Funeral Services for Weldon L. Fisk are set for 2:00 PM Saturday, January 2, 2016, at First Baptist Church, 1117 First Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471, with Dr. John Reid officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at a later date at Houston National Cemetery
Visitation will be 1 - 2:00 PM Saturday at the church, for one hour preceding the funeral service.
He was born Weldon Lewis Fisk on November 11, 1950, in Dallas, TX, to William Fisk, Sr. and Elizabeth Cates Fisk. He died December 29, 2015, in Houston, TX. He served in the Army and Army National Guard for 27 combined years, serving three combat tours in Vietnam, earning a Purple Heart.
He was a highly successful Army National Guard Recruiter for 16 years, earning the Chief's 50 Award for achieving the status of greatest recruiter in Texas in 1990, '91, and '92. His time as a recruiter helped him serve his community proudly.
He loved metal detecting, fishing, and traveling, but most of all he loved his family. He will be remembered as a loving husband, dad, and grandpa.
He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Linda (Sabrsula) Fisk of Richmond, TX; daughter, Lisa Fisk, of Richmond, TX; son, Brian and his wife Amanda and their daughter Alyx Fisk of Richmond, TX; mother, Elizabeth Freund and her long-time companion Bruce Broussard of Richmond, TX; siblings, William Fisk, Jr. and wife, Becky Virtue Fisk of Wimberly, TX, Margie Fisk of Rosenberg, TX, and Charles Fisk and wife, Sherrie Anderson Fisk, of Rosenberg, TX. He was preceded in death by his father, William Fisk, Sr.
Memorials may be given in his memory to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Texas Gulf Coast Chapter, 5433 Westheimer, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77056.
Condolence messages may be written for the Fisk family at www.garmanycarden.com.
Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.