Jack Glover

• • Jack Glover
  • (1924-2015)
  • Bronze ''The Rogue''
  • Height 7'' Width 4''
  • Lenght 9''
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  Jack Glover(1924-2015)

  
  
  

  
   

  
  

  Jack Glover

  
  
  
  Born in Salisbury, NC on Feb. 17, 1924
  
  Departed on Aug. 25, 2015 and resided in Wimberley, TX.
  
  

  
  
  

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  An old-time cowboy unexpectedly passed away last week when we weren't
  looking. After ninety one years of helping people learn to smile and
  laugh, he will be sorely missed by family and friends alike.
  
  Jack
  Nelson Glover of Wimberley, Texas, was known affectionately as 'Texas
  Jack' to people and friends across the country. From the national
  cowboy artists who painted him, the cattlemen who knew him, and to the
  eager faces of young visitors to his Cowboy Museum, we all say Farewell.
  Jack was a Cowboy's Cowboy.
  
  Jack was wearing boots when he was
  born on February 17, 1924 in Salisbury, North Carolina. He migrated to
  Texas to grow up in the Ft. Worth Stockyards and led a life that most
  people only read about. He gathered up his bed roll one last time, and
  peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. True to form, Jack
  didn't linger long, he was anxious to get going on a new trail.
  
  Jack
  was preceded in death by his first wife of 55 years, Wanda Glover, but
  is survived by his wife of 17 years, Cherie Frances Glover. He was
  preceded in death by his daughter, Jackye Glover Pool and is survived by
  his son Nelson Glover. He has 6 living grandchildren: Lesa Tumbo, Tonya
  Gasco, Jason Thurman, Elizabeth "Shannon" Pittman, James Pool and Emily
  Glover. He is survived by 13 great grandchildren and 8 great-great
  grandchildren.
  
  Jack flew B17s in World War 2 in what was then
  known as the Army Air Corp. In 1953, Jack opened his first backroads
  museum, The Sunset Trading Post & Old West Museum in Sunset, Texas
  while operating his own dairy farm. In 1973, the off-the-beaten track
  relic store moved to the new Hwy 287, 5 miles south of Bowie, Texas and
  half-way between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls. In 1989, Jack moved a
  portion of his vast Old West collection to downtown San Antonio where he
  owned and operated the famed Cowboy Museum across the street from the
  Alamo. In 2001, Jack moved the Cowboy Museum back to Bowie until 2006 at
  which time he moved his museum to Wimberley, Texas. Jack could be found
  any day of the week at his museum in Pioneer Town, located at the 7A
  Ranch Resort on the Blanco River.
  
  Not only was Jack an Old West
  collector and historian, he was an artist, a writer, and a bronze
  sculptor. He also owned the esteemed title of "International Barb Wire
  King" for putting together the first classification guide of nearly 2,
  000 specimens of antique barbed wire. The guide, Bobbed Wire Bible, has
  had eleven editions and has even been printed in Japanese. Jack is also
  known for his association with cowboys of the silver screen. He once
  made a movie starring Johnny Crawford, the young kid in the television
  series, The Rifleman. Jack has worked as a location scout for MGM and
  often served as their authentication consultant for movie props.
  
  In
  lieu of the usual flowers, Jack asked that a memorial donation be given
  to the Mission of Divine Mercy, P.O. Box 1759, Canyon Lake, Texas
  78133. 
  
  A
  Memorial Service for Jack will be held on September 28, 2015 from 1:00
  p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at River Ranch Stockyards located in the heart of
  the world renowned Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District at
  500 NE 23rd St. in Fort Worth, Texas.
  
  His old straw cowboy hat,
  with the hole on top, still hangs next to the window in the museum.
  But, it's a funny thing, the battered tin coffee cup is gone. He must
  have taken it with him.