David Stewart Rae

DAVID STEWART RAE, 57, passed away Friday, May 16, 2003, following complications from a stroke. David was born in Berkley, California on November 4, 1945, and moved with his parents, Dorothy and the late Dr. John Rae, to Houston, Texas in 1947. He was in the first graduating class of Memorial High School in 1963, and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, with a degree in Architectural Engineering. He was a past president of the Northwest Houston Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers, and was named Young Engineer of the Year in 1980. He began his employment career with the Austin Company in Houston, and was the Manager of the Engineering and Design department when he retired in 1995. David was a wonderful and loving husband, father, son, and brother. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Cathy, and their children, Robin Cathryn and Sean David. He is also survived by his mother, Dorothy Rae, mother-in-law, Mildred Callahan, sisters, Sharon and Linda Rae, brother, Malcolm and wife Janet, and their children, Dana and Sally, brother-in-law, Pat Callahan and wife Susan, and their son and daughter-in-law, John and Robyn Callahan. In addition, he leaves an aunt, Nancy Gill of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and cousins, Jim, Julie, and Robert, and an uncle Robin and his family. David will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He never met a stranger and loved every minute of life. Visitation will be on Monday, May 19 from 6-8:30, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home on the Katy Freeway. The funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, May 20, at 11 AM at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Pallbearers will be John Callahan, Jr., Roger Conant, Larry Hamilton, Jeff Houghton, Marc Rieke, and Kenneth Tand. Special thanks to the nurses at the Neuro ICU at Methodist Hospital. The family requests that memorial donations in David's name be made to the American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org.