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E.J.

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Swindler

Jul 26, 1929 — Mar 3, 2023

Obituary

E. J. Swindler, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 3, 2023, at the age of 93. He was born on July 26,
1929, in San Antonio, Texas to Edgar Joseph and Edwina Swindler. He attended San Antonio schools,
graduating from Fox Tech High School in 1948 as a star football player winning several academic and
football awards.
E. J. earned a four-year athletic scholarship to play football as a defensive back at Southwest Texas
State Teachers College (currently named Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas. He received
the prestigious football honor of being selected on the 1951 All-Texas College Defensive Football
Team selected by the Dallas Morning News. During his college years, he received numerous awards
as an outstanding student and athlete. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree at STSTC
in 1952. While attending there, he met his sweetheart and love of his life Marilyn Dulin. They married
in San Antonio in 1952. He served his country as a Sergeant First Class in the National Guard of
Texas. He earned a Masters in Physical Education from Sam Houston State University in 1972.
E. J. began his coaching and teaching career in 1952. He coached football and taught art in several
Texas High Schools. In chronological order those schools were Boling High, El Campo High, Clear
Creek High and Clear Lake High, where he finished his career as the Head Track Coach and the Head
of the Art Department, retiring in 1984. He was a referee for many basketball games in the evenings
and taught Driver's Education many summers. During his impressive coaching and teaching career his
teams and students won numerous awards and championships.
After retirement, E. J. continued to teach art classes and was asked to be the honorary starter at many
local track and field meets. The Clear Lake High School Invitational Track Meet was renamed in his
honor. In 2004 Coach Swindler received the prestigious honor of being inducted into the Gulf Coast
Track Coaches Hall of Fame.
E. J. faithfully served God and others in his community his entire blessed life. He was an active
deacon and loved singing tenor in choir and even leading worship in several Texas churches. He also
served outside his community on many mission trips to help build numerous churches for the Navajo
community in New Mexico and Arizona.
E. J. loved hunting, fishing, golfing, drawing, singing and being with his family. He will be
remembered lovingly for his strength, determination, selflessness, contagious smile, great sense of
humor and singing his Famous Song, "Your Feet's Too Big".
He is survived by son Ron Swindler and wife Laura, daughters Debra Swindler, Marsha Crabtree,
Michelle Miori and husband Louis, nine grandchildren and their spouses, 24 great grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and nephews.
E. J. was proceeded in death by his loving wife Marilyn, his parents Edgar and Edwina, his sister
Dorothy Tidwell, his brother Jerry Swindler, and his great grandson Jamie Wingerd.
E. J.'s Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on March 24, 2023, 1:30 p.m. at Champion
Forest Baptist Chapel, 15555 Stuebner Airline Road, Houston, TX. Reception to follow.
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