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CARTWRIGHT, Ursula Elisabeth Ursula Elisabeth Cartwright was born in Germany on January 21, 1940, and grew up in Frankfurt. She passed away in Dallas, Texas on June 2, 2019. Ursula had a successful career in banking, and with the FDIC, in Houston and in Dallas. Ursula's four daughters were also born in Germany. In 1965, after her then husband Bruce Lane's U.S. Army enlistment ended, she and her family moved to Reedsport, Oregon. Over the years, Ursula lived in northern California, Las Vegas, Dallas, and finally, Houston, where she began her financial career at Bank of the Southwest. In 1985, Ursula married Reagan Cartwright, Jr. They met as fellow officers at downtown Houston's American Bank. When Ursula received an appointment with the FDIC's Dallas Regional Office in 1992, the couple relocated, eventually settling in Dallas's Preston Hollow neighborhood. Ursula loved music, especially opera (Maria Callas!), and was a voracious reader. She was proficient in sewing and knitting, due to the instruction she received from the Ursuline nuns in her boarding school near Frankfurt, She enjoyed creating art in many formats, but her greatest such passion was painting landscapes in oil. Family members of all generations, treasure their collections of "Ursula" originals, including oil paintings, wire and bead art work, and even a custom tattoo designed by Ursula --- that is proudly worn by one of her granddaughters. Ursula had a loving personality and a renowned dry wit. When people would notice her German accent, and ask her where she was from, Ursula would reply, with a straight face, "New Jersey". She had a special humor about her, such as appreciating the ironic wisdom found within The Simpsons. Ursula is survived by her husband, Reagan, and her daughters: Roswitha Haefele, Ursula Mussmann and husband Wolfgang, Georgia Thomason and husband Ronald, and Diana Williford; grand children: Bianca Thaleimer and husband Sebastian , Markus Greinwald and wife Regina Breitenger ,Tracie Thomason, Tiffani Thomason, James Paul Hernandez, and Chelsea Hernandez; and great grandchildren: Vincent Weihmayer, Hannah Kuhn, Anton Kuhn, Ferdinand Thalheimer, Aaron Greinwald, Aria Renee Brown and Khloe Lane Hernandez. Family will begin receiving friends on Friday, June 7, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 9:00PM with a rosary beginning at 7:00 PM at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home located at 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, Texas. A graveside service will begin at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 8, 2019 in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to The Salvation Army.
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I will miss you mom!
June 22, 2019
Georgia/Diane and family I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother.....our prayers are with you all. Love Robbie
Robbie Jones Thorpe
June 10, 2019
I am so very sorry for your loss, please accept my sincere condolences. May the God of all comfort give you his peace at this very difficult time. Php 4:6,7
June 7, 2019
Lon Cartwright
June 6, 2019
Ursula was a great mentor and friend to me at Beal Bank.
My life has been enriched by our time and relationship. She will live in my heart and memory forever!
Here's to you Ursula!!!
No one can compare!!
Anne Finkel
June 6, 2019
Claudia Woodard
June 5, 2019
Claudia Woodard (Howell)
June 5, 2019
It is a sad day with the passing of Ursula Cartwright. She was a mentor to me and because of her pulling me out of the mail room and into the accounting department it set me on my way to a career in banking, especially in the lending area. I always admired Ursula and thought of her as a very smart woman. Our 10 years of working together in downtown Houston I tend to reflect on and am thankful to have known her. I send my sympathy and condolences to Reagan and her entire family. God bless her and keep her for she has moved on to a higher place.
Claudia Woodard (Howell)
Claudia Woodard (Howell)
June 5, 2019
Losing a loved one is never easy, but our loving god promises to give the strength and courage you'll need to endure, and to cope with the pain of your loss. He also promises to hold your hand every step of the way. (Isaiah 40:29, 41:10, 13)
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