Wendell Curtis Floyd was born on January 6, 1945. It is said that a Renaissance man is one who develops skills in all areas of human endeavors—physical, social, and artistic. In our world business would be added to those efforts. During Wendell's life he embodied success in each of those areas. He was a star athlete in high school playing football and basketball, and went to Baylor on a tennis scholarship. He became a marathon runner and a triathlete, completing the Iron Man Triathlon in Hawaii several times. Throughout his life he continued to play competitive tennis and golf with great success.

He was a charming and charismatic guy with an engaging personality and a blue-collar work ethic. After graduating from Baylor University, he worked briefly for Prentice-Hall before joining the US Army, serving from 1968 to 1970. After discharge, he worked for Service Merchandise and became the manager of the largest Service Merchandise (for those who remember) in the largest store in the country in Louisville, Kentucky. He wanted to stretch his horizons ("Stretch" was his nickname growing up) so moved to Hawaii where he found his way into property management. After turning around a failing Hawaiiana Management Company during the early 1980s, turning it into the nation's largest property management company, he launched his own full service real estate management company, Pinnacle, Inc in 1984. During his time in Honolulu he was very community engaged, a member of the Jaycees and in 1980 was Chair of the Hawaii State Fair.

Three years later his mom died in a car accident, and he moved back to Huntsville to care for his aging dad until his dad's death. During the transition back to Texas, he not only became a licensed masseuse but enrolled at Sam Houston State, completing a Master of Arts degree with an emphasis in ceramics. In 1995 he was in Ireland playing 16 golf courses in 16 days when he and his friend were hit head on by another vehicle. He had numerous bone breaks and severe injuries. He recovered but had to curtail his sports interests. So, he took up Country/Western Dancing and won the World Championship in 2002.

Meanwhile, he bought and managed an apartment complex in Huntsville. In August, 2011, Wendell experienced a major stroke limiting his movement and communication. As always, he was extraordinarily resilient, using his motorized wheelchair to move throughout the city. Though needing some assistance, he soldiered on living alone.

Wendell was ever the adventurer who traveled the world and loved each minute. From the time he convinced his skeptical parents that he should hitchhike to the World's Fair in Seattle in the summer before his senior year of high school to his volunteering for military service in Korea to his many years as a successful businessman in Hawaii, he was routinely on the move. His phone answering machine message was, "This is Wendell Floyd. I'm not here, my favorite place to be." Wendell died on September 16, 2024. His ashes will be buried next to his parents, Beulahree and Willis Floyd, in the Oakwood Cemetery.

Wendell leaves behind his sister Miriam Floyd Lollar and husband, Dr. Don Lollar; two nieces Cortney Lollar (husband Josh Barnette and son Amos); and Margaret Floyd Barry (husband James Barry and children Sia and Sasha); and nephew Dr. Daniel Lollar (wife Angelica and children Sebastian and Dominic).

The family wishes to acknowledge the incredible support these past years of Janine Barlow and Ursula & John Elliston along with the kindness of Jere' and Robert McCann.