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MILLS continued from Page 1 be successful in any endeavor,” Ryan Reichardt said at the funeral. Reichardt played for Mills and now serves on the Sealy school board. He owns a construction company and built Mills’ house when he moved back to Sealy a few years ago. “He had such a unique passionate personality that combined a true loyalty and complete honesty with compassion and competitiveness. T.J. possessed a brutal honesty, he meant everything he said and definitely said everything he ever meant. I doubt there is a person sitting in this room today that did not know where you stood with T.J. Mills. “The compassion and competitiveness is what made him so unique, I do not believe I will ever know another individual who cared so deeply and greatly for himself and everyone involved to be great. It did not matter the organization or activity, if you are involved in anything with T.J. Mills, you were going to be the most prepared, most dedicated and most determined group of people imaginable. T.J. was so special because he could always see the big picture, yet so focused and detailed that no steps were skipped along the way,” Reichardt said. Mills was born April 19, 1954, in Pasadena to Jack and Billie Pearce Mills. He attended Pasadena High School and Southwest Texas State University. He celebrated 40 years of marriage to Becky Mills. They have three daughters, Cortney Janicek and husband Jared of Sealy, Kelly McNickle and husband Tony of Tomball, and Kasey
Mills of Houston. Becky Mills expressed her deep appreciation to the community for the outpouring of love and support the family has received. “I want to thank the town,” she said. “The town has been wonderful to me. I want to thank everybody for their support.” She recalled her husband as a man of strong convictions and a kind heart. “Everything was black and white with him, no gray. “What he believed he wanted you to believe,” she said. She said he was a great husband, father and grandfather. “His passion was football,” she said. In retirement, Mills liked to make things in his shop that he would give to friends. “He was a very talented individual,” Becky Mills said. Mills was 148-27 in 15 seasons at Sealy. He coached the Tigers to the state 3A championships in 1994-97 and went back to the title game in 1999, but lost to Commerce, 17-10. The Tigers had 10 district championships, and from 1993-1996 the team tied the state record for consecutive wins at 35. The Tigers set the record in 1997 with 24 consecutive playoff wins, and had a combined record of 63-1 for those four years. Mills began his coaching career in Luling. After four years he went to Westbury in Houston. After a year as an assistant coach, he became the head coach. Three years later he became the head coach in Sealy, where he mounted a 15-year dynasty before moving on to Odessa Permian for three years and then ending his career with a three-year stint in La
ments and remembrances. “What a loss to our community. T.J. was such an advocate for our youth, most recently through his support of the YMCA! My heart hurts for Becky and his girls,” said Sandy Scarborough. “He is a true Sealy hero. My heart is heavy for Mills family. He was a man everybody looked up to, and he carried that responsibility with pride and grace,” Elle Albert said. “A remarkable man and coach. He took average athletes and made them champions,” added Brenda Manak.
“I played football for Coach Mills 10 years ago and he was like a second father to us on the team,” recalled Dylan Huckabay. “What a ride T.J. took us on – four state championships and one runner up in six glorious years,” said Scotty Stroud. “He allowed two old has-been coaches, Gary Pless and I, in the locker room and sidelines of every game. What an honor to watch a legendary coach work with young players turning them into champions. If you look up ‘coach’ in the dictionary it should simply say Tommy Jack Mills!”
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T.J. Mills enjoyed playing and singing at community events. Porte. On July 23 Mills was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. “It’s overwhelming,” Mills said of the honor last year. “This is something that has been a lifelong dream.” After concluding his coaching career, Mills moved his family back to Sealy where he continued to invest in the lives of children. He became active in the YMCA and in 2012 was named its volunteer of the year. “I just happened to be the guy that, every time we have something going on, I’m there,” he said. “When somebody asks you, you can’t say no.” He was also involved in revitalizing downtown Sealy and was frequently at city council meetings or volunteering at different fund-
raisers and festivals. “He wanted to keep it (Sealy) alive and thriving,” Becky Mills said. So profound was Mills’ impact that Sen. Lois Kolkhorst spoke in his memory on the state Senate floor before the Senate adjourned for the day in his memory. “I want to honor Coach Mills and his tenacity, even on my election day looking me in the eyes and saying, ‘You are going to win!’ That is a great memory, we lost him too early,” said Kolkhorst. “He was a community leader, he volunteered at everything and really did a marvelous job. I join his family and the community in grieving his passing.” Following news of Mills’ death, the social media site Facebook exploded with com-
Society of Frydek met on April 6. President Maxine Rudloff opened the meeting with a prayer and hoped that everyone had a happy Easter and said that the church was beautifully decorated. Several ladies will be attending the Galveston/Houston ACCW Convention on April 17-18 at St.
