

Raymond Edmund Van Landuyt, Jr. of The Hills passed away peacefully on October 12th 2010. He was born on June 25th, 1929 in Waukegan, Illinois to Raymond Edmund Van Landuyt, Sr. and Stella (Gray) Van Landuyt.
He is survived by his wife Grace (Mitzi) and daughter Jill Christian and husband James of Allen, Texas, and son Dirk and wife Laura of Austin, son Dean of Austin, and son Dreis and wife Jamie of Cincinnati, Ohio, in addition to six grandchildren: Travis and Jordan Christian, Quinn and Cole Van Landuyt, and Andrew and Caroline Van Landuyt.
He was a graduate of Waukegan High School and attended Marquette University on a basketball scholarship where, after earning his BS degree was promptly drafted into military service serving 23 months in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He then embarked on a 38-year career in the insurance industry, the last 25 with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in their group sales division. In addition to serving in their field offices in Chicago and Detroit he was appointed a senior officer of the company and director of group life and health sales in their Springfield, Massachusetts home office. From Dallas he also served as regional group sales director guiding the company’s group sales operations in their five Texas and Oklahoma offices.
His marketing and sales background served him well in various campaign activities where he was not reluctant to personally solicit funds for the Catholic Services Appeal, the American Heart Association and various church building drives.
He was a volunteer at St David’s Hospital and an avid sports fan, particularly for his alma mater and dear Chicago Cubs.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emmaus Parish Life Center or the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. at Emmaus Catholic Church, 1718 Lohmans Crossing in Lakeway and a funeral mass to follow at 10:00 a.m. A reception will be held at 11:15 a.m. at The Hills of Lakeway Country Club, 26 Club Estates Parkway, Austin, Texas 78738.
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