Richard Gilmour, 68, died April 17, 2016

Richard Gilmour, 68, beloved husband, Dad, Papa, brother and uncle entered Heaven on April 17, 2016.

Dick was born on June 28, 1947, in Long Branch, New Jersey, to Jack and Regina Gilmour.

Dick served in the Army Reserves after graduating from Notre Dame with a master’s in electrical engineering and worked for IBM for 29 years. He was a Bible teacher and a Little League coach and served on the investment board for Camp PenieI Christian Ministries, as school board president of First Baptist Christian School in Marble Falls and on a Harmony School of Creative Arts board.

Dick had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. After John 3:16, the Bible verse close to his heart was, “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving glory to God the Father through Him.”

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Burla Jean “B.J.” Hawthorne Gilmour; son Christopher Gilmour; granddaughter, Aurora Gilmour; brothers Jack and Mark Gilmour; sister, Susan Gilmour; brother-in-laws and wives, Kelly and Trudy Hawthorne and Skip and Svetlana Hawthorne; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Dick was preceded in death by sons Daniel and Timothy Gilmour; parents, Jack and Regina Gilmour; and brothers Jeffery and Craig Gilmour.

The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. April 28 at Edgar and Jenkins Family Funeral Home, 109 N. Main St. in Burnet, (512) 756-4444.

A funeral service is 11 a.m. April 29 at First Baptist Church, 901 La Ventana Drive in Marble Falls. Interment follows at 1:30 p.m. at Post Mountain Cemetery in Burnet.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dick’s memory to First Baptist Christian School, 901 La Ventana Drive, Marble Falls, TX 78654; Camp Peniel, 6716 RR 1431 East, Marble Falls, TX 78654; or Harmony School of Creative Arts, 1503 Mormon Mill Road (P.O. Box 1065), Marble Falls, TX 78654.