Rolland Treadaway

Rolland Turner (Sonny) Treadaway, age 90 of Bandera passed away peacefully at Coronado Stone Oak in San Antonio on Sunday, March 15th. 2020\r\n\r\nSonny was born in Lamesa, Texas June 9th. 1929 to the late Dr. Thomas Lester Treadaway and Mabel Thalmann Treadaway Woollard.\r\n\r\nHe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in analytical chemistry and began working for Celanese Corp. in Pampa, Texas. Later he relocated to the Bandera area and worked for Mooney Aircraft as a Safety Inspector in Kerrville, Texas. He also became a pilot during this time. Later in life he became a salesman and traveled throughout the southwest selling materials to college bookstores. He was an avid outdoorsman and golfer. One of his proudest golfing achievements was a hole in one on the Celanese golf course, which he had helped to develop. Sonny loved to entertain and was famous for his gatherings at the "party barn". He spoiled his family and friends with memorable chocolate chip pancakes, BBQ cookouts and the occasional airplane ride.\r\n\r\nAfter retirement in 1993 he made his home in Oklahoma and later returned home to Bandera, Texas.\r\nPreceding Sonny in death was his son Thomas L. Treadaway and brother Thalmann Lester (Roscoe) Treadaway.\r\n\r\nSonny is survived by his two daughters, Linda Sue Treadaway Fourr and husband Roy of Farmington, NM. Dina Louise Treadaway Genovese and husband Dan of Kildeer, Ill and sister Jane Blackburn of Lakeway, TX. Grandchildren Brant B Fourr, Cary L. Fourr Bramwell and great grandchildren Brayden C. Bramwell and Brennyn L. Bramwell and former wife Patricia Treadaway Campbell.\r\n\r\nThe family would like to sincerely thank Dr. Christopher Glanton, Valeska Danielak and the caring people at DaVita Dialysis Center, all of his home caregivers from Home Instead, Hilltop Village of Kerrville, Coronado Stone Oak, Hope Hospice in San Antonio, and Dr. Benyam Alemu of University Health System in San Antonio.\r\n\r\nVisitation will be 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Grimes Funeral Chapels, Bandera, Texas with Funeral Service following at 1:00 pm and burial immediately following at Bandera Cemetery in Bandera, Texas.\r\n\r\nFuneral arrangements are under the care of Grimes Funeral Chapel in Bandera, TX\r\n\r\nIn lieu of flowers, the family asks donations to be sent to Bandera Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 424, Bandera Texas or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund www.jdrf.org\r\n\r\n