Fred was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys. He worked his entire 40 year career as a petroleum geologist with Humble Oil/Exxon. Fred was an avid tennis player, active member of AAPG and the HGS and loved to fish.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred T. Ealand and Elsie Ahrens Ealand.
Left to cherish his memory: his loving wife of 65 years, Dorothy Stewart Ealand; daughters, Becky Jackson and husband Tommy, Carol Simpson and husband Richard; sons, Frederick Ahrens Ealand II and wife Peggy, Greg Ealand; grandchildren, Tommy Jackson and wife Elin, Kiley Jackson, Sydney Eifler and husband Robert, Frederick Ahrens Ealand III and wife Natalie, Madison Ealand, Jarrett Ealand, Cullen Ealand, Abbey Simpson and Brett Simpson; great-grandchildren, Trace Jackson, Maren Jackson, Frederick Ahrens Ealand IV.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 9:00am, at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, 12535 Perthshire Rd., Houston, TX. 77024. Private interment being held for family at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
