Edwin Burton Eubanks Obituary (2022)

E. Burton Eubanks joined his Lord and our mom on Might 17, 2022. A local of Dallas, Texas, he was a long-time resident of Austin, shifting the household right here in 1975 when he turned the President of College Federal Credit score Union. Dad turned eighty-six this previous Christmas Eve and celebrated his sixty fifth wedding ceremony anniversary in 2020 simply earlier than Mother’s passing. He’s survived by daughters, Ellen Wooden (Brian), Betsy Koelzer (Joe), Evelyn Web page (Nick) brother, Ron Eubanks, grandson, Matthew Wooden, granddaughter, Malissa Web page, and nice grandson, William Web page, in addition to prolonged relations throughout the nation.
Dad was a person of nice energy and character. His ethical compass, his religion, and his robust perception within the significance of relationships guided selections in all areas of his life from household to associates to work. He was an incredible pianist, taking part in each by sight in addition to flawlessly by ear, usually making up or enhancing melodies as he performed. He and Mother would name us on our birthdays, and he would play, and they might each sing joyful birthday. Sadly, that “piano by ear” gene skipped our era.
The tales of Dad serving to somebody personally and professionally are legion. He was additionally the man who by no means handed an aged particular person or a lady of any age on the aspect of the street with automobile hassle. Many the time he pulled over to verify and ensure somebody was okay. As the daddy of three ladies in a pre-cell telephone period, he knew the dangers and made it his mission to verify on the welfare of others. He usually stated when a pal wants you, they want you proper then and never when it is handy for you. He made a degree to dwell that assertion.
Dad had {many professional} successes, ending his profession because the CEO of College Federal Credit score Union having led the group throughout a interval of serious progress and enlargement. He additionally volunteered his time generously, serving as President, Director or Chair at varied factors with organizations starting from Junior Achievement (Austin,) Austin Diagnostic Clinic Basis, The Higher Enterprise Bureau of Austin, Covenant Presbyterian Basis, the World Pc Consumer’s Affiliation, in addition to a prolonged listing of Credit score Union associated positions starting from CUES to CUNA to the Texas Affiliation of Federal Credit score Unions. He had a wall of plaques and thank yous from his varied endeavors, however his favourite, and the one one he saved, was one he had made for our Mother, describing her because the Grand Prize in Matrimony.
Dementia took our Dad. He misplaced Mother in the course of the early days of COVID after which spent one other 12 months utterly locked down (ostensibly for his personal security.) It’s no surprise his dementia accelerated. His loss of life certificates will not say COVID, however he’s a sufferer as definitely as those that succumbed to it instantly. I hope we will study from the debacle of this pandemic and higher steadiness the mandatory safety of our fragile communities with crucial want for human interplay when this occurs once more. And it’ll occur once more.
As his daughter the issues I’m essentially the most pleased with are his kindness and equity to others, his robust religion, and his perception in and management with robust household values. If you’re studying this and you’ve got misplaced your Dad, you understand what it seems like. Now he lives on in an archive of our reminiscences and in the way in which we dwell our personal lives. I hope we will dwell as much as his instance.
We consider our dad and mom at the moment are collectively and within the presence of God. It will possibly’t get higher than that.
A personal service will observe within the coming days. Some have requested, and if you want to contribute in his reminiscence, Mother and Dad have been each massive supporters of the Presbyterian Kids’s Houses and Companies, 5920 West Wm. Cannon, Bldg. 3, Ste. 100, Austin, TX 78749.

Printed by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral House North – Austin on Might 20, 2022.