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EUGENE CUMMINGS

July 28, 1948 — May 13, 2021

Eugene  Cummings  Jr.  was  born  the fourth  of  seven children  on  July  28,  1948  to  Eugene  and  Esther  Cummings  Sr.  in  Fort  Worth,  Texas.  He  was  destined  to  serve,  break  barriers,  and  strive  for  excellence  in  all  aspects  of  his  life.  Eugene  graduated  from  Paul  Laurence  Dunbar  High  School.  He  soon  after  married  Gloria  Amerson  who was  his  wife  for  55  years  and  embarked  on  a journey  of  enlistment  in  the  United  States  Army.  He  was  stationed  abroad  in  Germany.  Upon  honorable  disabled  discharge  from  the  military  he  was  ranked  at  specialist 4/Corporal  as  a  mechanic.  His  next  venture  was  to  master  the  insurance  business  as  an  insurance  agent  for  Allstate  Insurance  Company  over  three  plus  decades. Ultimately  he  was  awarded  as  second  in  the  nation  for  insurance  sales.  His  passion  for  knowledge  earned  him  a  degree  in  Business. After  retiring  from  Allstate  Insurance  Company  the  drive  for  success  was  still  there  which  lead  him  to  establish  his  own  insurance  agency.  Throughout  his  life  he  promoted  change  and  equality and  was  a member  of  the  NAACP. In  his  leisure  time  he  enjoyed  traveling  -  especially  to  embrace  and  obtain  knowlege  of  his  Native  American  heritage,  fishing,  hunting,  Nascar,  photography,  coin  collecting,  model  trains,  movies,  building  and  programming  computers,  and  he  had  a  die  hard  love  for  the  Texas  Rangers  baseball  team  whether  it  was  attending  the  games  in  person,  watching  the  games  on  television,  listening  to  the  games  on  the  radio  or  merely  wearing  Texas  Rangers  gear.

He  was  preceded  in  death  by  his  wife,  Gloria  Cummings,  son,  Daryl  Cummings,  father,  Eugene  Cummings  Sr.,  mother,  Esther  Cummings,  sisters,  Juanita  Griffin,  Brenda  Fay  Cummings,  and  Jean  Daggett.

Leaving  to  cherish  his  memories:  sons,  Wendall  Cummings,  Eugene  Cummings  lll,  Christopher  Cummings,  daughter,  Angela  Cummings - Stevens,  grand  children,  Jethell  Cole,  Elijah  McGraw,  great  grand  children,  Drelynn  Sewell,  Deric  Bedford,  Gianna  Stevenson,  sisters,  Gwenda  Glover,  Donetta  Cummings,  sister/neice,  Tiffany  Riley,  Remonica  Lewis,  brother,  Ronnie  Cummings,  brother  in  law,  Kenneth  Daggett,  and  a host  of  neices,  nephews,  cousins,  and  friends.

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Golden Gate Funeral Home-Fort Worth

5701 E Loop 820 S, Fort Worth, TX 76119

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Funeral

Friday, May 28, 2021

Starts at 3:00 pm (Central time)

Golden Gate Funeral Home-Fort Worth

5701 E Loop 820 S, Fort Worth, TX 76119

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Internment

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

DALLAS/ FORT WORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY

2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211

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