This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Eckelkamp Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAC.2ACI/1569 Message Board Post: Albert Daniel Eckelkamp Sr. December 21, 2005 Albert Daniel Eckelkamp Sr. passed away after a brief illness on Dec. 19, 2005. The vigil service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. John Swistovich, pastor, celebrant. Rite of committal will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls. A resident of Wichita Falls for most of his adult life, he was born July 10, 1915, in Punkin Center, near Electra, Texas, to Sophie and Herman J. Eckelkamp. Albert was a founding member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, to which he dedicated many years of devoted service. He served as an acolyte at the Saturday evening Mass for 50 years, and he was one of the church's first Eucharistic ministers. A longtime member of Knights of Columbus Council 1473 in Wichita Falls, he was active on church committees for many years. His service and love for the church made an indelible impact on the Queen of Peace community. Professionally, Albert served as shop foreman for 43 years at Wichita Engineering Co. and remained there during World War II to work on contracts that supported the war effort. Among family, friends and neighbors, he was the man to know when household construction and repair tasks needed completing. He had an incredible skill in designing and building solutions to household needs. He was also involved in the Wichita Falls community as a leader for the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Albert is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Caroline Otto Eckelkamp; their daughter Marceline Eckelkamp; his parents; and four siblings, Agnes Eckelkamp Jansen, Elmer Eckelkamp, Theodore "Dutch" Eckelkamp and Raymond "Red" Eckelkamp. He is survived by his daughter Victoria Shanahan and son-in-law Dick Shanahan, of Atlanta, Ga.; his son Dan Eckelkamp and daughter-in-law Peggy Eckelkamp of Plano, Texas; his son Robert Eckelkamp of Wichita Falls; his daughter Judy Welch of Dallas; and his son Thomas Eckelkamp and daughter-in-law Cathi Eckelkamp of Little Rock, Ark. He is also survived by eight grandchildren: Rebecca Eckelkamp of Dallas; Dan Eckelkamp of Dallas; Kristi Sutton and her husband Cory Sutton, of Little Rock, Ark.; Sarah Shanahan of New York, NY; Brian Welch of Buena Vista, Colo.; Mark Eckelkamp and his wife Brandy Eckelkamp of Jackson, Tenn.; Jonathan Welch of Dallas; Douglas Shanahan of New Orleans, La.; one great-grandchild, Brock Sutton of Little Rock, Arkansas; his brother, John Eckelkamp of Electra; and his sister, Norma Lee Eckelkamp of Midland, Texas. The grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Our Lady Queen of Peace Building Fund or to Hospice of Wichita Falls