Larry Gene Schneider

LARRY GENE SCHNEIDER, M.D., passed away on April 30, 2009, at the age of 61. Larry was born on June 10, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas. He was the last of four children of Theodore E.R. Schneider and Viola Mary Hattie Schneider. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1965. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was on the soccer team. He graduated from U.T. with a B.S. in psychology in January of 1970 and pursued his dream of becoming a doctor by attending The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, graduating in June, 1974. He completed his residency in Dallas at St. Paul's Hospital. On June 7th, 1975, Larry married Joyce Anne Weinzapfel in Austin, Texas. They were married for almost 35 years and have five children. In 1977, Larry and his wife moved to Kingwood. He practiced family medicine in Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita, and Porter at various times. He was a board certified specialist in the fields of Family Practice Medicine and Geriatrics. He was a thoughtful and caring doctor with a comforting bedside manner. Larry is survived by his wife, Joyce, sons, Brandt, Justin, Scott, and Mark, and daughter, Marissa. He is also survived by his brother, Ted Schneider and wife, Charleen, brother, Bob, and his wife, Jacoba and his sister, Irene Beckelman and her husband, Dan. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held at on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Atascocita Lutheran Church (7927 FM 1960 East Humble) from 12:00 to 2:00 with a service at 2:00. Burial will be at Calvary Hill Cemetery in Spring at 3:30.