ROMMEL
Funeral services were held Friday for Alexander Ross Rommel, 70, of Ingram, and a memorial service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville.
Rommel, a civic leader, oil man, and a longtime resident of Houston died in Austin on July 24. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the University of Virginia. He moved to Houston and was employed for 35 years by Humble Oil and Refining Co. He served Humble as a chemical engineer, in drilling operations as Chief Safety Engineer, and Houston Employee Relations Manager. After retiring from Humble he developed the Texas Highway Safety Program ("Drive Friendly") and served under Governor Preston Smith as Traffic Safety Administrator of Texas.
As co-chairman of the Houston 1951 March of Dimes he helped establish the first Mother's March on Polio in the United States. In Kerrville, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Schreiner College and past president of the Rotary Club. He was also a board member of the Hill County Arts and Crafts Foundation, the Hill Country Youth Ranch, and the Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation. Rommel was currently president of the Texas Safety Association and was active in National Safety Council and the Petroleum Institute. He was a member of the Houston Colonneh Club and a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church.
Rommel is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hale Rommel; children Janie Rommel-Eichorn of Carmel, California and Alexander Ross Rommel, Jr. of Houston; four grand children; sisters Betsy Ross of Anniston, Alabama and Peggy Tallman of Ingram.
Kerrville Mountain Sun -- Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas --July 28, 1984 -- Saturday -- Page 4.
Funeral services were held Friday for Alexander Ross Rommel, 70, of Ingram, and a memorial service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville.
Rommel, a civic leader, oil man, and a longtime resident of Houston died in Austin on July 24. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the University of Virginia. He moved to Houston and was employed for 35 years by Humble Oil and Refining Co. He served Humble as a chemical engineer, in drilling operations as Chief Safety Engineer, and Houston Employee Relations Manager. After retiring from Humble he developed the Texas Highway Safety Program ("Drive Friendly") and served under Governor Preston Smith as Traffic Safety Administrator of Texas.
As co-chairman of the Houston 1951 March of Dimes he helped establish the first Mother's March on Polio in the United States. In Kerrville, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Schreiner College and past president of the Rotary Club. He was also a board member of the Hill County Arts and Crafts Foundation, the Hill Country Youth Ranch, and the Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation. Rommel was currently president of the Texas Safety Association and was active in National Safety Council and the Petroleum Institute. He was a member of the Houston Colonneh Club and a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church.
Rommel is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hale Rommel; children Janie Rommel-Eichorn of Carmel, California and Alexander Ross Rommel, Jr. of Houston; four grand children; sisters Betsy Ross of Anniston, Alabama and Peggy Tallman of Ingram.
Kerrville Mountain Sun -- Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas --July 28, 1984 -- Saturday -- Page 4.
ROMMEL
Funeral services were held Friday for Alexander Ross Rommel, 70, of Ingram, and a memorial service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville.
Rommel, a civic leader, oil man, and a longtime resident of Houston died in Austin on July 24. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the University of Virginia. He moved to Houston and was employed for 35 years by Humble Oil and Refining Co. He served Humble as a chemical engineer, in drilling operations as Chief Safety Engineer, and Houston Employee Relations Manager. After retiring from Humble he developed the Texas Highway Safety Program ("Drive Friendly") and served under Governor Preston Smith as Traffic Safety Administrator of Texas.
As co-chairman of the Houston 1951 March of Dimes he helped establish the first Mother's March on Polio in the United States. In Kerrville, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Schreiner College and past president of the Rotary Club. He was also a board member of the Hill County Arts and Crafts Foundation, the Hill Country Youth Ranch, and the Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation. Rommel was currently president of the Texas Safety Association and was active in National Safety Council and the Petroleum Institute. He was a member of the Houston Colonneh Club and a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church.
Rommel is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hale Rommel; children Janie Rommel-Eichorn of Carmel, California and Alexander Ross Rommel, Jr. of Houston; four grand children; sisters Betsy Ross of Anniston, Alabama and Peggy Tallman of Ingram.
Kerrville Mountain Sun -- Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas --July 28, 1984 -- Saturday -- Page 4.
Funeral services were held Friday for Alexander Ross Rommel, 70, of Ingram, and a memorial service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerrville.
Rommel, a civic leader, oil man, and a longtime resident of Houston died in Austin on July 24. He was born in Washington D.C. and graduated from the University of Virginia. He moved to Houston and was employed for 35 years by Humble Oil and Refining Co. He served Humble as a chemical engineer, in drilling operations as Chief Safety Engineer, and Houston Employee Relations Manager. After retiring from Humble he developed the Texas Highway Safety Program ("Drive Friendly") and served under Governor Preston Smith as Traffic Safety Administrator of Texas.
As co-chairman of the Houston 1951 March of Dimes he helped establish the first Mother's March on Polio in the United States. In Kerrville, he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Schreiner College and past president of the Rotary Club. He was also a board member of the Hill County Arts and Crafts Foundation, the Hill Country Youth Ranch, and the Texas Arts and Crafts Foundation. Rommel was currently president of the Texas Safety Association and was active in National Safety Council and the Petroleum Institute. He was a member of the Houston Colonneh Club and a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church.
Rommel is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hale Rommel; children Janie Rommel-Eichorn of Carmel, California and Alexander Ross Rommel, Jr. of Houston; four grand children; sisters Betsy Ross of Anniston, Alabama and Peggy Tallman of Ingram.
Kerrville Mountain Sun -- Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas --July 28, 1984 -- Saturday -- Page 4.
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