It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a great man. Harvey Edward Spurgin has departed this earthly world after a heroic 6-month battle brought on by a sudden aortic dissection; ambu

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a great man. Harvey Edward Spurgin has departed this earthly world after a heroic 6-month battle brought on by a sudden aortic dissection; ambushed and betrayed by one his very own heart.After the initial blow, he bravely rose up and waged war (5 heart surgeries and two strokes in six months) - allied only by the many surgeons, doctors,and nurses as well as his loyal and loving family and friends.Never showing fear or weakness, he faced this adversity with an iron will and a courage not seen by many.Despite his bravery and heroic efforts, he was felled and took his final breaths with his devastated family by his side on May 29, 2026.In life, Eddy was lucky and blessed enough to know True Love. This force was powerful enough to manifest the foundation for a life so sweet and beautiful, and a family whose love for each other could never be broken, even by Death.Along with his family, his friends also grieve for him now, many from his high school years. Some are comrades that battled alongside him during his storied 30-year career as a Lieutenant at the Arlington Fire Department, spent aiding and serving his fellow man in their darkest moments and saving many lives.Eddy lived his life guided by his values: Family, Hard work, and treating people with kindness and respect. He always said that “people don’t remember so much as what you’ve said to them, but rather how you made them feel.”Eddy seized the day and lived with no regrets. He jumped out of an airplane, hiked Big Bend, Rocky Mountain National Park, and every national park in Utah. He danced and rode motorcycles. Eddy drank beer on the porch and listened to John Prine. He raised goats, pigs, sheep, donkeys, horses, and a multitude of other animals. He drove fence posts into the rocky Hill country ground. He painted “King of the Hill” on a riding lawnmower and learned how to weld. He built cabins and helped you move. He killed snakes and always went off the rope swing. Eddy and Lynn rode camels in Egypt and explored the streets of Greece. They listened to the calls of howler monkeys in the jungles of Costa Rica and drank margaritas in Mexico. They stayed up all night at Winstar and when they hit Vegas. They spent weeks in the summers on the Texas coast, eating seafood and catching crabs with their children and grandbabies.He went by many names:Busby. Dad. Lieutenant. Buzz. Biscuit. Ed-Ro. Catfish.It wasn’t until his later years, that he received the highest of titles:PawPaw.PawPaw drove the school bus for Glen Rose ISD alongside his wife, now known as Nana, in a dastardly and clever scheme to spend even more time with their grandchildren.He built his own house on a plot of land that Lynn and he had scrimped and saved their entire lives to pay for.This was another dastardly plot to encourage their adult children to live on the land as well, which would in turn grant unlimited access to the grandbabies.Though Eddy is gone, his legacy lives on as he is survived by his One True love, wife, and best friend Lynn Elaine Spurgin as well as their three beloved children Brandon David Spurgin, Jae Lauren Blanton, and Caitlyn Cheyenne Greene, and their husbands, Denver Bryan Greene and Arthur Wesley Blanton.He’s also survived by his beloved sisters Janice Awtry and Kathy Stern, and his brother in laws Donald Awtry and Jerry Stern. He’s survived by his cherished brothers Carl Allan Spurgin and Ernie Busby, along with his sister in law Deborah Busby.His many nieces and nephews also grieve for this loss. Perhaps the most devastated though are his beloved grandbabies, whom brought him great joy and purpose:Rowan Jae Greene, Steely Kay Greene, Tanner Lynn Greene, Asher Andres Luzunaris, Adalynn Mae Luzunaris, Everly Rae Blanton, and Madeline Blanton.He goes now to join his mother Minta Delynn Alexander, and his fathers Ralph Earl Busby and Felix Carl Spurgin, who preceded him in death. But only his first death. As Ernest Hemingway said, “Every man has two deaths. When he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name.”Funeral services will be held at The Wiley Center in Granbury at 11AM on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.