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OBITUARIES Dale Wayne Sommerlatte Dale Wayne Sommerlatte, 62, of Bellville, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather. Dale was born Sept. 15, 1952, to Leroy and Mathilda (Drevojanek)
Sommerlatte at the Sarah B. Milroy Memorial Hospital in Brenham, Texas. He was baptized in the Nelsonville Brethren Church on April 3, 1953, and confirmed Aug. 20, 1967. He attended Welcome Elementary School for eight years where he met many of his lifelong friends. From there he
attended Bellville High School and graduated in 1971. It was here that he met his best friend and wife, Patricia Lynn Pfeffer Sommerlatte. After finishing high school, Dale further pursued his education at Blinn College and Texas A&M University graduating from the College of Education with a degree
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in curriculum and instruction in December 1974. Dale married his high school sweetheart, Patricia “Patti” Pfeffer, on Dec. 21, 1974. Through marriage, Dale also gained two wonderful in-laws, Wilford and Gloria Pfeffer. Dale always said Wilford was his best friend and he could always go to Gloria when he needed to talk. Together, Dale and Patti raised two daughters, Kelley Lowes and Lindsey Pasqua. Dale and Patricia were married for 40 years. They also have two beautiful grandchildren, Ella Pasqua and Heath Lowes. Dale proudly worked for Blue Bell Creameries for 43 years as the Fleet/Warehousing Operations Manager. While his family was young, they created 4 Bar S Shorthorns. Together, his family gathered shorthorn cattle from around the country. During his spare time, Dale was active in the community serving
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as a director for the Texas Shorthorn Association, St. John Lutheran Church Building Committee Member, Austin County 4-H Beef Committee Member, President of the Mesquite Lion’s Club, and member of St. John Lutheran Church. Dale had many hobbies including traveling with his family, in particular to Walt Disney World, playing with his grandchildren, fishing, working on his 1966 GMC truck, working with his shorthorn cattle, cruising to different islands, watching Aggie and Texans football games, barbecuing, and laying on the beach. Dale was preceded in death by his father, Leroy Sommerlatte. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Sommerlatte, daughters, Kelley Lowes and husband, Donnie, and Lindsey Pasqua; grandchildren, Ella Pasqua and Heath Lowes; mother, Mathilda Sommerlatte; brothers, Michael Sommerlatte and wife, Sandra, and Byron Sommerlatte and wife, LaVell; father-in-law, Wilford Pfeffer and mother-in-law, Gloria Pfeffer; sister-in-law, Belinda Jackson and husband, Stanley; nieces and nephews, Scot and Jessie Sommerlatte, Wyatt and Tracy Matthias, Kyle Sommerlatte, Curtis
Sommerlatte Sommerlatte, Carey and Brittney Johnson, and Lance and Briana Larson. Family received friends on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Schmidt Funeral Home in Bellville. The funeral service was held Monday, June 15, 2015, at St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville with the Rev. Andrew Bell officiating. Interment followed in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kyle Sommerlatte, Pat McKay, Ron Gallway, Scot Sommerlatte, Eric Plagens, Bill Winkelmann, Larry Herr and Butch Lorenz. Honorary Pallbearers are Howard Zuch, Steve Davis, Greg Bridges, Dr. Christian Cable and Darrell Winkelmann. Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to The Heifer Project at St. John Lutheran Church, 520 N. Holland, Bellville, TX 77418.
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