Don Boren Sr.

Donald Roy Boren, Sr., of Wills Point, TX, passed away on November 25, 2024 after a courageous battle with many health challenges. Don was born September 7, 1941 in Walters, OK to Hoyt and Theta Boren, both of whom met him in Heaven along with his brother, Garland Boren, sister, Dianne Boren and granddaughter, Breanna Van Dyke. Don was a man who loved work and speed and when he could combine the two, he was his happiest. In his younger days, he raced anything and everything: cars, bikes, motorcycles and boats. It was well known that if it had a motor, Don would modify it to go faster! He was a professional boat racer for many years and competed at the top levels nationwide. When he wasn’t racing, Don was a concrete craftsman and worked for many years at Boren_Henderson Concrete, Inc. His love of completing projects quickly and more efficiently along with his innate intelligence for how concrete manufacturing worked enabled him to invent a concrete finishing machine (now known as a Power Trowel) that revolutionized the industry. After a racing accident paralyzed Don’s right arm, he focused his energies on building a company centered on his invention, Superior Concrete, and enjoyed racing from the sidelines, still giving great advice and wisdom to competitors. Since its beginning in 1983, Superior Concrete became the go-to provider for all concrete finishing projects due to Don’s foresight in how to best innovate the industry and his signature customer service. His children, Tamrah and Stephen, continue Don’s legacy of perfection today when, in 2000, they implemented the foundations of Superior and their own client relationships into Boren Super Trowel, Inc. a company that still provides concrete finishing machines, each of which fit any project specification, both nationally and globally. In 1978, Don married the love of his life and his best friend, Linda, and together they made a life filled with family, adventure and good memories. After Tamrah and Stephen took over the business in 2000, Don and Linda moved to Wills Point to enjoy retirement and the quieter, country life. Over the years, Don never allowed his disability from the accident to interfere, or hold him back, with work and his life outside of work. Every day, he lived life to the fullest surrounded by those who loved and respected him. His tenacity to always overachieve only intensified after the accident and he made sure to always be the best husband, father, grandfather and ‘boss’ to everyone in his life. Even later on, as his health continued to present challenges, Don would greet every day as an opportunity to make a difference. He was proud of his children and their accomplishments and the legacies built on his beliefs that centered on hard work, dedication to service, and love for others. He leaves his legacy to be proudly carried on to his beloved wife of over 46 years, Linda Boren; children: Dwight Wheeler, Joey Holick and wife, Kim, Don Boren, Jr. and wife, Holly, , Kevin Boren and wife, Mary, Tamrah Boren, Stephen Boren and wife, Kaci; grandchildren: Dylan, Michaela, Rebecca, Sam, Lauren, Dalton, Trinity, Anaka, Grady, Lincoln, Christian, Kenni; great grandchildren: Gunner, Kai, Colton, and Sutton; sister, Darlene Skinner; brother, Dwain Boren and wife, Sharon as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends, each of whom will miss Don greatly. Funeral service will be at 1:00pm, Friday, Dec.. 6, 2024 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Oakland Memorial Park. His family will receive friends beginning at 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at the funeral home. For those wishing, Don's family suggests donations in memory of him to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org.

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Don Boren Sr.

November 25, 2024