FORT WORTH -- Raleigh Travers "Trav" Green III, 79, a local artist and textile designer, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 24, 2008. Funeral: Private services will be held for the family. Visitation: His family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Great Room at Robertson Mueller Harper. Memorials: Consideration of contributions to a charity of one's choice, in Trav's memory, is suggested. Raleigh Travers Green III was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 13, 1928. A true "Buckhead" boy, he graduated from Georgia Tech where he was on the track team and studied textile engineering. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Trav married Norah Anne Little of Wichita Falls. Trav had a creative soul and was a true artist. His career began in the textile business. He had a natural talent for designing wall coverings, fabric and custom florals. Many of his designs made their way around the world, including decorating the White House. Pursuing his textile business, they moved his company, Gian, from New York to Fort Worth in 1965 where they raised their two boys. After Gian was acquired by the Davis Company, Trav retired in 1979 and began painting in watercolors. His paintings were compared to Andrew Wyeth and were shown all over the state of Texas. In addition to his textile business and painting, Trav also loved to design and sew clothes. He was very interested in pursuing tailoring, tap dancing and cooking. He was always passionate about the arts and enjoyed outdoor activities, including hunting and golf. He was a member of Colonial Country Club. "Art is the stored honey of the human soul" - Theodore Dreiser Survivors: In addition to his wife of 58 years, Norah, Trav is survived by his sons, Raleigh Travers Green IV and his wife, Carol of Dallas, and Davis Robinson Robin Green of Houston; grandchildren, Ashley Shupe and her husband, Ryan, Katie Howard and her husband, Stephen, Raleigh Travers Green V and his wife, Taylor, all of Fort Worth, and Grace and Haley Green of Houston; great-grandchildren, Ella and Hudson Shupe and Currie Howard; brother, Bill Schultz of Melbourne, Fla.; and sister, Jan Carter of Valdosta, Ga. Robertson Mueller Harper Funerals & Cremations 1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233
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