Eric Neil Schacht

Eric Neil SchachtFuneral services for Eric Neil Schacht, 54, of Decatur will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cullman, Father Kevin McGrath officiating, with interment in the Catholic cemetery.Moss-Service Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Mr. Schacht passed away Wednesday, April 1, at his residence. He was born Dec. 5, 1954, in Dallas, Texas, to Henry Neil and Albertine "Tina" Foster Schacht. He received his master's degree in computer science at DePaul University in Chicago. He was employed by Intergraph Corporation where he served as an executive director overseeing the Systems Engineering and Integrations departments. He was preceded in death by his father.Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Joan Schacht of Decatur; three sons, Matthew, John Paul and David Schacht, all of Decatur; a daughter, Heather (Joseph) Mitchell of Minneapolis, Minn.; his mother, Tina Schacht of Decatur; two sisters, Karen Moore of Irmo, S.C., and Laura (John) Doherty of Winchester, Mass.; and a granddaughter, Audrey Joan Mitchell of Minneapolis, Minn.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cullman.Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be Matthew, John Paul, David, Paul Schacht, Jim, Dean, Nathan, Josh Boike, Terry, Hunter Baker, Ken, Kevin Maughan, Joseph Mitchell, Rick Chenault, Walter Fleming, Winston Hermann, Fielding Moore and John Doherty.Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m.