Kyle Schulze

Kyle David Schulze, 15, of Houston went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:56 AM on Good Friday, April 6, 2007 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1991, in Houston to Larry and Pat Hodde Schulze. He was baptized June 30, 1991, at Faith Lutheran Church in Houston. He was confirmed on May 15, 2005 at The Family of Faith Lutheran Church in Houston. Kyle was a sophomore at Texas Christian High School in Houston. He was a member of his church youth group where he participated in mission trips and various activities. He served on the Student Council at his school and was a member of the Beta Club. He also helped with the sports teams. Due to limb salvage surgery on his leg, Kyle could not participate in sports, but he was always there to cheer the teams on. An annual award, the Kyle Schulze Courage Award, was created in his honor at Texas Christian. Recently, the school named the softball field, Kyle Field , in his honor. He was an avid sports fan. He was a terrific 12th man for his favorite team, the Texas A&M Aggies and had plans to attend there upon graduation. He enjoyed watching the Astros with his Dad, collecting baseball cards, and going to Brenham to visit family. He was looking forward to getting his driver s license on his 16th birthday and inheriting his dad s truck. Most importantly, God blessed Kyle with a faith that ministered to hundreds of people as he fought cancer so courageously trusting God throughout. Kyle is survived by his parents, Larry and Pat Hodde Schulze, of Houston; one sister, Valerie Schulze, of Houston; his grandparents, Clarence and Diana Hodde, of Brenham; aunts and uncles, Don and Barbara Hodde of Houston; Peggy and Steve Swanson of Stamford, Nebraska; Brad and Terri Wallace and Whitney Sears of Temple; cousins Matthew, Nathan, and Paul Hodde of Houston; Grant and Ty Swanson of Stamford, Nebraska; and Hayden Wallace and Avery Sears of Temple and numerous other relatives. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elroy and Eleanora Schulze and Elsie Hodde, all of Brenham. Pallbearers are Matthew, Nathan, and Paul Hodde of Houston; Christopher Nichols and Logan Vest of Houston; and Neil Crumpton of Katy. Grant and Ty Swanson, students of Texas Christian High School, The Family of Faith youth group, and Faith Community youth group are considered honorary pallbearers. A visitation will be held at The Family of Faith Lutheran Church in Houston on Monday, April 9th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 10th, at 4:00 PM at The Family of Faith Lutheran Church and on Wednesday, April 11th, at 3:00 PM at Salem Lutheran Church in Brenham with Rev. Dr. Mike Ramey officiating. Burial will be at the Salem Lutheran Church cemetery in Brenham following the church service there. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to The Family of Faith Lutheran Church youth group, Texas Christian School Kyle Field fund, or Cure Search for children s cancer research. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, in Brenham. God s Garden God looked around his garden And found an empty space, He then looked down upon this earth And saw your tired face. He put His arms around you And lifted you to rest, God s garden must be beautiful He only takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain, He knew that you would never Get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered, Peace be thine . It broke our hearts to lose you But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you The day God called you home.