Michael P. Hantel

Michael “Mike” Paul Hantel, 63, passed away peacefully the 17th of December 2015. He was born the 6th of March 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is a graduate of Holy Cross School (1970), Tulane University (1973) and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (1976). He worked for Exxon in New Orleans before taking a position at Dowell-Schlumberger and then moving to Houston in 1986 where he continued his career with Schlumberger Ltd. In 32 years of dedicated work, most recently as Senior Counsel, Mike became a beloved mentor and constant source of empathy and generosity to all who crossed his path. Those with whom he worked saw a small glimpse of his primary role as a loving husband and father.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Max Lind Hantel and Ursula Bohlke Hantel, and by his cherished wife of 24 years, Lynn Chimento Hantel. He is survived by his adoring wife of 15 years, Elani Gray Hantel; his beloved children, Abby, Max, and Harry; his dear brother-in-law, Charles J. Chimento; and his dear brother, John L. Hantel and wife, Barbara; and his niece, Jennifer Hantel Traina and husband, Richard Traina.

Words cannot begin to express the man Mike Hantel was and the legacy he leaves.

Please join friends and family in celebrating and honoring his life. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from four o'clock in the afternoon until six o'clock in the evening on Sunday, the 20th of December, at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.

The funeral service is to be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 21st of December, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2140 Westheimer Road in Houston.

The interment will follow, via an escorted cortege, at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.

In lieu of customary remembrances, contributions in Mike’s memory may be directed to The Way Station at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 6221 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030; The Star of Hope Mission, P.O. Box 1505, Houston, TX 77251-1505; or a charity of your choice.