W. W. "Red" Noack

W. W. "Red" Noack  GROVES- W. W. "Red" Noack, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Serenity House in Port Arthur. He was born December 6, 1929 to Alma Wrether Noack and Alfred Carl Noack in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur/Groves area. Red retired from Gulf Oil as a pipefitter after 38 years. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. with a Vigil Service to be prayed at 6:30 P.M. at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 6, 2009 at St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Rev. J. C. Coon will serve as celebrant. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Alfred Carl Noack, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife Cora Mae Guidry Noack of Groves, his daughter, Jody Schnabel and husband Paul of Scottsdale, Arizona, his grandson Austin Schnabel of Scottsdale, Arizona, his sister Audrey Fowler of Golden, Colorado, special friends, John and Theresa Mazzara, Guy and Alice Thibeault, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers or potted plants, memorial donations can be made to St. James Catholic Church in memory of "Red".