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Robert Mason Eckert M.D.
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Robert Eckert M.D. Obituary
1930 - 2023
Dr. Eckert, known to many as Dr. Bob, passed away peacefully Friday, June 30, 2023, surrounded by his four remaining sons and other family members at his home in Athens Texas.
Bob grew up on his family's farm north of Houston, the middle of three sons of Louis and Beatrice Eckert. He attended and graduated from Baylor University in Waco, then married Nancy Lavern Nance, of Nixon, Texas, who he met and dated at Baylor. They had two boys, then decided he should go to medical school. He graduated from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, while Nancy taught high school at Ursuline Convent and Academy. He interned in Corpus Christi, where they had their third son. He practiced medicine in Hitchcock and Alta Loma, then the Lord called the family to Houston, where they joined others to found the community at The Church of the Redeemer. They had two more sons while living in southwest Houston for many years. The Lord called them to open a medical clinic in Houston's Fourth Ward. The family lived in and close to that area in support of the clinic for several years. They were called to open a medical clinic in La Concordia, Chiapas, Mexico and traveled there multiple times with his family and supporting church members. The family was called to live and support churches in Scotland, Sulphur Springs, Corpus Christi, and Athens Texas, where Bob and Nancy lived for the remainder of their lives.
Dr Bob was preceded in death by his father, Louis Frederick Eckert, his mother Beatrice Hunter Eckert, his son Robert M. Eckert Jr, his wife Nancy Eckert and his brothers Louis Eckert and Lawrence Eckert. He is survived by his four sons Kim Eckert, Jay Eckert, Dan Eckert, and Ben Eckert. Over 60 years, there have been many people in the communities and churches that Bob and Nancy shared their lives with. They are family members, just like their five sons.
Special thanks to Dr. James Qualls, Caring Companions at Home, and Heart to Heart Hospice for their special care and attention over the past few years.
The Eckert family will have a Visitation Saturday July 15, 2023, from 2:00 P.M. till 4:00 P.M. at Autry's Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens.
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Buni Wright Austin
June 3, 2024
As a child, I lived in the household community of Church of the Redeemer. My fav memories of Dr Bob included his home visit and exam of a black eye I received playing softball with the boys. My mom, Priscilla Wright, worked with the clinic for a time as a social worker in the Fourth Ward. I went to see Dr Bob with a possible broken toe from kicking my sister. He asked if I had learned my lesson. I replied that I had. Next time before kicking her I´d first put on my shoes.
In 1974, our family moved to the Nixon ranch owned by Nancy´s family. Preparing to be caretakers of the property for church retreats, we lived there until Thanksgiving of that year when the ranch house burned down at 3AM. We mostly escaped through windows, except for me. I had passed out in a smoke-filled hallway with the roof engulfed in flames. My mom crawled in and happened to find my hand on the floor, dragging me back out the way she had come.
The Eckert´s were always a significant part of the activities of the church, and as a child, I remember them all fondly. Heart felt condolences to those who remain as Dr Bob joins those who have gone before him to be with his Precious Lord and Savior, Jesus.
Juana(Ramirez) Salazar
October 14, 2023
My Dr.late 60's-early 70's. Sent me a cassett from Sulphur Springs about his trip to the Holy Land.
Ray Smith
July 10, 2023
It was during my time at Redeemer that I was called to go to medical school, and Dr. Bob was my mentor, counselor, and inspiration. Following his lead I went into family practice, caring for the whole family, from delivering babies on the front end of life, to hospice care on the back end of life. I never had the opportunity to practice with Dr. Bob, but our time at Redeemer was precious to me. He was truly one of the giants of our generation. We are currently out of state, so won't be physically present at the visitation, but we will be there in spirit.
Diane Nagy
July 9, 2023
Dr Bob was a dedicated father, husband, and servant of the most high God. He was a pillar of strength who ministered to those in need, both in spirit and in poverty. He never wavered. He answered the call and went wherever and whenever God needed him. He will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. We shall meet again. Rest in peace my friend.
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