R. George Molina

Robert George Molina was born to Maria Sarabia Molina and Raul Garza Molina on April 6, 1932, in Laredo, Texas. He grew up in Houston, attending Wharton Elementary, Allen Academy, Lanier Junior High, and St. Thomas High School, Class of ‘51.

George was a man who wore many hats. He was raised in the family restaurant business and in the 1960s, began a lifetime career in real estate and general investments. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army as a criminal investigator, stationed in Okinawa, which only intensified his passion for law enforcement. He held a Special Reserve Commission in the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, beginning in 1951, under Sheriff “Buster” Kern, followed by his good friend, Sheriff Jack Heard.

After 26 years in the restaurant business, he “retired” and moved to Dewalt, Texas. Starting another chapter of his life, the “Judge” served eight years as a Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace, after which he was elected the first Mexican-American Sheriff of Fort Bend County, serving a four-year term.

Over his lifetime, he has served as a board of director for various organizations, including the Easter Seal Society, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, as well as several area banks. He was a trustee with the George Foundation, 1986-1992; Vice Chairman of the Houston Housing Board back in the ‘60s; and was a proud Life Member with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Fort Bend County Fair Association, and the Fort Bend ISD FFA & Rodeo Association.

George is predeceased by his loving parents, Mama and Papa Molina. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline “Jackie” Wheeler Molina; brother, Raul Molina, Jr. and his wife Rosemary; children, Renee’ Moorhead, Marjorie Cooley and her husband Jerry, Monique Davis and her husband Charlie, Robert George and his wife Diane, Russell and his wife Allison, Roxanne Baskin and her husband Fred, Shanna Hayden and her husband Patrick; twenty grandchildren; eigh great-grandchildren; and his very special nieces and nephews, primos y compadres.

Friends are invited to a visitation with the family from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, September 26, 2013, at The Settegast-Kopf Co. @Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Frwy, Sugar Land (Williams Trace Exit), with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 27, 2013, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3617 Milam Street, Houston. The Rite of Committal will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, in Houston.