Marshall Sprigg

Sprigg, Marshall W. 74, died on May 22, 2010 with faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and in the fervent hope of joining Him. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Judith Elfmann Sprigg, in 2006. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, Betty Keltner Dikeman Sprigg, whom he met again after fifty-three years and married in 2008. Also surviving him are his children, Marshall W. Sprigg III and wife Susan of Midland, MI; Cynthia M. Holland and husband Thomas of Flower Mound, TX; Stephen A. Sprigg and wife Diane of Poway, CA; Jeffrey H. Sprigg and wife Paulette of Frisco, TX; Susan E. Miller and husband Arron of Carrollton, TX; step-children Mark Dikeman and wife Karen of Kokomo, IN; David Dikeman and wife Jawan of Columbus, OH; 22 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, one great grandchild; two sisters, Jane Jack of Flowood, MS and Nancy Sheets of Duncan, OK. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother and mentor. He was a lifelong, practicing Catholic and most recently a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Grapevine, TX. He was born in Louisville, KY in 1935. He graduated from Saint Xavier High School in 1953 and from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School in 1958 as a chemical engineer. He was subsequently commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy, where he served for four years on the staff of Admiral Rickover in the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission. After completing his service in the Navy, he joined the forerunner of Exxon Company U.S.A. at its Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant. He held a number of assignments of increasing responsibility at various locations in the United States prior to becoming an executive with Exxon in several capacities, including Manager of Exxon's Benicia, CA and Baytown, TX refineries. He became Operations Manager in Exxon's USA's Refining Department and subsequently General Manager of Exxon USA's Information Systems, Computing and Telecommunications Department before retiring in 1992 due to health problems. A wake will be held at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, TX. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at his parish church, Saint Francis of Assisi in Grapevine, TX with subsequent burial at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Food For The Poor, 6401 Lyons Rd., Coconut Creek, FL 33073; www.foodforthepoor.org or Operation Smile, 6435 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23509; www.operationsmile.org.