DeEdward
Greer
Male
United States of America
1941-08-01
Houston, Texas, United States of America
2018-12-15
Houston, Texas, United States of America
DeEdward James Greer, of Houston, passed away last Saturday night, the 15th of December 2018, at Memorial Hermann Hospital. He was 77 years of age.
An athlete, coach, musician, songwriter, teacher, mentor, public speaker, lawyer, writer, rancher, father and friend, DeEdward lived a full life of learning and adventure. He captained the Rice University tennis team to a Southwestern Conference title; wrote, performed and recorded a library of songs with his band, The Sixpence; coached multiple junior hockey teams from Houston to National Championships; argued difficult cases in some of the highest courts, and championed the cause of many left behind by the justice system.
He was a voracious learner and writer. His compassion for people was boundless and he inspired so many of us to succeed. His purpose in life was to use his curiosity to discover new things, and to enthusiastically inspire others by his teaching and coaching, which was exactly what he did. Whether it was his own children, his teammates, bandmates, his defendant clients, or the youngsters from Japan, whom he taught American Culture, English, and Public Speaking. He improved all our lives through his learning and inspiration. He wished for everyone to support each other in harmony, and to feel joy in their daily lives.
DeEdward is survived by his three children, Robert Bradley Greer, Laurie Anne Greer and Mark DeEdward Greer; and his grandchildren, Marye Stuart Greer, Meredith Lee Greer and Julian Autry Wu; as well as his best friend, coworker and confidant, Mackie Moore; and the love of his life and the force of happiness in his later years, Miyuki Kobayashi.
1958 - 1964
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Round 1
Al Driscole 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-2
Round 1
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Gustavo Castillo
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Alfonso Ochoa 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Vic Seixas 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
2-6
6-0
6-4
Preliminary Round
Bailey Brown 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Bailey Brown 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-1
Round 1
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Bob Nerrigan
6-2
6-2
Round 2
DeEdward Greer 1 *
John A. Pickens
5-7
11-9
6-2
Round 3
Clifford M. (Cliff) Buchholz 1 *
DeEdward Greer
10-8
6-3
Round 2
A. Lee Fentress 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Chuck McKinley 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Jim McManus 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-4
Preliminary Round
Tim Heckler 1 *
DeEdward Greer
4-6
6-1
6-1
Round 1
John H. Maloney 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Ron Holmberg 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Leif C. Beck 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-3
Round 1
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall
6-0
6-2
Round 2
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Cliff Tyree
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jim Parker 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Harry Hoffmann Jr. 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-0
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Miguel Olvera 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Carter Lenoir 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras 1 *
DeEdward Greer
4-6
6-3
6-0
Round 2
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Rodney (Rod) Susman
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Gerald H. (Jerry) Moss 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-46
-2
Round 3
Jon Aleander (Jack) Douglas 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-0
Round 1
John W. (Jack) Frost 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
-1
Round 1
Reg Bennett 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-1
Round 1
John H. Maloney 1 *
DeEdward Greer
5-7
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Miguel Olvera 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Miguel Olvera 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Reynaldo Garrido 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-3
6-2
Round 2
John D. Powless 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-3
6-4
Round 3
DeEdward Greer 1 *
Joe (Kirk) Kuykendall
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
John A. Been 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-0
6-0
Round 1
James Gordon Schmidt Sr 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-1
Round 2
DeEdward Greer 1 *
James R. (Jim) Buck
3-6
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Bernard (Tut) Bartzen 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Roy Grimse 1 *
DeEdward Greer
6-1
6-4