories you have left with us all, brings on smiles that grow and grow, as we share our hearts with your legacy of teaching and gentility.

MY SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO REX TRAILER'S FAMILY I'M 53 AND STILL REMEMBER REX ON EVERY SAT AND SUN MORNING. HE IS MY CHILD HOOD HERO WISH THERE WERE MORE OF THEM TODAY. I REMEMBER GOING TO MILFORD WHEN I WAS 7 SEEING REX PERFORM
I MET REX AT WORCESTER CENTER AT AN AMBULANCE SHOW IN 1979 I WILL FOREVER CHERISH THAT DAY. I WILL NEVER FORGET REX, MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE. I HOPE TO ATTEND A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HIM WHEN ONE IS PLANNED.

Rex Trailer

Out of the West He Came One Fall
On a Golden Horse and Riding Tall
A
Trick-Riding Rope-Spinning
Singing Cowboy
Here to Bring Thrills To Us All

Howdy Rex!
Came the Call
As He Rode from the Range
And Over the Knoll
To a Live Ranch House Scene
Where Lessons of Life
Young Folks Could Glean
Appeared Each Week
On the Living Room Screen

Rex Lived His Cowboy Code
Honorable Behavior- Without Any Waiver
Respect- Everyone and Everything Patriotism More Than Justa Song to Sing

Television Pioneer, Broadcaster,Teacher
Who Led by Example and Not asa Preacher

The day
President Kennedy was Gunned Down
More Than Words Could Say
Rex Gave His Guns Away
A Man of Peace Among Men
Rex Was Never Seen
Wearing His Cowboy Guns Again

For More Than Four Score
Not Nearly Enough
For We All Wanted More
Of Our True Cowboy Hero
And His Western Folklore

Rex Trailer
Boston's Cowboy
and
National Treasure
whose life
Enriched So Many- Beyond Any Measure


-William Ranney

So sad to hear. Rex Trailer and his show brought such joy to this little girl who pretended he was her daddy, visiting through Boomtown every weekend, when in reality she never knew when she would see her daddy. Rex filled a hole in my childhood.

My condolences to the family of Rex Trailer on his sudden passing! I met Rex on,October 15,1966,at the,Worcester,Mass.Memorial Auditorium,where he appeared with THE THREE STOOGES,he was kind enough to speak with me and to give me his autograph,I still have to this day,Eternal Rest Grant unto Rex,O'Lord,May he Rest in Peace,Amen.