George A. Rohrer, Jr.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Darius "Pops" and Claudia "Nana" Rohrer; his parents, George "Poppa" and Myrtle "Grandma" Rohrer, all of Houston, Texas.

George is survived by his wife of 27 years, Dee Ann; beloved children, Karen and Darin; his "furry babies" dogs, Sox and Zorro; sister-in-law and husband, Janis and Bill Hallmark; sister, Packie Rohrer, childhood friend, Allen Morris and numerous friends and co-workers.

George was very proud to be a native Texan. He graduated from Palacios High School in 1963 in south Texas and received a Bachelor's Degree from East Texas State University. George loved the ocean and any body of water where he could fish. He loved the outdoors, except the sizzling hot Texas summers. Watching sports was his favorite pass time, he played football and tennis in his younger years. During his 40's, he discovered golf and enjoyed the camaraderie more than the score. In the recent years, he loved to watch hockey, basketball, football and NASCAR.

George was a high school Geography teacher and football coach in Raymondville, Texas during the late 60's and 70's. He then worked in the oil field industries until his grandfather, "Pops" funeral. That service was a bit unorganized and stressful to his family. He remarked "I could do a better job than that". His mom and wife said "Well, why don't you?" The rest is history. George loved the funeral industry after receiving an Associate's Degree from Commonwealth Institute of Mortuary Science and his 27 years of service. George was a licensed funeral director in New Mexico and Texas. He was both an accomplished funeral arranger and manager of both single and multiple locations. George also served as National Mortuary Trainer for the nation's largest acquisition company. He attempted retiring in 2009 and after 8 months of "honey-do's" he started looking for something to do. Porter Loring had an opportunity for a "seasoned" funeral director and George moved to San Antonio in October of 2010. He so enjoyed his job with Porter Loring Mortuary. George easily made friends with his co-workers and was the coach of the company softball team.

George and Dee Ann exchanged emails during the day at lunch and spoke nightly on the phone. He was in frequent contact by phone with his children Darin and Karen. George was a source of strength and a positive influence on his family and most everyone who knew him. The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.