Fred A. House, age 72, of Austin, died Sunday, January 1, 2006. After Fred completed 2 years at San Antonio Community College he received his Associate Degree in Journalism, he then moved to Austin where he attended the University of Texas for 2 years before starting his long association and eventual retirement from Austin Lacquer Company. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Connie House; niece, Lorraine Irizarry and husband Vincent; nephew, Randy House and wife Coco; great-nephew, Chris House;James Buchanan, his close friend of 45 years. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2006 at the Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel. Interment will be held at Austin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VistaCare Hospice, 8701 Shoal Creek Blvd., Suite 104, Austin, Texas 78757. Obituary and guestbook on line at wcfish.com