Reece Eugene Wyant passed away quietly on December 31, 2011 at the age of 89. He is survived by his son Daniel, daughter in-law Sherri, brother Joe and brother in-law Carl Mart. He was preceded in death by Eleanor, his loving wife of 60 years, and his brother DeWitt. Reece was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, son of Lynton DeWitt and Annaliza Wyant. He met Eleanor in Dallas, and they later moved to Houston. In the mid-1970s He helped found Providence Presbyterian Church, where he served as elder for several years.
Reece served in WWII in the Army Air Force, after which he completed his Chemical Engineering degree at Rice University. He then moved to Dallas, where he worked for Atlantic Refining Co. for over 15 years. He then worked as a research engineer for Dresser Magcobar in Houston for over 20 years, where he filed numerous patents. While with Dresser, he spent over a year in Alaska as a field engineer for the Alyeska Pipeline project. After retiring from Dresser, he developed one of his expired patents for Shell.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 8th at 2:30 pm at Providence Presbyterian Church, 3510 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479. Private interment will be at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Providence Presbyterian Church in memory of Reece.
Providence Presbyterian Church
Reece Eugene Wyant passed away quietly on December 31, 2011 at the age of 89. He is survived by his son Daniel, daughter in-law Sherri, brother Joe and brother in-law Carl Mart. He was preceded in death by Eleanor, his loving wife of 60 years, and his brother DeWitt. Reece was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, son of Lynton DeWitt and Annaliza Wyant. He met Eleanor in Dallas, and they later moved to Houston. In the mid-1970s He helped found Providence Presbyterian Church, where he served as elder for several years.
Reece served in WWII in the Army Air Force, after which he completed his Chemical Engineering degree at Rice University. He then moved to Dallas, where he worked for Atlantic Refining Co. for over 15 years. He then worked as a research engineer for Dresser Magcobar in Houston for over 20 years, where he filed numerous patents. While with Dresser, he spent over a year in Alaska as a field engineer for the Alyeska Pipeline project. After retiring from Dresser, he developed one of his expired patents for Shell.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 8th at 2:30 pm at Providence Presbyterian Church, 3510 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479. Private interment will be at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Providence Presbyterian Church in memory of Reece.
Providence Presbyterian Church
3510 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX 77479.
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I worked with Reece at Dresser Magcobar for several years in the R&D department. He was one of the most innovative scientists I have worked with - Reece always had a solution (or found a solution) to every problem. On top of that, he was a gentleman in every sense of the word. His quick sense of humor also helped us through many days and projects.
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