Charles Olin Boese Jr.

Charles Olin Boese Jr., 80, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013. Memorial service: The life of Charles Olin Boese will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Andrews Catholic Church chapel, 3304 Dryden Road, Fort Worth. Olin was a lifelong Democrat and is best remembered for his smile. As an architect in Fort Worth and Alexandria, Va., he was honored for his designs of quality housing for low-income families and the elderly. The architectural firm founded by his father, Olin Boese and Associates, designed the original school and sanctuary at St. Andrews Catholic Church in the 1950s. Survivors: His wife, Mildred Laverne Boese; son, Olin Boese III and daughter-in-law, Barbara Boese, of Keller; grandson, Kyle Olin Boese; cousin, Garda Hindman-Boswell of San Antonio; stepchildren, Bob and Vicki Wharton of Fort Worth, Phyllis and Roddy Wolper of Denton and David and Mary Wharton of Arlington; seven stepgrandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.