Bobby Charles England

Bobby “Skeeter” “Bob” England

Grapevine - Bobby Charles “Skeeter” “Bob” England, a retired educator lost his battle with Alzheimer's/Parkinson's but won eternal life with Jesus on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the age of 88.
Memorial Service April 10th at 2pm at the Grapevine Elks Lodge.
Memorials: Gift donations in Bob’s memory may be given to Fort Worth Alzheimer’s Association, 2630 West Freeway #100, Fort Worth TX 76102 or online or to your organization of choice.
The world changed when Bonnie Pierce and Robert England gave birth to their only child, Bobby Charles. Bob was born, educated from 1st grade through college, in Durant, OK. Because of his size he was nicknamed “Skeeter” but he was a titan in life. Bob lettered 3 years track and 4 years basketball, football and baseball but his first love was baseball. He received a four year baseball scholarship from Southeastern OK College graduating in 1954.
After graduation Bob received a letter from the White Sox’s to come play with them. As he was packing he received a letter from the US Army telling him to come play with them. After basic training Bob joined the 101st Airborne and was stationed in Japan (where he played Army baseball) as the Korean war had just ended. He started his teaching career in OK then made his way to Grapevine where he started teaching 5th grade at Cannon Elementary. He then went to Grapevine HS as teacher/coach. He transferred to Arlington ISD where he taught Industrial Arts and coached 9th grade girl’s basketball team at Ferguson JH. Bob retired after 35 years of teaching/coaching.
Bob was a businessman/entrepreneur starting at 9 with three paper routes (he sublet 2), to manufacturing sausage in LA, to running an answering service for many years, to the Triple B Restaurant on Northwest Hwy. in Grapevine for 13 years and finally the B&B Frame and Art Shop on Main St. in Grapevine for 25 years. He also enjoyed flying his little Cessna from DFW to Durant.
Bob, an awesome dancer, Country danced his way around the metroplex ending his dancing years at The Stagecoach in Fort Worth. Bob also transitioned to softball later in life and played on a national travel tournament team. In his last year of playing, their team won both Senior League’s World Championships and at a tournament in Kansas batted 17 times and hit 17 times so he had to play till he was 73 before finally batting a thousand.
Bob so loved God, life, family and the friends he made in his life’s journey. I am so grateful for the loving care GrandBrook Memory Care gave my Bob the past 3 years. As he would say when people asked how he is, “better now that I’ve seen you.”
Survivors: Wife Cynthia England, Son Greg England and wife Bettina. Grandchildren Emma England, Connor England and Cade England. Step-son Chris Paire, wife Jennifer and grandchildren Brady and Lucy.