John W. "Bill" Mulgrew, 79 of Denton, Texas passed away from Covid on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Texas Presbyterian Hospital-Denton with his sister, Katie at his side. He was born January 20, 1944, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of William C. and Lucy Hackett Mulgrew.

Before relocating to Denton, Texas in 1975, to be closer to family, he was employed as a fireman with the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. After arriving in Denton, he worked for the University of North Texas Basketball Coliseum and later found his true calling and love of working with people by becoming a Convenience Store Manager. He was well known in the Denton area for opening and running many of the original Easy Check and Johnny Joes Convenience stores. People would go from one store to another just to find him. He has a natural love for all the children that came in the stores, and I think that was why the parents would follow him.

Bill attended 12 years of Catholic Schools in Youngstown, Ohio; St. Patrick's Elementary School and then he was a 1962 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School. Bill is still a member of St. Patrick's Church in Youngstown and would make it a point to go to mass whenever he was in town. Bill attended Immaculate Conception Church in Denton and is also a member of First Rock Fellowship in Aubrey, Texas.

Bill is survived by his sisters Katie (Gene) Green of Aubrey, TX; Sallie (Tony) Furr of Concord, NC; his nieces Deanna (Danny) Bowman of Bedford, TX; Carrie (Steve) Smith of Pilot Point, TX; Maureen DeBacco (Randy) Kirksey of San Ramon, CA; Sherry (Joann) Moore of Cortland, Ohio; Molly (Marcus) Williams of Grand Rapids, MI; his nephews Mark (Donna) DeBacco of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Lonnie (Vicky) Green of Euless, TX.; and 21 great nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by two of his sisters, Patricia Ann Mulgrew and Judy Mulgrew Moore.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at First Rock Fellowship Church, 201 N Cherry Street, Aubrey, Texas by Pastor Chris Walden. Honorary pallbearers are Lance Howard, Colt Davis, Ricky Whitfield, Mark DeBacco and Randy Kirksey. Bill will be laid to rest at Belew Cemetery, Aubrey, Texas.