Robert Glen Ellis, a longtime Wylie resident who co-founded a local heating and air conditioning business and served as a volunteer fire captain, died Oct. 17 at his family’s farm in Merit. He was 76.
Known as Glen, Ellis grew up in Wylie and graduated from Wylie High School, according to his obituary published by Wylie News.
He and his father founded Ellis & Son Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Inc. in 1972. The company served Wylie and the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more than 50 years.
Ellis also served as a captain with the Wylie Volunteer Fire Department. His working life included maintenance at Physicians Regional Hospital and installing specialized healthcare equipment for Steris Medical.
Born Sept. 10, 1950, in Rockwall, he was the son of Robert Elden Ellis Jr. and Gloria Swanson Pelton Ellis.
Survivors include his children, Shannon Denise Pratt of Sherman, Teresa Lynn Crosby of Princeton and Robert Glenn Ellis II of Merit; companion Janet Parker of Farmersville; sister Janet Magee of Garland; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Sharon Taylor and Quindland Ellis.
