Geraldine Mayer

Sylvia Geraldine Lasseter was born to the late Claude J. Lasseter, Sr.

and Aileen Burleson in Ft. Worth on March 24, 1934 and was one of ten

siblings. Jerri attended Texas Christian University and graduated Magna

Cum Laude from the University of Houston. She was a member of Kappa

Delta Pi, Honor Society, and was a certified teacher. She married the

love of her life, Bob Mayer, in England on August 20, 1955 and they

enjoyed 57 years of marriage together. Jerri & Bob raised their boys in

Houston before retiring in Seguin in 1992.

Jerri was a wonderful cook and a skilled gardener. She inherited her

mother’s love of flowers and her father’s love of cooking. Mr. Lasseter

was a chef at the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells. She was passionate about

family and adored her grandchildren. Jerri was an exceptional hostess

and had a gift for entertaining and making others feel loved and

welcome. She enjoyed working logic puzzles to keep her mind sharp. Jerri

was beautiful inside and out, had a huge heart, and will be missed

dearly by all that knew her.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Laddie Mayer, two sons: Charles

Robert Mayer and wife Darla of Corpus Christi, and Phillip James Mayer

of Austin, daughter-in-law Gail Mayer, and four grandchildren: Tennyson,

Ryan, Kristen and Kara.

Funeral service will be held at First United Methodist Church in New

Braunfels on Monday, April 1st at noon. Burial will follow at Ft. Sam

Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.