Louis Otto "Pete" Willrich III

Louis "Pete" Otto Willrich III, 62, passed away on March 1, 2007. Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Otto Willrich, Jr. and Elizabeth Carlon Willrich, and his father-in-law, Robert Bruce Crawford. He is survived by his wife of almost 38 years, Robbie Crawford Willrich, whom he proudly married on June 21, 1969, and his three daughters, Stephanie Willrich Pennell and her husband Kevin, Heather Willrich Stern and her husband Eric, Ashley Willrich Cruz and her husband Juan, and one granddaughter, Lauren Elise Pennell. He is also survived by his five siblings, F. Brandon Willrich and his wife Christine, Elizabeth Donohoe, Gerard Willrich and his wife Tonnie, Thomas Willrich, and Mary Jane Sanchez and her husband Alfonso, mother-in-law, Jimmie Jane Crawford, brother-in-law Robert Bruce Crawford, Jr. and his wife Joyce, sister-in-law Cynthia Crawford Corporon and her husband Marc as well as numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and a great-nephew. Pete was a lifelong Houstonian born on April 19, 1944. He attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School before attending Marian High School. After graduating from Marian, he took night classes at South Texas Junior College and the University of Houston while working full-time during the day in construction. Eventually, he decided to make construction his lifelong occupation, which he loved. Pete was a proud member of the Cement Mason's Local Union 681 and served as Business Manager and Apprentice Coordinator for several years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was a long-time parishioner at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be held at the Earthman Downtown, 2420 Fannin, from 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, 2007, and a rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2007 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, Texas 77025. The Rite of Committal will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. A reception will be held at St. Vincent de Paul after the committal. Anyone desiring to make a donation in Pete's name may send it to the Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, 3400 Bradford Street, Houston, Texas 77025, in Louis Willrich's memory, or to the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and indicate that it's a contribution to the Retirement Fund for Religious in Louis Willrich's memory.