Dwayne Schwartz passed away on February 15, 2019 in Houston, TX. He was born in Russell, KS to Dorothea McKay Schwartz and Ralph W. Schwartz. He is survived by his wife Annette Schwartz; three siblings, Dennis, Donna, and Donald; three children Douglas, Becky and Lisa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Dwayne graduated from Russell High School and then Wichita State University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in education with a dual major in English. Later in life he attended Houston Baptist University and received a Master’s degree in Human Resources. This led him to careers at two high schools teaching speech, debate, and English. Then on to additional challenges at Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tenneco Inc., Union Pacific Resources, Amoco Inc., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Baylor University. Throughout this journey his continued passion and greatest achievement were always the successes he had in team building, process improvement, training and development.
In lieu of flowers the family ask that gifts be made to either Clear Lake Baptist Food pantry (15700 Space Center Blvd, Houston, Texas 77062) or Houston SPCA.
Funeral services will be held at Forest Park East Funeral Home on Thursday, February 21, 2019 with visitation from 1-3 pm and service by Dr. Craig Taylor at 3 pm.
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