DANIEL LEE RICHTER, SR., age 78, a loving father, brother, grandfather, and uncle, went peacefully to the Lord on Friday, September 12, 2014. He was born on August 2, 1936, in Schulenburg, Texas. Daniel lived in Houston for most of his life until retiring in Sugar Land. He was a devout Catholic and longtime member of St. Laurence Catholic Church.
Dan was preceded in death by his wife, Lena LaBarbera Richter; and parents, Louis and Hilda Berger Richter. He is survived by his son, Daniel Lee Richter, Jr. and his wife Ashley; daughter, Melanie Thomas and her husband Robert; sisters, Dolores Valicek and her husband Ladik, and Bernice Hollas and her husband Alvin; grandchildren, Katherine Anne Thomas, Luke Powell Thomas, and Lauren Josephine Thomas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Sunday, September 14, 2014, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, The Settegast-Kopf Co. @ Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land (Williams Trace Exit), with a Rosary to be recited at 5:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, September 15, 2014, 10:00 AM, St. Laurence Catholic Church, 3100 Sweetwater Blvd., Sugar Land, with the Rev. Jaison Thomas, Celebrant. Rite of Committal: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.