REX CAMPBELL FRYHOVER's Obituary
A Star is Born. Early Lessons Learned. Dedicated. Bigger than Life. A True Leader and Love Above All.
Rex Fryhover was born on October 26, 1976, in Dallas, TX. The son of Beverly Moss and Bob Fryhover, he was a fourth-generation ‘Dallasite’. His childhood years were spent in Southlake where he graduated from Carroll High School before attending the University of North Texas where he completed a degree in Logistics.
His earliest lessons came from his parents and the game of golf. His father taught him family values, how to be a gentleman and was his sounding board for the “intersections of life”. Truly a momma’s boy, his mother taught him compassion and the importance of education. From golf, he learned honesty and integrity, “The only game that demands the respect of penalizing yourself.” These lessons taught him to live his life with the same characteristics as a father, son, brother and husband.
While at the University of North Texas, Rex began his life-long professional focus on logistics within the Telecom industry. In modern business culture, seldomly do individuals stay at one company, even one career, for more than 5 years. Rex began working with Nokia as a freshman in college and in one capacity or another has worked for the Nokia brand for more than 25 years. He was beyond faithful to his Nokia family and he fostered life-long relationships there. This dedication and loyalty carried over in every aspect of his life.
It is impossible to capture a person’s full character in an obituary, and especially someone who lived life cherishing every single day. Rex had a deep love for music with his earliest favorites in Stevie Ray Vaugh and 311. As an adventurer, through work assignments and personal interest in travel, he was able to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences all over the world. He didn’t believe in a future that came easily rather embracing challenges and the adversity that life brought.
In addition to the professional and personal example he set for us, his proudest achievement was as a husband and father. Juliana was the pride and joy of his life. She was daddy’s little girl. Father-daughter time included playing golf, bike riding, watching the Cowboys, reading together and at the end of the day family circle time. He wanted to instill the same morals and values he learned from his parents. His own father once told him, “In the end, family is the most important thing to a man and all his material possessions are just stuff.” Rex recently reflected that these words were representative in every day of his life. Nothing brought him more joy than the love he felt from the love of his life and soulmate, Adela, and how much Juliana loved her “Papi”.
Rex will be remembered by everyone he touched as a sparkling and burning light who illuminated and inspired to lead fuller and happier lives. His endless sarcasm and infectious laugh kept us in stitches. His curiosity, enthusiasm, and love nourished and guided us all. He encompassed what it means to be a true leader.
What did Rex teach us? To live life to the fullest. That dedication, personal connection, passion, family (both blood and friends who become family) and an abundance of love can overcome any obstacle. To forgive quickly and be kind, to others and ourselves; know that we are all doing the best that we can. To love unconditionally and never judge anyone. To cultivate gratitude; believe that enough is a feast. To be of service and generous; try to escape the prison of self. To know that death is real and coming at blinding speed, so stop struggling to hold onto the intrinsically ephemeral and let go, relax, and remember to have fun.
Almost poetically, Rex’s time in this physical world was cut short because his heart was too big and God has a bigger purpose for him. The example he set does not end with the physical. His leadership, his love, and his friendship will live on within each of us who were lucky enough to have known him. And the world is blessed to have his example come through his courageous and loving daughter, Juliana. Our connection to him lives on through her.
Rex is survived by his loving wife, Adela; his adoring daughter, Juliana; his mother and step-father, Beverly and Norvell Moss; brothers Richard and Rob Fryhover; nieces, Caila and Maycee Fryhover; nephews, Chase Fryhover and Cole McGuire; step-siblings Jody and Shelley Moss; uncles, Tommy and Don Fryhover.
Since his passing, the family has received condolences from hundreds and hundreds of people worldwide. 44 years of an amazing life and the connections along the way. Rex’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for the gestures, donations, thoughts, prayers and visits. Your love has filled their hearts beyond words and touched them in ways immeasurable.
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