IN LOVING MEMORY OF

William Glenn

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Green Iii

Sep 29, 1966 — May 14, 2021

Obituary

William Glenn Green III (Hooper/Big Will/Big Corp) was born September 29, 1966 at John Wesley Hospital in Los Angeles CA to the union of Barbara Glen Green and William Green Jr. whom have preceded him in death.
William attended Alta Loma Elementary School in Los Angeles, he attended Mount Vernon Jr high for a short period of time until he was accepted into the LAUSD busing program, where he attended Granada Hills high for a semester until he enrolled in Los Angeles High School where he began playing football under the coaching of Coach John Watson and Coach Hardy, defensive tackle #75 nose guard, graduating class of "84.
He went on to play football in college at Los Angeles City College his first year until they cut the budget to the football team.  William joined the Job Corps to enhance his skills, he later decided to move to Northern California where he was married and began to start a family.  William is the father of four beautiful daughters, Jazmine Green, (twins) Jessica and Soquoia Green, and Rose Green. and two beautiful (twin) granddaughters Anna and Bella
Growing up in Los Angeles, William loved sports, he was in Little League baseball at Queen Anne Recreation Center, he also joined the Boy Scouts which his uncle Michael Daniels was the Scoutmaster (his uncle preceded him in death).  He'd wake up early every morning on the weekends watching his favorite cartoons like Popeye the Sailor Man, Whacky Racers and Speed Racer while eating his favorite cereal, Raisin Bran. He would watch every sport know to mankind, knowing all the players including their stats.  He loved to fly kites (being creative he would make his own with materials from around the house). and his dad would take the family horseback riding often in which he loved.
William attended Great Hope Missionary Baptist Church with his maternal grandmother, Betty Daniels(Miles), whom preceded him in death.  At the age 4 he was baptized together with his sister Priscilla, accepting Christ as their Lord and Savior.
William was brilliant!  His mom loved sharing the story about taking him to the doctor for a checkup, the doctor was so impressed by his intellect at such a young age that he wrote William's name down so that he could remember it, saying "he's going to do something great one day"
William has been the Jack of all trade, from becoming and ordained minister, certified tax preparer, Cordon Bleu Chef, to a postal worker "I put it in your box" and a Greyhound bus driver William was also  in a gospel rap group formed in Sacramento, called CCO, The Christian Coalition in which they performed at West Angeles Church of God and Christ in Los Angeles for a compotitionn although they didn't win. the celebrity panel was intrigued.
After all of the fun and excitement of living in California gave, in 2018 William decided to move to Dallas TX in an effort to bound with his paternal family..  It was there that he met and married his wife,  Stacey Cooper Green, a native New Orleaniam.  He referred to their union as LA meets LA.
Though their time together was not long, due to Will's horrific diagnoses of stage four brain cancer but their accomplishments was amazing.  William and Stacey joined their strengths and talents together and started a few businesses like 360 DeGreens, where they catered small events in the Dallas Metro Plex, and It's Your Money Professional Tax Service.
Added to their union was Stacey's four children, Shannon Cooper Causey,
Sederick, Racquel and James Cooper.  And also fourteen grand children who loved and adored their granddad.
William was an extraordinary man and has made such a tremendous impact on the lives of many.  William leaves to mourn his death his family and friends and clients.  But if you knew William you know that he treated everyone as family
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