Helen K. Fourticq

HELEN K. FOURTICQ, age 96, of Houston, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday morning, the 8th of June 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Col. Edward J. Fourticq in 2001; and by her granddaughter, the late Dawn Fourticq. She is survived by her sons, Gregory Fourticq and wife, Patricia of Houston, and Michael Fourticq and wife Janet of Los Angeles; four grandchildren, Gregory Fourticq, Jr., Michael Fourticq, Jr. and wife, Teresa, Ted Fourticq and wife Gretchen, Jessica Fourticq Evans and husband, Marc; and great grandchildren, Taylor Fourticq, Trey Fourticq, Coco Fourticq, Miles Fourticq, May Fourticq, Allison Evans, and Fletcher Evans. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six until eight o'clock in this evening, Tuesday, the 10th of June, in the Parlor of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, the 11th of June, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer Road in Houston, where the Rev. John F. Robbins, C.S.B., Pastor, will serve as the celebrant. The Rite of Committal and interment will follow at half-past noon at the Catholic Cemetery, 700 Bowie Street in Liberty, Texas, where the Rev. Msgr. Richard A. DeStefano, in residence at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica of Beaumont, will serve as the officiant. Honored to serve as casket-bearers during the services are her three grandsons; as well as Don Pellerin, John Colonge, and Whitney Livings. The family desires to acknowledge and express their appreciation to Drs. Norman Berkman and Richard Kearns for their professional care; and to extend their gratitude to Helen's dedicated care-providers, Magdalena Livings, Niko Davis, Dee Carrier, and Lillian Wilson. Also, the family is grateful to the Rev. Thomas B. Mailloux, C.S.B., Parochial Vicar at the St. Anne Catholic Community, for his pastoral care. For those desiring, contributions in memory of Helen Fourticq may be directed to the Dawn Fourticq Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o First Liberty National Bank, 1900 Sam Houston St., Liberty, TX, 77575.