In addition to his father, he is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Susan Lynn (Tasker) Whitacre; son and daughter, Tyler Allen Whitacre and Ashley Lynn Whitacre; stepdaughter, Amber Nicole Greaser-Begley and husband Chris; grandchildren, the apples of Poppy’s eyes, Ava Jane Felix and Aliyah Grace Bircher, step grandchildren, Mary Ruth and Harrison Begley, and little buddies, Chandler and Tallon; brothers, William “Bill” Whitacre and wife Tammy and Steve Whitacre and wife Sandy; a sister, Lori Whitacre-Stieringer and husband Chip; nieces and nephews, Billy Bryant and wife Sofia, Christopher and Elyana Whitacre, Corey, Brandon and Connor Stieringer, David, JT and McKenzie Tasker, Nick Greaser, Josh and Angel DeWitt, and Kerri and Katie Kordyban; as well as his best friend, Craver, and a lot of friends from the coal mines including WT, Coop and many more.