Tyrus E. Emmons

Tyrus E. Emmons League City, TX Age 77, passed away April 21, 2010, in Webster, TX. Ty was born November 6, 1932 in Jackson, MI to Tyrus H. and Eleanor H. (Koch) Emmons. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lansing, MI in 1951. He was a U.S. Air Force Korean War Veteran. Ty graduated from the University of Missouri a Rolla, School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1960. He worked for McDonald Douglas Aerospace which later became Boeing at NASA with the Aero Space Program until his retirement. Ty enjoyed skiing, woodworking, traveling and camping with his family. While growing up in Michigan, Ty enjoyed hunting and fishing with his father and brother. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Patricia Jean (Menzel); and his brother Richard Emmons. Ty is survived by his wife, Faye Emmons; children, Randy (Laura) Emmons, Terri Lynn Barker, and Anthony Emmons, and 3 step-children, 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters, Linda (Don) Clingersmith of Holt, MI.and Sue (Lauren) Rinehart, of Maple City, MI., step-mother Jean Emmons of Traverse City, MI and several cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held Saturday, April 25, 201 in Friendswood, TX.