All Tributes - Houston, TX

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Keith Alan Rutherford peacefully passed away on September 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. Keith was born in Dallas, Texas on July 17, 1963 to Marilyn and William Rutherford. He is survived by his mother; sister Kristina; brother Kyle and wife Paige and their three children; his daughter Leah and her fiancée Jonathan Bonczyk; his daughter Megan, and his life partner and love of his life, Wendy, and her two sons, Ryley and Ronin. ...

Luis Garcia passed away on September 8, 2019, while participating in the J. Pat Burleson Invitational Karate Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.  Luis was born on September 13, 1971 in Houston, Texas, to Belia and Amado Garcia.  He attended Stratford High School.  Luis trained in the martial arts and received his Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do under Grandmaster A. J. Cunningham, at the Houston Karate Academy.  Luis continued at Houston Karate teaching children and adults the...

Jackson Lee Nash passed away on September 3, 2019 at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife of over fifty years, Gail, as well as three children (Lee, Kelly, and Laura), two grandchildren (Logan and Ellie), his brother, Shannon, and two sisters (Carole, Jennifer).   Jackson was born in Texas and spent much of his life in the state. He met his wife Gail as an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the basketball team and Sigma Chi. He was a...

On September 2, 2019, Raphaële Malandain, known as Raphaële, passed away peacefully in Houston, Texas. She was a pioneer and visionary in the art and science of digital imaging. Raphaële and her partner, Gordon Wood, were the first to use computerized lasers in layers of emulsion for photo retouching. Founded in 1978, Raphaële Digital Transparencies set a global standard for an international clientele. Raphaële's papers and images are in the collection of the...

Robert (Rob) Reed Martin passed away peacefully at home among his family and friends on August 31, 2019 after an extended battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born on March 19, 1955 to Jack and Billie Martin in El Paso, Texas. Rob attended Texas Tech University and graduated in 1977 with a BBA. Following graduation, he married his college sweetheart, Nancy Martin, and settled in Houston, Texas.  He obtained a law degree from South Texas College of Law and successfully practiced...

Leslie Stuart King passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Houston, TX, after a two-year battle with cancer.  Leslie was born September 21, 1957, in Houston Texas, to Hart Ayers King and Gene Red King (Genie), who predeceased her.  In Leslie’s early years, her family moved around Texas (Liberty, Bellaire, San Antonio and Midland) and Glasgow, Montana, before settling in Tanglewood in Houston, when she was in fourth grade. Throughout her entire life, she would...

Panos Nicolas Georgiou, a loving, married father of six, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 at his home in Houston from cancer at the age of 64. Panos, who was born and raised in London, was somewhat of a prototypical English gentleman: polite, courteous, fair, generous, hospitable, cared for his family and knew the importance of working hard. He always drank a cup of tea every day while reading the newspaper and followed his soccer team -- the Tottenham Hotspurs -- religiously. His warm,...

Lynn James Ratcliff, 78, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019 after a 14-year battle with brain cancer with his wife and daughter by his side.  Lynn was born on September 4, 1940 in San Antonio, Texas where he spent his childhood before attending Texas A&M University.  There he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and earned a BS in Civil Engineering, and later earned a Master of Civil Engineering at the University of Houston.  While at A&M, he was commissioned as a...

Jesse Aristeo Aguirre, 60, died peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2019 in Houston, Texas from stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  Jesse was born in Juarez, Mexico to Vincente Aguirre, Sr. and Ramona B. Aguirre on May 2, 1959. Jesse's family moved to Ontario, California at age 2 where he resided until age 15 when his family moved to El Paso, Texas.  Jesse graduated from Ysleta High School in 1977 and received a full scholarship to Trinity University in San Antonio graduating in 1981...