Johnny Eugene Hettig

Johnny was born December 26, 1943, to Eugene and Marcialette Hettig in Los Angeles, California. He was a long-time resident of the Houston area. Johnny briefly attended Texas Tech University, before graduating with a business degree from the University of Houston. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and loved that his son and two of his grandsons shared in that legacy. While attending The University of Houston, he met his beautiful wife, Marianne Noe Hettig, and they were married following graduation. Johnny was then drafted during the Vietnam war but chose to enlist in the Air Force, where he obtained a special position in the Office of Special Investigations. He finished his Air Force career in Omaha, Nebraska, at Offutt Air Force Base, where his two children, Ryan and Marcy, were born.

In 1972, the family moved back to Texas, where Johnny began a long and successful real estate career in development, construction and management that spanned over 45 years. Johnny, along with his business partner and dear friend, Barry Kahn, began Hettig Management Corp in 1977. Over the last 45 years, they have celebrated many successes and worked through many hardships with the help of hundreds of loyal and invaluable employees who became like family.

Johnny and Marianne joyfully attended St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas where he was a dedicated usher at the 7:00 am Sunday Mass and loved serving.

Johnny was loved very much as a husband, father, grandfather (“Pops”), uncle, cousin, brother-in-law, friend, employer, and by all who knew him. He was a great storyteller with a “larger than life” personality. When he would walk into a room everyone knew he was there. He was respected by many, and was witty, funny and extremely generous and kind. Most of all, Johnny was a devoted husband and father. He loved his family fiercely and they were his world.

He was preceded in death by his parents and young sister, Debbie. He leaves behind his loving wife of 54 years, Marianne Hettig; son, Ryan Hettig and his wife Casey; daughter, Marcy Voller; grandchildren, Tanner, Jacob and Gabriella Hettig and Jordyn, Jackson and Jaycie Voller; step-granddaughter, Lily Ferry; and a host of other family members and friends. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

A visitation for Johnny will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079. A funeral service will occur Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Laurence Catholic Church, 3100 Sweetwater Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479. A committal service will occur Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM, 13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Johnny’s name to Catholic Charities or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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