Frederick William "Fritz" Veters

VETERS Frederick William ""Fritz'' Veters, on June 24, 2006, age 69, passed into eternal life at his home after a brief battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife, Gail Tusa Veters; his children, Susan Veters Broadwater and spouse R. Patrick Broadwater, Patrick Joseph Veters and spouse Susie Clark Veters, and Frederick William "Rick" Veters, Jr. and spouse Susanne Artmann Veters; his grandchildren Christopher Veters, Ryan Veters, Michael Veters, Matthew Broadwater and Samuel Broadwater. He was preceded in death by his father, William Veters; his mother, Thelma Lorti Veters; and his sister Shirley Surcouf.Fritz graduated from Jesuit High School, Loyola University and Loyola Law School. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve - Judge Advocate General's Corp, an Assistant U.S. Attorney, an attorney with Texaco's Legal Department for 28 years serving as Senior Attorney and Chief of Litigation, most recently an Attorney Of Counsel for Baldwin and Haspel Law Firm and an Adjunct Professor of Mineral Law of Loyola Law School. He was a member of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, Knights of Columbus, Alpha Delta Gamma-Epsilon Chapter, he served as chairman of the Jesuit High School Parent's Annual Giving Drive and was a member of St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at the Jesuit High School Chapel of North American Martyrs on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 12:00 PM. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM at the Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Fritz Veters Scholarship Fund at Jesuit High School, 4133 Banks Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, are preferred. LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME is in charge of the arrangements.To sign and view the Family Guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.