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John H. Greenberg June 7, 1950 - June 5, 2019

John H. Greenberg served as president of Btel from 1983-2013 and worked diligently to continue the legacy of his grandparents, while leaving quite the mark on the world himself. John, who was lovingly called “Hank,” spent his time between the towns of Lake Jackson with his parents, and in Brazoria with his grandparents growing up. His upbringing laid the foundation for him to want to help others and become involved in the community, which created an incredibly strong work ethic in him. To name a few of his accomplishments:

might be impossible.The Brazoria Heritage Foundation Theatre was renamed to the John H. Greenberg Theater after Johnny’s passing – he believed in this community more than anyone would know and supported many, many efforts behind the scenes. Not only was Johnny dedicated to his community, but he was also incredibly devoted to Btel and providing the best technology to Btel’s service area. During his tenure, John led the company through the conversion from analog to digital telephone service, through major outside plant upgrades including utilizing fiber optic technologies,

Johnny was named an honorary member of the Brazoria Fire Department; helped establish the Brazoria Heritage Foundation; dedicated the entire

through the many regulatory changes and then into the Internet age. He passed day-to-day leadership to his son, Charlie Greenberg, who

2008 telephone directory to ‘Fallen Heroes’ & eight Brazoria County soldiers; was inducted into the Brazoria County Business Hall of Fame for demonstrating a lifetime of business

became president in August of 2013. John remained active with the company, serving as chairman, until his passing in June of 2019. Johnny’s legacy lives on through Btel and his loving family. Johnny married Gail

excellence and a leader of Brazoria County; was given the Brazoria Masonic Lodge “Community Builders Award”; won the Neville Haynes Award, rural Telecommunications’ highest honor recognizing exceptional service, in 2014; was named 2015 Philanthropist of theYear;was awarded the distinguished 2018 Humanitarian Award; helped raise over $60,000 in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to contribute to over 200 customers and two employees; and donated thousands of dollars to multiple organizations in Brazoria over the years. He was involved in many organizations, such as Brazoria Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, The Lions Club,Texas Telephone Association, Brazoria Heritage Foundation, and he served on the CBISD school board for 15 years – to name all of Johnny’s accomplishments, quite honestly,

Kapalski in 1973, and they enjoyed 46 wonderful years of marriage. Johnny and Gail had three children, Gretchen Russell and husband Michael, Charlie Greenberg and wife Kimberly, and Rachael Miksch and husband Brad. Their family continued to lovingly grow with

grandchildren Hagen Greenberg, Abigail Miksch, Amery Greenberg, Grant Russell, Drew Miksch,Walker Russell, Hadley Greenberg and Leah Miksch. Johnny was a man of integrity who prided himself on being fair, truthful, and selfless, which is why we will always remember him as the kind of man who truly lived by his belief of “Do things from the heart – not the publicity.”

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