Obituary: Lewis E. Heuvel, December 2, 2009

Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines
February, 2010

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The Observer/Enterprise, Coke County, TX - Dec. 25, 2009

HEUVEL

Lewis E. Heuvel died on December 2, 2009, in Royce City, Texas, at age 94.
 
He was born on August 30, 1915, in Clay Station, Texas, the son of Marion 
and Mary van den Heuvel.  He had two brothers and five sisters.  Lewis graduated 
from Brenham High School and attended Blinn College.  He was an outstanding high 
school and college athlete in baseball, football and all sports.  Lewis was hired by 
Sun Oil company to work and play semi pro baseball for the Sun Oilers baseball team.

He married Anna Mae Krueger in 1938 and they moved to Forsan, and then to Robert Lee 
where they lived for 30 years.

Lewis served his country in the Navy during WW II.  He was a Navy Seabee and served in 
the Philippine Islands and the Azores during the war.

Interested in the community, Lewis was a member of the Robert Lee Baptist Church, where 
he taught Sunday school, and was on the Robert Lee School Board.  He helped build the 
Robert Lee Mountain Creek golf course and the baseball field in Robert Lee Park.  
He played on the Rabbit Twister baseball team for years and if there is a baseball 
team in heaven, he will be playing shortstop.  He also enjoyed countless rounds of golf 
with his friends, neighbors and family.

Being a Mason was very important in Lewis's life and he taught the Masonic work to 
numerous men throughout his 60 plus years in the Masons. Lewis received the 
Golden Trowel Award in Brenham for outstanding service and also achieved the highest honor 
in Masonry, the 33rd Degree.  He also was a member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine Club.

After 44 years with the Sun Oil company, he and his wife retired to Brenham in 1980.  
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Brenham.  Lewis adored his wife and was an 
energetic and enthusiastic grandpa who told lots of humorous stories and took his 
grandchildren on memorable fishing trips.  He was an excellent 88 domino player and enjoyed 
a loud and competitive game.  Lew loved the outdoors and worked hard all his life and was 
still mowing his own yard at the age of 89.  He was a source of strength to his family 
for the 26 years he lived in Brenham.

Lewis and his wife, Anna Mae, celebrated 71 years of marriage in 2009 with family and 
friends. We are grateful for the devotion they shared all these years.

The family would like to offer our sincere thanks to the Robert Lee Care Center, 
Royse City Health and Rehabilitation Center, and the American Hospice team for their 
outstanding care and helpfulness at this time.

Lewis was preceded in death by his infant son, parents, two brothers and five sisters.  
He is survived and remembered with gratitude and love by his wife, Anna Mae of Royce City, 
Texas; two daughters Linda Behan and husband Bob of Roswell, Georgia, and Lois Fields and 
husband Al of Heath, Texas; three grandchildren, Erin Behan Portello and husband Dennis of 
New York City, and Brand Fields of Heath, Texas; one great grandson, Devin Behan Portello 
of New York City.

Memorials may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, 2222 Welborn Street, 
Dallas, Texas 75229-3993 or the charity of your choice.

Services were held at the Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham, Texas, with burial at 
the Friedens United Church of Christ in Washington, Texas.

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