Trenton David Starnes

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Trenton David Starnes - “Trent” to all who knew him - was welcomed into the arms of his Savior on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Beloved husband, Dad, son, brother, grandson, and friend, Trent was born in Fort Worth on February 15, 1982, a proud 6th generation Texan. He loved the Lord, adventures with his girls, serving others, fun with family, time in nature and growing things. He was fascinated with all things aviation and emergency medicine, and was an avid Texas Rangers and FC Dallas fan.

Trent will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Sarah; daughters: Kathryn, Elianna, and Kristyn; parents: David and Kathy Starnes; siblings: Ashley (Dan) Yost, Shelbi (Drew) Adams, Hunter (Amy) Starnes, Parker (Ivy) Starnes, Landon Starnes and Lexi Starnes; parents-in-law: David and Karen Wiersma; siblings-in-law: Stephanie (Lindsey) Laney, Andrew (Gizzele) Wiersma, Hannah (Michael) Gresham, Valerie Wiersma, Kayleen Harris; grandparents: Juanita Starnes, Bud and Liz Starnes; uncles and aunts: Skip Starnes, Mark (Connie) Starnes, Tamra Starnes; nieces and nephews: Gabriel and Noah Wiersma, Andrew Paul and Jane Adams, Owen Starnes; cousins: Laura (Michael) Ehlers, April (Russell) Sewell, Brittani Rutter, Taylor Starnes, Alison Starnes, Bethany Starnes, Ryan (Kristyn) Starnes, Shane (Kelsey) Starnes, Chasen (Kailen) Starnes, Dusty (Heather) Stephens, Misty (Kamron) McMahan; and numerous relatives and friends.

Trent was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather: Bob Beaman, maternal grandparents: Paul and Janet Hernandez; uncles: Marty Starnes and Jack Hernandez, cousin: Paul Hernandez.

Trent attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, interested in pursuing missionary aviation. He was the managing editor of the Moody Student newspaper and passionate about evangelism. There he met his sweetheart, Sarah Wiersma, both excited to serve the Lord together. They married in 2003 in Georgia, and started their life in DFW, where they served as youth group leaders, for a much loved group of kids, and with Apartment Life at communities in Irving and Fort Worth. Also an entrepreneur, Trent started his own website/advertising company, Caffeinated Studio in Grapevine that served many community businesses and ministries.

Trent and Sarah were gifted with three beautiful daughters during these years - Kathryn, Elianna, and Kristyn. The greatest joy of his life was watching them grow and getting to be their Dad. Trent also discovered a new passion for emergency medicine during these years, attaining his paramedic certification and working for MedStar in Fort Worth, serving his community, training new medics, and touching countless lives. He later worked for the Office of the Medical Director, helping craft policies and using his extensive team building skills. Trent also served for many years as a Strike Team leader for disaster response with BFCS, on numerous extended deployments across the country.

Trent completed a bachelors of science in Emergency Health Management at the University of Texas San Antonio, and went on to attain flight paramedic certification. He served with Air Methods during the height of the pandemic, flight transporting severely ill patients across the southwest. He was proud to raise his family in the greater Fort Worth area. Trent’s personal faith was the center of his life, a member of Cornerstone Bible Church, Grace Community PCA, CityView Church, and Hillside Community Church.

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, November 4 at 11am at Hillside Community Church - 9915 Ray White Rd, Keller, TX 76244.

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The family wishes to send a special thank you to the staff at Medical City Alliance for their care and compassion.