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Gary Ashworth
January 25, 1952 — March 10, 2026
North Richland Hills, Texas
Gary Ashworth
| John “Gary” Ashworth was born on January 25, 1952, to Forney John Ashworth, Jr. and Mildred Richardson Ashworth at Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living in North Richland Hills, Texas, on March 10, 2026. Gary spent his early years in Atlanta, attending Sky Haven Elementary School and graduating from Walker High School in 1970. Dekalb County Junior College was his next step in pursuing higher education. The following year his birthdate was the number two pick for the Vietnam War draft. To keep from being sent directly to the war, Gary enlisted in the U.S. Navy to “see the world.” He was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, on the USS Mount Whitney, where for two years of active duty he traveled the Mediterranean Sea. Gary told many stories of being stationed on that ship. It was a journey he would never forget. After being released from active duty, he was sent to Texas to begin his four years in the Naval Reserve. His mother and stepfather, Jack Price, had moved from Atlanta to Arlington, Texas, along with his sister Terri. Gary began working part time at Arlington Memorial Hospital and continued his college education at Tarrant County Junior College and The University of Texas at Arlington. Gary’s career continued in hospitals where he was Director of Environmental Services in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. He also was Director of Dietary Services in some of these hospitals. Later in Gary’s career he worked in assisted living and rehabilitation facilities. For many years during retirement his favorite job was working as a seasonal associate at Texas Stadium for Texas Ranger baseball games. Gary loved participating and following all types of sports. He played baseball with his brother and neighborhood kids in his backyard and played on city organized teams. Like kids from this generation, he was always outside throwing the football or playing basketball or tennis at the park. Growing up in Georgia, he was a fan of the Atlanta Falcons, the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Tech. When living in Texas, he cheered for the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and The University of Texas at Austin. Gary was the life of the party. He had so many friends, from people he knew from kindergarten to new people he had just met. He loved getting to know someone and was interested in what they had to say. Gary was usually happy and loved to laugh and joke around. Music was very important to Gary. He loved jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country, but he really loved having any type of music on all of the time. The louder the music the better. His whole life he would go to rock concerts with friends and/or Terri. Gary was at the Atlanta Rock Festival (like Woodstock) and through the years saw bands/people in concert like The Who, Yes, Moody Blues, Santana, CSN&Y, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Sade, Kenny G, etc. During the last years of his life, you would find him sitting in his recliner with his boombox playing one of his hundreds of cassettes and CDs. He would just be sitting back reminiscing about those concerts, his life, and enjoying his music. Gary was married twice with both ending in divorce. He enjoyed being in the lives of his three step children during these marriages. Gary was a Christian. He accepted Jesus Christ as his savior as a young boy attending Moreland Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was a charter member of New World United Methodist Church in Arlington for the rest of his life. He was preceded in death by his dad, Forney John “Bud” Ashworth, Jr.; brother, Steve Ashworth, Sr.; stepfather, Jack Price; and mother, Mildred “Millie” Price. He is survived by his sister, Terri Ashworth Jutras and brother-in-law, Michael Jutras, M.D. of Colleyville, Texas; sister-in-law, Suzanne Walden Ashworth O’Neal (Bobby) of Cumming, Georgia; stepbrother, Jim Price (Cathy) of Sun City West, Arizona; and stepbrother, Tom Price (Toni) of Blairsville, Georgia. Nieces - Amy Ashworth Long (Matthew), Ball Ground, Georgia; Stephanie Jutras Lynch (Kevin), Fort Worth, Texas; Allison Jutras Taylor (David), Fort Worth, Texas; Kelli Jutras Adams (Chris), Bedford, Texas; Ashley Jutras Cunningham (Travis), Fort Worth, Texas; Jamie Price Williams (Taylor), Yorba Linda, California; Deanna Price Williamson (Steve), Gainesville, Georgia. Nephews: Steve Ashworth (Kera), Villa Rica, Georgia; Jason Ashworth (Becki), Canton, Georgia; Jason Price (Katie), Tempe, Arizona; David Price (Montaya), Buckeye, Arizona; Winston Price (Jennifer), Centennial, Colorado. Survived by many special great nieces and great nephews in Texas and Georgia; and wonderful cousins in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. Internment will be at Moore Funeral Home and Cemetery in Arlington, Texas, at a later date. REQUEST: Please leave a special thought or memory about Gary in the guestbook. A picture of him alone or with you would be perfect. It will be made into a memory book for Terri to keep. Thank you for your friendship and love. |
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