Gordon Arthur Berg

Gordon Arthur Berg was born August 31, 1943, in Homer, Nebraska, the third child of Roland and Margaret Berg. The Berg family moved to Omaha from Homer while Gordon was still an infant and resided there until 1960. He received his ultimate healing from his savior, Jesus Christ, on September 17, 2018, at 10:25 a.m.

In October, 1960, Gordon enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. His basic training was in San Diego, California, and his technical training was at Camp Pendleton, California. Upon graduation he was transferred to his home base at Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina, where he was a member of the 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. He served as a Cryptographer with a top secret clearance. He served overseas during the Cuban Crisis, helped remove the Russian missiles from Cuba, and also in Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge from the USMC in 1964.

Upon discharge he went to work at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. He worked for Wolf Research and Development and Lockheed Electronics, setting up the Document Retrieval Center for the manned spacecraft center.

Gordon left NASA to pursue a career in sales. He sold insurance for Lutheran Brotherhood and FEMIC Insurance. In 1985 he was Salesman of the Year for Pitney Bowes Office Equipment.

He attended San Jacinto College – Central Campus. While attending there to receive an AA degree in Mid Management, he was named “Manager Trainee of the Year” by the Administrative Management Society (AMS) of Houston. He is a member of the Mu Theta Alpha fraternity.

In September, 1978, while living in Mediapolis, Iowa, Gordon accepted Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior. Once he left behind his worldly ways, he never looked back but committed himself and his family totally to his Savior.

In 1990, while recovering from a life-threatening disease, Gordon accepted a call from the Lord; and, he and his wife, Patricia, founded Action Ministries Houston, Inc. Their call was to introduce Jesus Christ and His saving knowledge to the unsaved through feeding and caring for the needy in Houston, Texas, the United States and throughout the world. The ministry shipped food, clothing, household goods, hospital equipment, radio station equipment, salvation tracts, Bibles, and personal products to fire victims, tornado victims, hurricanes victims, tsunami victims as well as to missionaries and pastors wherever and whenever needed. Their budget was small, many times under $100,000 a year but they always managed to send where things were needed. And it was all done without drawing a salary from the ministry.

Gordon also accepted a call to be ordained as a pastor in 1998 by Pastors Chuck and Suzanne Kaliczewski of Jesus Hour Ministries.

All of this was important to Gordon. But, not nearly as important as his family. Gordon met Pat in Omaha, and they were married December 16, 1961. He is the father of three sons: Greg, Mark and Tim; grandfather to nine grandchildren; Lonnie, Ginnie, Jordan, Andrew, Allie, Tyler, Farrah, Lyla, Georgia; and one great granddaughter: Alexis.

Gordon was also a volunteer at heart. He served as a Cub Master for Cub Pack 514, La Porte, Tx, and Assistant Scout Master for Troop 514, Boy Scouts of America, La Porte, Texas, where he was also a member of the Order of the Arrow. He served on the La Porte Volunteer Fire Department from 1967 to 1971. He helped coach youth baseball and served as a Little League Umpire in Pasadena, Tx., for 7 years. He was also one of the founders of the La Porte Oilers Youth Football Team. As a member of the Ellington-South Belt Chamber of Commerce, he served a treasurer for several years. And, he was a 2-term Past President for the Gulfway-Hobby Airport Rotary Club and a sapphire Paul Harris recipient.

Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Margaret Berg, is grandparents Charles and Flossie Bryant, and Roland and Hattie Berg, a favorite uncle, Sgt. Charles Bryant, USMC, a sister Rebecca Gardner, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Floyd and Kathleen Bruce and a daughter-in-law, Shelley Berg.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patricia, three sons and their wives: Gregory and Romelia, Mark and Lindsey, and, Timothy and Christy. Also surviving are nine grandchildren: Laniecyda Pena, Virginia Berg, Jordan Berg, Tyler Berg, Farrah Wohlford, Lyla Wohlford, Georgia Wohlford, Gordon Andrew Berg, and Alexandria Berg; a brother, Richard Berg; a sister, Karen Berg; brother-in-law Gerald Bruce and his wife, Ruth; and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend their profound thanks to the following: Dr. Omar Barakat, Baylor College of Medicine; Dr. Kanza Abbas and her Oncology team; Kelsey-Seybold Infusion Center, and the Houston Hospice Center, both home care and Inpatient, and Select Physical Therapy, Fannin Street location.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorials be sent to Action Ministries Houston, Inc., P.O.Box 35702, Houston, Texas, 77235.