HUGH EDWARD BLAZEK

HUGH EDWARD BLAZEK passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2010 surrounded by his family.He was born on November 8, 1924 in Houston, the youngest of 5 children. He attended grade school at All Saints in the Heights and graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1942.While enrolled at Rice Institute, he joined the Naval ROTC. In 1944, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the U.S.S. Eisner D.E. 192 in the Atlantic and Pacific in WWII. Hugh returned to the University of Houston to complete his degree in Chemistry, and then to The University of Texas to receive a further degree in Chemical Engineering. Hugh began his career with Sinclair Oil, later known as Atlantic Richfield, retiring in 1985 after 35 years.He had a wonderful marriage to Mary Sue Giesberg, whom he wed in 1949. Together they raised eight children. Hugh enjoyed spending time with his family and friends in Galveston and at his farm in Muldoon, Texas. He was a huge sports fan, especially when it came to Longhorn athletics.Hugh was involved in many organizations over the years including St. Anne Catholic School and Church, serving on the School Board, the Parish Council, and in the Holy Name Society. He was also involved with the Boy Scouts, The Sierra Club, The Destroyer Escort Association and M.D. Anderson.He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Benjamin and Wilhemina Tomek Blazek; his beloved wife of 57 years, Mary Sue; his sons, David Carl and Robert Gerard; his two brothers; J.B. and Eugene; and his two sisters, Gladys Aucoin and Alice Blocher.Hugh is survived by his children and their families: Hugh Blazek, Jr. and his wife, Viola; Kathleen and her husband, Howard Lederer; Susan and her husband, Richard Flores; Stephanie and her husband, Daniel Mundy; Claudia and her husband, Richard Toomey; Ellen and her husband, Ken Kathcart; Allison and her husband, John Spiller; nine grandchildren: Martha and Claudia Lederer and Emily Lederer Pataki; Kathleen and Clare Mundy; Rex and Emma Kathcart; Meredith and Lillian Spiller.Hugh's family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff at M.D. Anderson, in particular Dr. Jorge Romaguera. And we are truly grateful to Julia and Norma Serna for their loving care and compassion to Hugh the last year of his life.In lieu of flowers the family requests that any donations in Hugh's memory be made to St. Thomas High School, St. Anne Catholic School, St. Agnes Academy, Incarnate Word Academy, All Saints Church or the charity of their choice.Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at five o'clock until eight o'clock in the evening, with a Rosary at seven o'clock at the Bradshaw-Carter Home, 1734 West Alabama Street, 77098. A Mass of the Resurrection will be on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at ten o'clock in the morning at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer. Burial will follow at Forest Park Lawndale, 6900 Lawndale Avenue, 77023.