Tessye Bell Maurer
September 27, 1924 ~ February 16, 2022
Tessye Bell Maurer went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2022. She went peacefully with her son by her side. Born on September 27, 1924, in San Antonio where she attended Alamo Heights High School and went on to Stephens College in Columbia, MO to study journalism. Tessye was born unto Tessie Sarah Green and Leslie Julian Arnold and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Green. Tessye lived a long and good life. Kind hearted and always with a smile. She settled down in Houston and in 1964, moved her three children to Rockport, Texas where they finished off their primary and secondary schooling. Mom was like a super Mom. Taking care of us kids, and spending time with us, taking us on deep fishing trips...if not fishing in the bay, taking us water skiing in the ski basin, or floundering and crabbing in the shallow waters next to the ski basin, otherwise our Mom would be whisking us away for summer vacation to Colorado or Yellowstone. She finally settled down in Smithson Valley in Comal County in the early 80's where she started a mobile home park. As for politics, a stout conservative Republican that one would often see early in the mornings putting up a pop up shade to help electioneer...or helping her son put up some outdoor advertising structures. She was the Greatest Mom one could hope for. Such a loving Mom. Tessye was easy to talk to as to why she had so many friends. She will be dearly missed.
Tessye Maurer was predeceased by her loving daughter Roseann Maurer, son Paul Joseph Maurer, Jr., her stillborn daughter Donna Marie Maurer, and her ex-husband Paul Joseph Maurer. She is survived by her son Michael L. Maurer, grandchildren and great grandchildren: Michael L. Maurer, Jr., and partner Sommer Wofford and children Ireland Wofford and Keegan Wofford, Amanda Maurer and Hazel Maurer; Garrison Maurer and wife Satoko Maurer and children Alissa Morris and David Morris, Luke Maurer and Lily Maurer; Katy A. Louthen (Maurer) and husband Shane Louthen and child Liam Louthen. "GOD BLESS"
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Over the last 29 years or so, and since Mom surrendered her DL, all Roseann or I had to say was Mom, be ready in 20 minutes and let’s go. She really enjoyed getting out with us kids. Whether politicing, just going into SA or the store, or to some event ( especially if there was some food and coffee), she would be waiting for us.
Mom, even when we were kids, seemed to be on-the-go… whether taking us to the gateway swimming pool, a ride on the scooter, fishing at port aransas, swimming at the salt water pool in Rockport, or even to a Beatles concert in Houston, but the real pics of Mom and us in the early days are in the slides and movie projectors rolls.
Grandma Tessye will be dearly missed by all her family. We will cherish the time we had with her on this earth and all the memories that we made together will forever be with us.
Mike and Katy, please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.
My sincere condolences to the immediate and extemded Maurer family. May God bless Mrs Maurer and all of you now and forever. Peace be with us all.
Thank you Guy for your condolences. Mom, Roseann, and Paul are in a much better place.
Besides raising me the right way with courtesy, manners, fairness, integrity… not to say though that I didn’t make a goof up up or two back in school, but one of the greatest things my Mom gave me… a Cannon AE-1 camera. Geez, I took to that camera like an ant on a piece of meat… that is until the 35mm film and its development started going by the way side. Thank you Mom for that camera. I still have it… just the smartphone is easier to get to.
For these black and white treasures… and other not posted, thank you Mom for allowing me to keep some of them and you storing a lot elsewhere back in 2011 when a lamp shorted out and burned your home down. And thank you Lord for having my Mom be with me that day.
Mom, gone but certainly not forgotten. Mom wanted to be cremated as the service will be at Lux Funeral Home Feb. 27 and following there will be a Celebration of Mom’s Life at Landa Park following the service and at picnic area 15A. Internment will be at 1p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28 at the Hill Country Memorial Gardens on Hwy 46 about 2 miles east of FM 3159.