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Charles E. Slade, Jr., age 95, passed away September 19, 2018 in Houston, Texas.  He was born March 13, 1923 in Saginaw, Michigan. Chuck was preceded in death by his life partner of 65 years, Carlos Dannemann. He is survived by his sister Georgine Gifford and many nieces and nephews. He was raised in Saginaw and served in the US Army during WWII, stationed in Germany. After the war, Chuck settled in New York City where he went to work for Shell Oil Company and was transferred to...

Robert Stuart Koelsch, age 58, died unexpectedly September 17, 2018 in Austin, Texas. He was born March 8, 1960 in Houston, the son of Philip Carleton Koelsch and Francita Stuart Koelsch. He attended River Oaks Elementary School and then The Kinkaid School, where he graduated in 1978. For the first two years of college he was a student at The University of Virginia and a member of Phi Delta Theta. He received his B.A. degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. Following...

Anne Louise Broussard Fautt, 95 yrs., died peacefully at her home on September 13, 2018. Anne Louise was born December 24, 1922 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana of Acadian French heritage, one of five daughters of Theogene and Olivia Olivier Broussard of Lake Arthur, Louisiana. A tennis player and a swimmer Anne attended Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, La. She was married in March 1942 to Capt. Robert Hugh Fautt after his graduation from United States Military Academy at West Point,...

Thomas Marshall Weaver, II, known as Tom Weaver, passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2018. He is survived by his spouse, Bruce Herman, and his sisters and their husbands Mandy Weaver and George Cohen and Cindy and Gary Henry. Also surviving him are his nieces, Nicole Mills and Tabitha Brunner and their families. Tom was employed by Meredith O’Donnell Fine Furniture and Accessories and Rugs for over 15 years. Previously he worked for Suniland Furniture and Louis Shank...

Ross “The Boss” Seline, born March 3, 1929 in Houston, Texas, to Hyman and Estelle Seline passed away on September 10, 2018.  He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Dee Lewis Seline; children: Sharon Seline Wright and husband, Steve Rhoden, Pamela Seline Bastian and Richard Seline and wife, Eleanor Balloff Seline; grandsons: Allen Saper and his fiancé Karen Thompson and Jay Seline; brother Morton Seline and wife, Anita; numerous nieces and nephews, and our very...

Alice Lee Visage Engelbrink, a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, stepmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on Thursday, Sept 6, 2018 in Houston, Texas.  Alice dedicated her life to her family.  Her cheerfulness and joy was contagious to anyone she met.  She enjoyed nothing more than hosting large gatherings and spending time with her loving family.   She loved playing bridge, reading, taking bike rides, going on long walks, or just simply sitting...

  Sandra Jeane-Sallye Lyday, born November 20, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas, to Joe and Mary Adley Lyday, passed away on August 31, 2018. She is survived by her two children: son Richard Harwood Pearce, Jr., of Houston, Texas, and daughter Sandra Jeane Mitchell of Seattle, Washington. She is also survived by her mother, sister Judy Beck, a nephew and numerous nieces and cousins. Preceding her in death were husband Joseph Hebert of Beaumont, Texas, and her father. Sandra graduated from...

Carol Ann Carriere Sodeika, age 53, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31, 2018, in her beloved Houston, Texas.  She was born August 17, 1965, to James Robert Carriere and Carolyn Kay St. Cyr.  Her childhood was spent with her family in Opelousas, LA.  Carol was a 1983 graduate of Opelousas Catholic High School and then graduated from LSU Eunice with a degree in nursing; a career that she was passionate about for 30 years, during which she cared for, was loved and...

Patti Lucille Brady, 62, passed away on August 28, 2018 at Cornerstone in Houston/Webster following almost eight recent weeks of critical care and sixteen years dealing with extensive and complex health issues that she battled with epic grit and courage until her heart failed and she could fight no more.  May she now be at rest and with light hearted joy rejoin her beloved daughter, Angela, who preceded her in untimely death.   Patti was born on May 22, 1956 in Spokane,...

James Jackson Sullivan, 65, passed away August 19, 2018, after a long and arduous battle with kidney cancer.  He is preceded in death by his father Horace Daniel “Sully” Sullivan, mother Jo Yvonne Payne Sullivan, and sister Kathleen. He is survived by his wife Michelle Zingaro, daughter Esmar Sullivan and husband Monte Large, daughter Nazanin Yvonne Sullivan, their mother, Fataneh Sullivan Rush, his sister Marguerite Hampton and husband Earl, and brother Ralph Daniel...