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John Leonard, 74, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on Saturday, July 6th 2019. John was born on December 27th 1944, in Jacksonville, Florida to Nick Leonard and Stella Cramer Leonard. John proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. John dedicated his career to international business, working over 30 years for the Austrian steel company Bohler, which served the oil field services, laminate, and petrochemical industries.  John's career took him all...

Thomas B. Eaton, Jr, Tom, age 88 passed away peacefully on July 1, 2019. Tom was born November 2, 1930, in Houston, Tx.  He attended McGregor Elementary, Albert Sidney Johnston Jr. High in Crockett, Texas; the Kinkaid School, the Rice Institute, the University of Colorado, and the University of Houston. Tom served as a Fighter Pilot in the Texas Air National Guard - Air Defense Command.  He was proud to have graduated #1 in his class and be the only fighter pilot ever certified...

Delores Anita Seline lived a life full of love and was a force to be reckoned with.  Dee died on June 28, 2019.   Born on January 19, 1930 and raised in Houston, she went to San Jacinto High School and then on to The University of Texas.  In 1950, she was a guest at the Shamrock Hilton swimming pool and met the love of her life, Ross Seline.  They married in 1951. Dee was an amazing lady and began a business in the early 60’s that was never done before by a...

Richard Zamora was an educator, leader, world traveler, son, father, grandfather, and brother. He was known for having clear goals, determination, structure, and persistence. He was a natural in his role as a school principal at Stephens Elementary, McReynolds Middle School and Tijerina Elementary School. During his tenure at HISD Richard was selected to serve as president of the Texas Association of Bilingual Educators (TABE). In that role, he was invited to meet and dine at the Carter...

Javier Mateache Sacristan, 53, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Friends are cordially invited to visit with the family on Friday, June 28, 2019 from six until eight o’clock in the evening with a celebration of his life at seven o’clock at Bradshaw-Carter Memorial & Funeral Services, 1734 West Alabama Street in Houston. In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed towards squamous cell cancer research at Baylor College of Medicine,...

 Gregory James Rosa, 32, of Houston, Texas, died on Saturday, June 15, 2019 near Beaumont, Texas.  He was the owner of GRX Commercial Laundry and Macario Garcia Washateria in Houston, Texas.       Greg was born on January 7, 1987 in Amarillo, Texas, to Duane and Lynn Rosa. He was a graduate of Amarillo High School and an Eagle Scout. He attended Sam Houston State University, where he completed a B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2008.  In 2009, Greg...

William Henry Melton, an avid hunter and fisherman, a dedicated athlete, part-time survivalist, and loyal friend, passed away in Katy, Texas on June 9, 2019.     As a kid, Will was fearless – to the point of being reckless – and always worried his mother.  After he and his band of neighborhood misfits “grew up”, he attended The Kinkaid School.  Will had a knack for doing whatever he did well and to the extreme, especially sports.  A...

  Kiki Kantalis, 87, died peacefully June 9, 2019 at her home in Houston, Texas, after a well fought battle with cancer. Born February 17, 1932 in Kavala, Greece, Kiki was the oldest of four children. An athlete all her life with a love of fashion, she studied design and dressmaking after high school. She moved to Houston in 1962 to explore the opportunities that America could offer. After graduating from the University of Houston in 1968 with a degree in Physical Education, she...

Dorothy Ray Chapman Hanson, a wife of sixty four years, a mother of two, a grandmother of six and a friend of many, passed away peacefully in her Houston home on Wednesday, the 29th of May, 2019. Hers was a life well lived. Dorothy was born in Calhoun, Kentucky on December 26, 1925 to Andrew Frederick and Hallye Gray Chapman. As a child, her family moved to Globe, Arizona where she graduated from Globe High School in 1944. Dorothy attended Arizona State Teacher’s College at Northern...