Terry Reese

Terry Linn Reese, 83, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Terry was born and raised in Des Moines, and is the son of the late James and June Reese. He attended Des Moines East High School and joined the Air Force directly after high school, where he served time in South Korea.

He returned home to begin working a few jobs before landing at John Deere, where he worked until retirement. He and his wife, Carol, were married in 1965 and went on to have two children.

Thanks to John Deere, Terry worked exactly 30 years before retiring at age 52, as a part of their 30 and out retirement program. This allowed him to live 31+ years of retirement life. During those years, he spent countless hours coaching and watching his kids in all their sports throughout grade school and high school; and as a fixture at Blank Golf Course, as well as many other courses, where he accrued three hole in ones over the years. He also loved to watch sports, grab pizza with his daughter, Laura, at Blank Golf Course, talk for hours about all the sports he watched on T.V., the Iowa Hawkeyes, and about all the history books he read or the shows he watched on the history channel. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Terry is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carol (Gile) Reese; his son, Rick (Christine) Reese of West Des Moines, Iowa; his two grandchildren, Nolan and Ava Reese; his brother-in-law, John Everson of Markham, Virginia; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Richard and Carole Gile of Bella Vista, Arkansas.

Terry is preceded in death by his parents, James and June Reese; his daughter, Laura Reese; and his sister, Elaine Everson.

Family will be greeting friends on Sunday, July 21, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home; 5400 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Condolences may be expressed at www.Hamiltonsfuneralhome.com.

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