Paul Deltz

Paul Norton Deltz, 87, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2025.

Paul was born in Galveston, Texas on December 13, 1937 to John Joseph and Helen Marie Deltz and was always proud to be a BOI, “Born on the Island”. Growing up in Galveston, Paul loved to fish and water ski. Paul graduated from Kirwin High School in 1955 and attended the University of St. Thomas before transferring to THE University of Texas where he graduated in 1961 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

A week after Paul enrolled at the University of Texas, he met the love of his life, Patricia Joan

Horn of Muenster; she was his eighth date in six days. (He was determined to get over a broken heart!) They celebrated 65 years of marriage this past September. They had a beautiful life together and were blessed with four children, Teresa (Terri), Carole, Michael and Sharon. A loving husband and caring father and grandfather, there was nothing Paul would not do for any family member or friend who was in need.

Paul was a project engineer and manager of mechanical engineering at Caudill Rowlett Scott Inc., a project engineer at I. A. Naiman + Associates and was the branch manager of Goetting & Associates in Houston before transferring to Goetting’s San Antonio office in 1979. He later became a partner in the Goetting firm. He was a Life Fellow of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers), and a licensed Texas Professional Engineer. Paul managed and designed projects for educational, commercial, medical, industrial, and entertainment facilities, most notably Fiesta Texas, Sea World, BAMC and USAA Headquarters. Overseas projects took him twice to Saudi Arabia and also to China in 1983, when very few Americans visited the country at that time. Paul served as the president of the Alamo Chapter of ASHRAE and San Antonio Breakfast Club. He served on the advisory boards for the University of Texas Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Trinity University Engineering Science Department.

In addition to his work as a mechanical engineer, Paul was an active member of several organizations in the New Braunfels area. Having become a Knight at the age of 18, Paul was an active member of the local Knights of Columbus Chapter 4183, serving on almost every work committee, was a fourth degree knight with the Knights of Columbus Assembly 1791, a Boy Scout leader, and an early member of the New Braunfels Hope Hospice Board.

A devout Catholic, Paul will be remembered as a man who put his faith in action. Paul was president of the Sts. Peter and Paul School Board and served on the school board for St.

Thomas More School in Houston. Paul served as a lector and eucharistic minister for Sts. Peter and Paul Parish and was a member of the SPP Catholics for Religious Freedom ministry. Paul was a champion for causes that were dear to him such as erecting Right to Life crosses on the frontage road of I-35 and advocating for all Americans to have the right for religious freedom.

Paul was a man who was never known to be idle. In addition to his volunteer work, there seemed to be nothing that Paul could not do. Not only did Paul build an addition to his home in Houston, but he quickly got to work after moving to New Braunfels to build an addition to the house he has called a home for 46 years. Paul was always the person to go to if you needed a helping hand, and no project seemed too small for him. One summer he drove a U-Haul loaded with inherited family furniture across the country to his children, beginning his trek in Galveston, stopping in Dallas, and then Indiana before reaching his final destination in New Hampshire. His yard could never be too green, dirty cars were not allowed in the driveway, the yard was weekly mowed and edged, and tree limbs were not allowed near the roof. During retirement when not attending to his to-do list, Paul spent many hours enjoying a hot, black coffee or a cold brew while appreciating the view from his patio and front porch.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents John and Helen Deltz, his brothers John and Benno Deltz, his sisters-in-law Marilyn Doughty and Catherine LaGrange Deltz, niece Jackie Hales and brothers-in-law Jay Winslow and Jimmy Doughty. Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Patricia Joan Deltz, and their four children — Terri Magnus, husband John, and their son Paul; Carole Flaherty, husband Bill, and their children John, Keefe, Mary and Brigid; Michael Deltz, wife Angela, and their children Grant Deltz, Eva, Luke and Sean Hospenthal, and Sharon Sheguit, husband Ken, and their children Luke and Rachel. Paul was a devoted family man, whose love and devotion extended to all members of his family. Paul is also survived by his sister-in-laws Diana Winslow and Clemmie Finn. He was a proud uncle to Tracy Deltz, Cheryl Mancuso, Troy Deltz, Laura Jean Clark, Sondra McKeown and Dana Young.

Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 5 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 7 at the Lux Funeral Home. The funeral Mass will be Monday, November 3, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, and the burial will be at the parish mausoleum afterwards. A reception will follow the funeral.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Paul’s name to Sts. Peter and Paul School Charitable Trust fund, Hope Hospice, Food For The Poor or a charity of your choice.