Virginia Ann McGrew's Obituary
Virginia Ann McGrew of Garland, TX peacefully accepted her Lord’s invitation to go home on March 11, 2018.Visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Friday, March 16th at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX. Funeral services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, March 17th at the Memorial Chapel at Restland Cemetery. Burial to follow for family only.Virginia was an adventurer if there ever was one! After raising three children, Virginia rode horseback with real cowboys on a cattle drive in Montana. She later rode horseback up and down the Teton mountains in Wyoming with her husband and an Indian guide. She dropped over 11 or more waterfalls while floating through the Grand Canyon in a rubber boat, piloted a glider flight in Texas and rode a hot air balloon over the Rocky Mountains. Virginia also skied many mountains, explored the roads of Yellowstone in deep winter snow for days on a snowmobile, and sailed a catamaran in the East China Sea narrowly missing an approaching typhoon. She flew to Taiwan in a C47 military transport and has visited most of the world by cruise ship with her husband. Virginia played the guitar, stand-up base, washboard and electric bass and was a long time member and dancer with the Kissin’ Kuzzins Square Dance club of Dallas and Richardson.Virginia is survived by her loving husband of over 60 years, Dr. Jerry Conrad McGrew. Together they had three children, David, Diane and Cindy. She also leaves seven grandchildren, Hannah, Molly, Stephanie, Rachael, Frank IV, Adam, Hadley and one great granddaughter, Kinley. She also leaves a brother Ralph, a sister Joyce, an Aunt Betty Jane and several nieces and nephews.The family of Virginia wishes to extend our heartfelt thanks for helping us celebrate her life.
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