Gordon Lundquist

Please make donations to Hannah's Hope Children's Home C/O Addison Funeral Home, 18630 Kuykendahl, Spring, Texas 77379 The Addison family and staff extend our heartfelt condolences to the Lundquist family in their time of loss. Gordon F. Lundquist, 91, of Spring, Texas, formerly of Ashland, Wisconsin and Ft. Clark Springs, Texas, passed away at the Unlimited Care Cottages on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, in Spring, Texas. Gordon was born on January 19, 1923, in Highbridge, Wisconsin the son of Erick T. and Cecilia A. (Carbon) Lundquist. He was united in marriage to Lorraine M. Klaus on June 6, 1942. In their 68 years together they raised six sons and one daughter. Gordon had an illustrious career in the U.S. Army. He enlisted on December 2, 1942, and served in WWII including landing in Normandy on D-Day, the Korean War, and the Viet Nam war. During his military service he was stationed in three continents and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 on November 30, 1970. After retiring from the Army Gordon and Lorraine bought and ran the Scottie Club. In the late 1970s they moved to Ft. Clark Springs, Texas, where they managed the restaurant and golf course clubhouse. They were the first members of the Ft. Clark Springs Golf Club and spent over 30 happy years there. Gordon was an accomplished golfer and loved the game. He is survived by four sons, Gordon (Mary Lou) of Menasha, WI, Richard (Diane) of Palm Bay, FL, Timothy of Castroville, TX, Roger (Wendy) of Superior, WI, and daughter Lorene Burright (Bob) of Spring, TX; two daughters-in-law, Ellen Lundquist of Ft. Clark Springs, TX, and Peggy Lundquist-Wegner of Keller, TX; 16 grandchildren, Paula, Ronald G., Allison, Erick, Melissa, Amanda, Courtney, Robert, Kathlene, Matthew, Patricia, Andrea, Melinda, Joshua, Ryan, Katlyn; numerous great-grandchildren; brother, Frank of Kalispell, MT; sisters, Hazel (Dr. William) Biglow of Ashland, WI, Evelyn Hoffman pf Saint Cloud, FL, Helen Singer of Kenosha, WI, Dorothy Ewer of Kenosha, WI, Carol (Andrew) Stolarzyk of Sun Prairie, WI, and Karen Morgan of Bellville, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Lorraine on May 30, 2010; two sons, Ronald (Ellen) and Thomas (Peggy); daughter-in-law Fran (Timothy); grandson Carl; four sisters, Lillian, Toodie, Gertrude, and June; four brothers, Alfred, Gene, Earl and Ernest. For a long time Gordon had a fondness for children that had no families. In memory of him please make donations to Hannah’s Hope Children’s Home, c/o Addison Funeral Home, 18630 Kuykendahl, Spring, Texas 77379. Memorial service and interment will be at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. To leave a “tribute” or sign the “register book” please go to addisonfuneralhomes.com