Amy Jo Lunsford

Amy was born in Ellsworth, Kansas to Curtis and Donna Riske on September 6, 1965. She was baptized on September 19, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church in Lincoln Kansas. She was confirmed in May of 1979 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church (Houston). Amy attended Lutheran schools her entire life, Redeemer Lutheran (Austin), Pilgrim Lutheran (Houston), and Lutheran High South (Houston). Amy graduated from Concordia University Texas in 1987 with a B.A. in elementary education. Her love of teaching began at Immanuel Lutheran (Giddings) and Memorial Lutheran (Houston). The majority of her years were then spent teaching at Pilgrim Lutheran (Houston). Amy married the love of her life, Todd, on June 10, 1989. Together they raised two amazing sons, Aaron and Jeffrey. Amy was George Strait’s biggest fan! She loved to read James Patterson, watch NCIS, The Bachelor, Star Wars & Harry Potter. She enjoyed going for rides on the motorcycle with Todd and making trips to the beach whenever possible. Amy loved her family & friends and always had a big smile for everyone she encountered. She leaves behind a legacy in the students she has taught for the past 30+ years. She loved them all as if they were her own and served them faithfully. Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and battled valiantly while continuing her teaching career. She successfully overcame brain surgery in 2017 and continued her fight until her last breath. Many people commented that you would never know how sick she was by the way she lived her daily life. She was truly a warrior and survivor in all aspects of her cancer journey.

She is survived by her husband Todd Lunsford; sons Aaron Lunsford and his fiancé Taylor Buckles; Jeffrey Lunsford; parents, Curtis and Donna Riske of Plano, Texas; her sisters Jenifer Kruse of Ft. Collins, CO, (Stan, Aubrey, Brandon, and Ethan) Tricia Hahn of Plano, TX, (Chris, Whitney, Tyler, and Brent) and Heidi Henke of Carrollton, TX (Chad, Kaley, Karli, Payton, and Gunnar); mother-in-law Marjorie Lunsford of Sugarland, TX; brother-in-law Mark Lunsford and wife Bridgett of Katy, TX (Toni, Reagan, Nathan, Alecx and Bentley) and her beloved Chihuahuas Sasha & Sophie. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, students, colleagues, and classmates.

Amy was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Roy and Vivian Lovekamp; paternal grandparents Hugo and Lena Riske; father in law, Jeff Lunsford; and cousin Kayleen Riske.

Visitation will be held on Friday January 29, 2021 from 4:00p.m.-7:00 p.m. at The Settegast-Kopf Company @ Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77478

Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 30, 2021 at 10:00 am at Pilgrim Lutheran Church,

8601 Chimney Rock Rd. Houston TX 77096

Committal service will be held at on Saturday January 30th at 2:00pm at Giddings City Cemetery, 900 West Austin Street, Giddings TX 78942

(masks are requested at the visitation and service due to Covid regulations)

Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers in Amy’s honor at either:

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

8601 Chimney Rock

Houston TX 77096

or

Prince of Peace Christian School

4004 Midway Road

Carrollton TX 75007

Pall Bearers:

• Jacob Hasselmeier

• Curt Brotzman

• Chris Hahn

• Chad Henke

• Stan Kruse

• Joel Mitchell

• Alternate- Tyler Hahn

The funeral services will be live streamed on Pilgrim's web site at

plchouston.org.