Terry Hurzeler Obituary

Terry Hurzeler, 69, of League City, TX, died peacefully on Sunday, December 13, at Kindred Hospital. He was born in January 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Rudy and Elois Hurzeler. The family moved to Houston when Terry was very young. He graduated from Rice University in 1968 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and he enjoyed a successful career in the petrochemical industry, including owning and operating a combustion equipment and services company.

A lifelong sailor, Terry had sailed and raced extensively throughout Galveston Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. He had been a member of Lakewood Yacht Club and Houston Yacht Club.

Terry is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Jana Hurzeler; his brother, Kurt Hurzeler; and sister, Jan Walter. A memorial service will be privately held. If desired, memorial donations may be made in Terry's name to the Houston Yacht Club youth sailing program (RASA), 3620 Miramar, Shore Acres, TX 77571

Published by The Bay Area Citizen from Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, 2015.
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I send my sincerest sympathies on Terry's passing. He was a junior high and high school chum who I enjoyed for all of those years. We were usually seated very close together because, in those days, alpha seating was in vogue. I was often involved in Terry's classroom mischief and watching that easy smile blossom when his plan was fulfilled is a favorite memory. He was a good guy in his beginning years and I am sure he was a great guy as an adult. It is my loss that I didn't make any reunion after the 10th and didn't get to see, or talk with him, again.

Please accept my heartfelt sympathy.

Diane Jaenecke Logan

December 29, 2015

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