Wilkes George Elgiar's Obituary
Wilkes George Elgiar of Carrollton, Texas, age 83, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 27th, 2025 after a long and brave battle with several serious medical conditions.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 8th, 1941, to the late George Charles and Fay Chase Elgiar, Wilkes had a long and successful career spanning 47 years with Comerica Bank. It was at Comerica that he met the love of his life, Theresa Troxclair. They married on January 16th, 1965 in New Orleans, where they raised a beautiful and loving family of four children. During his early professional career, Wilkes also served in the Air Force Reserves and was honorably discharged in November, 1969 with the rank of Sergeant.
In 1990, Wilkes was promoted and transferred to Comerica’s Dallas office, at which time the family relocated to Carrollton. He retired from Comerica in 2007 as Vice President of Transaction Services with many awards and accolades earned during his tenure.
In retirement, Wilkes delighted in working in the yard of his home, which was always impeccably maintained, and in spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved to travel both with his children when they were growing up and later in life with Theresa, and was especially fond of the time they spent together in Italy. He was a faithful and devoted Catholic, attending services regularly at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Carrollton until his health prohibited it.
Wilkes is survived by his devoted wife, Theresa (née Troxclair), and his children, Sheila Elgiar Nuss (David), Jeffrey Elgiar (Jodi), Sean Elgiar (Leah) , and Jennifer Elgiar Smith (Kevin); four grandchildren Jodi Nuss Schexnaydre (Alex), Matthew Elgiar (Leslie) , Ryan Elgiar (Kayla), Sera Elgiar and Landon Smith; four great-grandchildren, Ella, Ozzy, Cash and Ivy; and a host of nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and -nephews. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, George Wilkes Elgiar.
Services will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, located at 1705 E. Peters Colony Road, Carrollton, TX 75007 on Thursday, May 1st with visitation starting at 10:30 AM followed by a rosary service and concluding with a Catholic Mass starting at 12:00pm. This will be followed by an entombment service at Restland Funeral Home shortly afterwards at the Whispering Waters Mausoleum at 1:30pm, located at 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, https://themmrf.org/ .
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