Obituary for Linden Albert Lauve III
Linden Albert Lauve III passed away on March 12, 2021 at his home in Richmond, Texas. Born on September 5, 1952, in Dallas, Texas, Linden lived in several Texas cities (Dallas, El Paso, Keller, and Richmond) as well as Greensboro, North Carolina; Rochester, New York; St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Wichita, Kansas. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lisa Lauve, his sister Martha Lamberti, his half brother Jeff Love, his son, Daniel Lauve and his wife Brandi of Austin, and his two daughters, Alicia Adams and her husband Bruce of Richmond and Cristina Mejia and her husband Daniel of Houston, as well as his seven grandchildren, Everett Lauve, Harrison Lauve, Madeline Adams, Brandon Mejia, Audrey Lauve, Sabrina Adams, and Justin Mejia. He is preceded in death by his parents, Marie Antoinette Lauve and Linden Albert Lauve Jr., and his sister Anne Lauve.
Linden, known to most as Lin, grew up in Dallas Texas, with his two older sisters Anne and Martha. His mother Toni worked as a nurse and strived to teach her children good manners. Martha recently recounted the story where their mother taught them to politely thank the hosts after a kids birthday party with “Thank you, I had a good time.” Later Lin, age 3, went to church and said “Thank you, Jesus; I had a good time.”
Lin met Lisa Gilbert in high school when they were on a double date to their senior prom with other people. They soon started dating. As college freshmen, Lisa went to TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas and Lin went to North Texas. Lin would drive 30 minutes to the first phone booth where he didn’t have to pay long distance to have a conversation with Lisa. Their sophomore year, Lisa transferred to North Texas to be near him and by junior year they were engaged. They were married at Lisa’s childhood church in Dallas.
After earning his MBA from North Texas State University, Lin helped build numerous brands during a 30-year career in the consumer packaged goods industry, spending most of his time with Cargill’s turkey business. He had a love of grocery stores--many times he just enjoyed walking through the aisles looking at the creativity he saw around him. But when his work took him out of town, he never forgot his family. Alicia remembers when she turned 10 and he was away for her birthday and got the cast and crew to create a VHS singing happy birthday to her.
Lin enjoyed traveling with family and friends across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. He had a love of maps and taught the kids how to trace routes on annual road trips. They were not a family that went to the same destination each year. Lin carefully planned a new adventure each year and passed on his love of travel to his kids.
An avid sports fan, he loved playing basketball and frequently attended sporting events. Lin had a regular basketball game with coworkers and son Daniel that went well into his forties, where he was known as the most reliable mid-range shooter. He was an original Dallas Cowboys fan, riding his bike to games at the Cotton Bowl during the 1960s and cheering them on through their glory days of the 1970s. In the 1980s, work relocations allowed him to take in basketball games from Michael Jordan’s freshman year at UNC and the St. Louis baseball Cardinal teams of the mid-1980s. Later in life, he attended football and basketball games at all three of his children’s alma mater, Texas A&M.
Lin had a deep knowledge and love of popular music and could play piano and guitar by ear. He was an audiophile with a record collection that featured The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Chicago, The Moody Blues, and 10cc. He loved listening to his youngest child, Cristina, sing whether at church or in various choir performances at school.
A lifelong Catholic, he had a strong faith, leading study groups at his churches and sharing his faith with his family. He loved deep thoughts and experienced God’s love through the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Christian writers. He also had a strong heart for people who had left the church and were finding their way back.
Lin was definitely a verbal person who enjoyed a clever joke or word game. Many remember his witty responses at board games like Balderdash. As much as he liked to make jokes, he loved to hear his family laugh even more. Lin was a beautiful writer, both in his penmanship and the words he chose. Looking back, his family will enjoy the cards, notes, and journal entries from years passed.
Lin was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimers in 2015 and was cared for by great doctors, nurses, and some very special caregivers the last year. He also attended Amazing Place in Houston in 2019. His family appreciates those who were kind and loving with them on this journey.
He passed away surrounded by family and at peace after days of family time and sharing stories, prayers, and songs.
If he were here today we can envision him saying, “Thanks everybody, I had a great time.”
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests donations be made to the following organizations:
Alzheimer's Association - https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Amazing Place - https://www.amazingplacehouston.org/donate/
Linden, known to most as Lin, grew up in Dallas Texas, with his two older sisters Anne and Martha. His mother Toni worked as a nurse and strived to teach her children good manners. Martha recently recounted the story where their mother taught them to politely thank the hosts after a kids birthday party with “Thank you, I had a good time.” Later Lin, age 3, went to church and said “Thank you, Jesus; I had a good time.”
Lin met Lisa Gilbert in high school when they were on a double date to their senior prom with other people. They soon started dating. As college freshmen, Lisa went to TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas and Lin went to North Texas. Lin would drive 30 minutes to the first phone booth where he didn’t have to pay long distance to have a conversation with Lisa. Their sophomore year, Lisa transferred to North Texas to be near him and by junior year they were engaged. They were married at Lisa’s childhood church in Dallas.
After earning his MBA from North Texas State University, Lin helped build numerous brands during a 30-year career in the consumer packaged goods industry, spending most of his time with Cargill’s turkey business. He had a love of grocery stores--many times he just enjoyed walking through the aisles looking at the creativity he saw around him. But when his work took him out of town, he never forgot his family. Alicia remembers when she turned 10 and he was away for her birthday and got the cast and crew to create a VHS singing happy birthday to her.
Lin enjoyed traveling with family and friends across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. He had a love of maps and taught the kids how to trace routes on annual road trips. They were not a family that went to the same destination each year. Lin carefully planned a new adventure each year and passed on his love of travel to his kids.
An avid sports fan, he loved playing basketball and frequently attended sporting events. Lin had a regular basketball game with coworkers and son Daniel that went well into his forties, where he was known as the most reliable mid-range shooter. He was an original Dallas Cowboys fan, riding his bike to games at the Cotton Bowl during the 1960s and cheering them on through their glory days of the 1970s. In the 1980s, work relocations allowed him to take in basketball games from Michael Jordan’s freshman year at UNC and the St. Louis baseball Cardinal teams of the mid-1980s. Later in life, he attended football and basketball games at all three of his children’s alma mater, Texas A&M.
Lin had a deep knowledge and love of popular music and could play piano and guitar by ear. He was an audiophile with a record collection that featured The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Chicago, The Moody Blues, and 10cc. He loved listening to his youngest child, Cristina, sing whether at church or in various choir performances at school.
A lifelong Catholic, he had a strong faith, leading study groups at his churches and sharing his faith with his family. He loved deep thoughts and experienced God’s love through the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Christian writers. He also had a strong heart for people who had left the church and were finding their way back.
Lin was definitely a verbal person who enjoyed a clever joke or word game. Many remember his witty responses at board games like Balderdash. As much as he liked to make jokes, he loved to hear his family laugh even more. Lin was a beautiful writer, both in his penmanship and the words he chose. Looking back, his family will enjoy the cards, notes, and journal entries from years passed.
Lin was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimers in 2015 and was cared for by great doctors, nurses, and some very special caregivers the last year. He also attended Amazing Place in Houston in 2019. His family appreciates those who were kind and loving with them on this journey.
He passed away surrounded by family and at peace after days of family time and sharing stories, prayers, and songs.
If he were here today we can envision him saying, “Thanks everybody, I had a great time.”
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests donations be made to the following organizations:
Alzheimer's Association - https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1
Amazing Place - https://www.amazingplacehouston.org/donate/