Raymond L. Bommer

Raymond L. Bommer, 80, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Memorial service: 11:30 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Will be held at a later date in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y. Raymond was a member of First Christian Church in Fort Worth and a loyal choir member. He and his wife, Priscilla, were married for 58 years. He graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1955 with a degree in business administration. He worked most of his life as a commercial banker with Erie County Savings Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., and later with Empire of America Savings Bank in Fort Worth. While living in Virginia, he owned his own commercial mortgage brokerage company called Omnibus Corp. After leaving Empire of America, he went to work for RTC in Dallas from which he retired. In retirement Raymond enjoyed watercolor painting, reading to kindergarten children at Arlington elementary schools, and working with the Masonic youth in Demolay in Arlington and Fort Worth. He was a member of the Masonic Moslah Shrine in Fort Worth. He also participated in an art docent program at Hale Elementary in Arlington. His passion was working with children and inspiring the youth to become future leaders in their community. Raymond was preceded in death by his parents and son, Christopher Risley Bommer. Survivors: Wife of 58 years, Priscilla; daughter, Susannah Bommer-Mahmoud; grandchildren, Christopher Bommer, Hassan Mahmoud and Samer Mahmoud; great-grandson, Jonathan McKown; sister, Shirley Spriegel; and brother, Bruce Bommer.