Phillip Henry “Hank” Green

Phillip Henry “Hank” Green passed away peacefully on March 6, 2022 at the age of 92. He was born on May 29, 1929, in Guthrie, Oklahoma and was the tenth of eleven children of PJ and Lillian (Young) Green. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Mary Jean Green (Dobbs), and son, Phil Green. Henry was a loving and caring son, father, uncle, grandfather (Granddad), and great grandfather. He will be missed greatly by family and friends whose lives he enriched.

Henry was a star football player for the Lewisville, TX Fighting Farmers, graduating high school in 1948. He was a 3-year letterman in football and basketball, was 3-year All District in football, and 1946 Class President. He went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Abilene Christian College in 1951. After marriage to Jean Dobbs in 1951, Henry taught school, marketed pharmaceuticals, worked in religious publishing, then joined IBM-Dallas in 1957 and enjoyed a successful 33-year career with International Business Machine (IBM), retiring in 1990 in Austin, TX.

Surviving family includes one brother, Jerry Green; two daughters, Cheryl Bennett and Emily Green; one son, Gregory (Kathy); daughter-in-law, Carol Green; six grandchildren, Kelly Bennett, Anna Aguilar (Mario), Andrew Basara, Amy Lemons (Jared), Megan Basara, and Phillip Green; three great grandchildren, Joelle and Israel Lemons, and Cannon Aguilar; as well as many nieces and nephews. He and Jean kept in touch with countless Church of Christ friends around the country and met up with fellow ACU graduates regularly.

Henry worked hard to provide a home where all felt welcome, loved, and taken care of. If you needed a helping hand, he was available. Henry’s interests revolved around family, church, tennis, golf, and neighborhood.

He was very active in local church work with Westover Hills Church of Christ as well as in the mission field. He was baptized in 1942 in Lewisville, TX and was drawn to mission work after attending his first ACU Lectureship in 1948 as a freshman. Henry loved telling others about the Bible and never met a stranger. He taught adult Sunday school classes at churches of Christ in Abilene, Dallas, and Endwell, NY. His house was always open to those that needed a hot meal or a bed to sleep in. He served on the Mission committee of his local church in Austin and participated in mission meetings and many campaigns in the USA, South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa eventually focusing on Indonesia. He was very active with World Bible School for many years, placing ads in publications around the world that led thousands to study the Bible.

He loved golf and tried to play at least three times a week after retirement. He achieved a long-time goal of shooting an even par round 72 in 1996 and in 1997 Henry won the club championship for men 65 & older at Balcones Country Club where he was a member. In addition, Henry loved to walk and was a familiar sight around the neighborhood.

Memorial contributions can be made to World Bible School.