CARL HENRY SCHAER

CARL HENRY SCHAER, 55, of Houston, died of cancer on October 15, 2009. The son of Henry and the late Sue Mallicote Schaer, he was born in Houston on October 23, 1953. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Liz" Hausmann Schaer; son, Aaron; father, Henry; sister, Nancy Camina and husband Willie; and numerous other family.A graduate of Houston's Waltrip High School, he received his B.S. degree in physics from Texas A & M University, and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Yale University. He was an accomplished pianist and received a Master's Degree in Music Composition from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Carl then secured a position writing computer software for HCSS, a start-up software company for Heavy Construction, where he was employed until his death.Carl was an advocate for peace and justice, serving as treasurer of the Houston Peace News for 15 years. In recent years, Carl and his family loved volunteering at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. A life-long Lutheran, he was an active member of Christ The King Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Bradshaw-Carter Home, 1734 W. Alabama, from five until seven o'clock in the evening on Monday, October 19, 2009. Services will be held at half past three o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ The King Lutheran Church, The Heifer Project, or the charity of one's choice. Online tributes may be posted at www.bradshawcarter.com. -->