  Glenn
was born March 8,1947 in Sherman Texas, to Rayford Enoch Gaskill and
Billie Ruth (Skipworth) Gaskill. Glenn graduated from Van Alstyne High
School in 1967, and married his high school sweetheart, Linda Sue
McTee, on August 3,1968. They were blessed to share 53 years of
marriage together.
In 1969 Glenn was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany and Panama and served for two years before he and Sue returned to Van Alstyne to start a family. Glenn graduated from Southern Methodist University (Pony up!) in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He worked at Texas Instruments for 37 years and was a module manager in a wafer fab when he retired in 2003. He enjoyed his work and made many lifelong friends during his time at Texas Instruments. Retirement gave Glenn time to enjoy many hobbies. He was a talented gardener, an avid fisherman, and enjoyed traveling. He and Sue traveled abroad and visited all 50 states, marking the 50th on their 50th wedding anniversary. Glenn also designed and built three homes for his family in the Van Alstyne area before he and Sue moved to McKinney in 2017. Family was Glenn’s first priority and he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as close friends whom he considered family. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Billie Gaskill, and his infant brother, Paul Dale Gaskill. He is survived by his wife, Linda Sue Gaskill, his daughter, Bridget Gaskill Virden, and husband, Doug Virden, of McKinney, Texas, his son, Brad Gaskill, and fiance, Lisa Kaspar, of San Marcos, Texas, five granddaughters, Madeleine Virden, Chloe Virden, Evelyn (Evie) Gaskill, Amelia (Millie) Gaskill, and Karli Kaspar, as well as many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Funeral services are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Alstyne, and will include a come-and-go visitation on Saturday, September 18th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and a funeral service on Sunday, September 19th at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at the Van Alstyne Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to First Baptist Church of Van Alstyne or LUNGevity Foundation in memory of Glenn. Van Alstyne Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |