A. Sales

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- A.J. Sales, 84, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010.        Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Hurst. Dr. Jeff Burnett will officiate. Burial will follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, Hurst.        A.J. Sales was born May 17, 1925, to Laura E. and John Wilbur Sales in Tulia. He served in World War II aboard the destroyer USS Nicholas in the South Pacific. He felt it an honor to serve his country.        Returning from World War II, he married his high school sweetheart, June Sales, and enrolled at Texas Tech University, earning B.A. and M.Ed. degrees. He coached in Wilson and Girard before going into administration in New Deal. This was followed by 26 years of service in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district, serving as principal of Euless Junior High, Hurst Junior High and Bell High School.        Survivors: Wife of 63 years, June; sons, Alan Sales and wife, Kathy, Terry Sales and wife, Carol; grandsons, Adam, Ryan and Tyler Sales; granddaughters, Tessa and Tanna Sales; one sister; three brothers; and numerous nieces and nephews. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of A. Sales please visit our Sympathy Store.