Peter George Thielen, 71, of Beaumont went home to the Lord Friday, April 13, 2007 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Pete was born and raised in Huntsville and had lived in Beaumont for about forty-five years. As a drafting teacher, he worked for the Beaumont School District. Pete was a loving husband and father whose enjoyment of the outdoors, hunting and fishing was only exceeded by the love of God and his family. His courage and perseverance in the face of adversity proved to all who knew him that life is what you make of it. One of his proudest moments was playing center for the Huntsville Hornet’s 1954 State Championship. He also served in the Army National Guard and was a fourth degree Knight of Columbus.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter George Thielen, Sr. and Mildred Lasser Thielen and brother, Jack Lasser Thielen.
Survivors include his wife of thirty-six years, Mary LeBlanc Thielen of Beaumont; son, P.J. Thielen and his wife Charlotte of China; daughter, Micki Bertino and her husband David Jr. of Nome; grandsons, Pete Thielen Jr. and David Bertino III; and granddaughter, Natalie Bertino.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2007 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007 at the mortuary with a Rosary to be recited at 5:00 p.m.
Serving as pallbearers are Dr. Al LeBlanc, Joe LeBlanc, Dr. John LeBlanc, Wayne Roberts, Joe Spivey, Dr. Phil LeBlanc, Austin Gibb, and Dr. Richard LeBlanc. Honorary pallbearers are the 1954 Huntsville Hornet’s State Championship football team.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 2715 Calder St, Beaumont, TX 77702 or Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, P.O. Box 38, China, Texas 77613.
We want to thank Dr. Ronald Palang and the St. Elizabeth nurses for their continuous comfort and care.
