Horace William Drennan III died attempting to save a boy from drowning, Germantown, Tennessee, August 9, 2022. At a municipal park, a 9-year-old boy fell into an open, 2-foot-deep concrete drainage ditch that was overflowing with murky stormwater surging into a narrow culvert beneath a road. The flooded area extended beyond the width of the ditch and made the water rushing into the culvert about 3 feet deep. Nearby was Drennan, 37, an account manager who was at the park as a coach of his 6-year-old son’s flag football team. Drennan, who did not know the boy or his family, left his son’s side and moved into the ditch to help the boy, who was sucked through the culvert and carried out through the other end into a creek in a heavily wooded area. Other men, including the boy’s father, didn’t immediately know the boy’s location and responded to the ditch, where they struggled to pull Drennan from the rushing water, which ultimately swept the father and Drennan through the culvert. The boy and his father safely exited the creek. The boy went to a hospital for treatment of scrapes and scratches. Firefighters and police officers searched the scene and found Drennan’s submerged body in the creek about 70 feet past the culvert. He had drowned.
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Horace William Drennan, III (Will), 37, was given a hero’s welcome to heaven on August 9, 2022 by his father, Bill Drennan and grandfather, Horace Drennan, for whom he was named. He is also preceded in death by grandparents, Carl and Evelyn Moore.
He is survived by his son, Hayden; his mother, Melissa Drennan of Parsons, TN; his sister, Ashtyn and husband, Reid Barker of Nashville, TN; Grandmother Lucy Drennan, of West Memphis, AR; his Aunt LeeAnn & Bill Harris, of West Memphis, AR; his paternal cousins Mary-Katherine and William Harris; his uncle Roddy and Debra Moore, of Parsons, TN; his uncle Greg and Debbie Moore, of Lakeland, TN; his uncle Pete Moore, of Parsons, TN; and maternal cousins Jesse, Jonathan, Allison, Anna, Patrick, Zachary, Emma, Lonnie, and Mark; and his beloved Labrador retriever, Drake.
Will was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He loved the water and all the activities that could be done there. The Arkansas Razorbacks were his team and he got great joy razzing his friends anytime they beat their rival teams. Will had an infectious smile to go with his polite demeanor. His friends were very important to him, and he had many. He was a staunch supporter of his friends and was always there for them when needed. Above all, Will was a devote father to his six-year-old son, Hayden. He always said Hayden was his greatest accomplishment. Nothing pleased him more than to be on the ball field with him, either playing or coaching. Will had a heart of gold and he will be missed by all who knew him.