JENNIE WELCH EGGERS

JENNIE WELCH EGGERS passed on unexpectedly on July 19, 2010, at her home in Houston.Born in Houston on Sept. 15, 1953, Jennie graduated from Bellaire High School and then the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She returned to Houston after college and enjoyed a fruitful career in the theater community, performing at the Alley, Music Hall, Ovations, Stages, Strand, Windmill Dinner, Houston Grand Opera, College of the Mainland, Bayou City Concert Musicals, and TUTS/Miller Theaters, as well as two national touring companies. In 2008 she was awarded The Kim Hupp Award for Outstanding Contributions to Houston Musical Theater.She is preceded in death by her father, Patrick Errett Welch, who taught at the University of Houston from 1950 to 1970, and is survived by her husband, John Eggers; mother, Patricia C. Welch; brother, Michael E. Welch; sisters Katye Summers and Meg Dendler; and brothers-in-law Michael and Marshall Eggers.A visitation and memorial will be held Wed., July 28, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Clayton Funeral Home, 5530 W. Broadway, Pearland.In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Bayou City Concert Musicals, PO Box 541795, Houston, TX, 77254.