Tracy (T.D.) High

Tracy Dean High, “T.D.” was born in Oklahoma City, OK on April 18, 1968 to Tom and Janice High and he was preceded in death by his mother, Jan, and his grandmother, Laura McGuinn. T.D. grew up in Oklahoma and Texas, eventually making his permanent home in Texas. He began his law enforcement career with the Waco Police Department as a patrol officer after which he transferred to work with the Garland Police Department. He joined academy Class 41, affectionately known as the Misfits, and earned himself the nickname “Dimples”. The friendship between all of the Misfits was legendary and, as they navigated departmental changes and growth, family additions and seasons of life, each of them would stay just as close as family. T.D. was a devoted father to his son, Justin, born in 1994 and his daughter, Jessica, who was born in 1997. Protection came naturally to T.D. in his occupation AND as a dad. His children were the beats of his heart and both were cherished and treasured. T.D. first met the love of his life, Elesha, when they were teenagers and upon reconnecting in 2012, they began dating. On October 17, 2015, they married and T.D. gained a bonus son, Noah. After surviving his battle with cancer in 2017, T.D. gained a new appreciation of life’s greatest joys. He retired from Garland PD in 2023, after faithfully serving for nearly 25 years. He spent the last 18 months of his life traveling the world with his beautiful bride and the destination was always up for negotiation and T.D. loved tropical spots, the Pacific Northwest, and the international places having visited Hawaii, Costa Rica, Cabo and Friday Harbor, WA to name a few. In the words of his son, Justin, ‘there was always a trip planned!’. A servant for the people as well as his family, T.D. will be greatly missed and always remembered. Life is a journey, not a destination, and his journey will continue to be celebrated through all of the memories he made with those he loved. He leaves his legacy of unconditional love and generosity to be carried on by his wife, Elesha High; son, Justin High; daughter, Jessica High; bonus son, Noah Denison as well as other extended family and his brothers and sisters at the Garland Police Department. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate T.D.s life will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that memorials be made to a fund honoring T.D. at https://gofund.me/716e9bda

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Tracy (T.D.) High

April 18, 1968 - December 8, 2024