Beatrice Marie Reich

BEATRICE MARIE CANDIES REICH passed away at her home in Conroe, Texas, with her family at her bedside on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. She was born in Des Allemands, Louisiana, on March 14, 1921. She moved to Texas when she married James Lewis Reich. She is predeceased by her husband, father (Prudent Albert Candies), mother (Berthile Gonzales Candies), five brothers and three sisters. She has one living sister, Elma Loupe, in Bayou Des Allemands, Louisiana, and a cousin Velma Thibodeaux, raised as a sister, in Katy, Texas, and a multitude of nieces and nephews. She is survived by her three daughters, Brenda Reich Romero, Trudie Reich Underwood, and Barbara Reich Parker; six grandchildren, Luther Allen Romero, Jr. (Bubba), Desireé Paige Romero, Bryan Lee Underwood, Melissa Jane Underwood Banhagel, Steven Uzelac Parker, Jr. (Stevie) and Brittany Candies Parker; and five great grandchildren, Austin Kyle Underwood, Ashlee Bryanne Underwood, Beau Karson Banhagel, Aryn Desireé Romero, Madison Tate Romero and Cameron Alexis Romero. She was a special lady, hard working, independent, strong willed, quiet, with unassuming dignity that made everyone comfortable to be around her. She will forever be within all of us, but will be dearly missed. She is now with God and her mother, father and eight of her siblings. There will be a mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Conroe, Texas, on Monday, February 14, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of America. To leave a tribute for the family, please visit our website at www.cashnerconroe.com.