William “Justin” Poynter of Grapevine, Texas, age 41, passed
away on August 31st 2024 after a 4-year battle with cancer.
Justin is survived by his spouse Jessica and children Jayden
(13), Jenelle (4) and Jayce (8 months).
Justin was born in Dallas on September 2, 1982 to parents
Jim and Peggy Poynter. He attended grade school through
high school in Arlington, graduating from Lamar High School
in 2001. Justin was an excellent student, lifelong reader, and
a standout athlete. He was a two-year starter and All-District
honoree in football for legendary coach, Eddy Peach. His
senior year the Lamar team reached the state semifinals.
Justin graduated from Texas Christian University with a BBA
in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Business from the Neeley
School of Business. He was a born salesman with an
outgoing and tenacious personality. Justin became a leader
in several sales organizations, culminating at his last
employer, Arthur Marshall Inc “AMI” where he was VP of
Strategic Partnerships and recently made a partner.
In 2014, Justin met what would become the love of his life,
Jessica Stephens. They quickly fell in love and were married
in 2016. Justin and Jess built a beautiful family and Justin
loved being a father and husband.
Justin’s leadership and communication skills made him a
natural coach for his son Jayden’s and daughter Jenelle’s
sports teams. He was a volunteer coach for numerous
seasons with i9 Sports. He loved coaching and looked
forward to each of the 12 seasons spent with i9 Sports.
Justin was a natural born leader and had a God given gift of
being able to instruct children of all ages in a way that made
sense and most importantly, was FUN! He won the i9 Coach
of the Season award twice for exemplifying the i9 sports
philosophy.
Justin was his daughter Jenelle’s hero, and she would not
leave his side when he arrived home from work in the
evenings. Although just a baby, Jayce resembles Justin and
loved to wrestle with Dad, both with big grins on their faces.
In 2020, Justin was diagnosed with melanoma. This began a
4-year cancer journey that unfortunately reached stage 4 in a
short period of time. Despite this, Justin continued to work
full time nearly every day, right to the end, amazing his
medical team, employer, family, and friends. It was truly a
marvel to watch him lead his company nationally in sales
and help raise a family, all while fighting advanced stage
cancer and without complaint! Justin possessed an
incredible faith and his love for Jesus helped him march on
knowing that the Lord was with him “all the way.”
Since Justin’s passing, AMI produced a wonderful video and
narrative tribute about Justin that can be accessed at Justin
Memorial Compressed.mp4 – Google Drive In honor of Justin’s extraordinary
legacy, AMI has renamed the annual Apex Award to the
Justin Poynter Memorial Apex Award. “This award will be
given to the recruiter and marketer who perseveres above
all others to reach the “apex” of success, embodying the
spirit and determination that Justin brought to our team
every single day.”
Justin was fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Near the
end of his life Justin wanted to be surrounded by both at
their new home in Grapevine. He got his wish. Justin loved
to play soccer, coach, grill, golf, and was a natural born
storyteller. He was always the life of the party, and truly lit
up any room that he entered.
Justin is survived by his wife Jessica and their three children,
his brothers Ben and Michael and his parents Jim and Peggy;
Jessica’s mother Connie Stephens; her father and
stepmother Chuck and Lavada Stephens and stepsister
Heatherlee Leary; Jessica’s brothers and their families;
Lance, Jennifer, Payton and Carson; Bernard, Wes, Amber,
Brenna, Lexi and Bailey Bernard. Additional loving relatives
include numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The viewing will be held at the J.E. Foust and Son Funeral
Home, 523 S. Main St., Grapevine, TX 76051 on Thursday
evening 9/19/24. Family visitation is from 4-6 pm; friends
and guests from 6-8 pm. The funeral service will be held
from 11 am-12 noon on Friday 9/20/24 at Compass Church,
2600 Hall Johnson Road, Colleyville, TX 76034. A short
reception will immediately follow at Compass and the burial
will be at the Grapevine Cemetery.