Arthur Gietzen, Jr.

Arthur “Art” William Gietzen, Jr., 90, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017. He was born on January 13, 1927, in Beaumont, to Mary Andrus Gietzen and Arthur Gietzen, Sr. Art proudly served his country in the United States Army and later retired as a civil engineer.

Survivors include his wife, Patsy “Patti” Gietzen; daughter, Karen Chance and her husband, Chuck, of Silsbee; son, John Eric Gietzen of Webster; grandchildren, Jennifer Thatcher and her husband, Dusty, of Lumberton and Katie Crews and her husband, Zach, of San Antonio; great-grandchildren, Daniel Thatcher, Andrew Thatcher, Chloe Thatcher, and Lily Crews; and siblings, Rita Tomassini of Little Rock, Arkansas, Polly Dunn of Nederland, and Ethel Wheeler of White Hall, Maryland. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Jeremy Chance; brother, John Edgar Gietzen; and sisters, IlaMorrison, Theresa Pennino, and Jean Gietzen.

A gathering of Mr. Gietzen, Jr.’s, family and friends will be 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday November 26, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 27, 2017, at First Baptist Church, 625 North 2nd Street, Silsbee, with his interment to follow at Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church, 350 Highway 96 South, Silsbee, Texas 77656; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 5433 Westheimer Road, #300, Houston, Texas 77056; Lazarex Cancer Foundation, PO Box 741, Danville, California 94526; or Anayat House, 1025 North 14th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77702.