Husband, father, grandfather, rancher, soldier, rodeo president, company chairman, wild bronc rider, and dear friend to all who knew him, Leroy F "Ted" Nagel passed on to be with the Lord Jesus on July 23, 2018.
Ted was born along with his twin brother, William G. "Bill" Nagel, in Houston, Texas on April 20, 1938, to Leroy F. Nagel and Jessie E. Lemburg. He grew up in Houston, attended Poe and River Oaks Elementary schools, Lanier Junior High, and graduated from Lamar High School. He attended the University of Texas, studying mechanical engineering, and finished at the University of Houston. In 1967, for business reasons, he moved to Austin, Texas and remained there the rest of his life.
In 1960 Ted married Harriet Olsen of Austin, Texas. Out of the marriage came four children, Fred Nagel, Jennifer Berry, Laurie Zaza, and Elizabeth Schwartz, and eight grandchildren. After 35 years of wonderful marriage, Harriet died on March 15,1995. In April 1996, Ted met Jan Lentz of Ames, OK, and they married on May 25, 2002. Together they enjoyed traveling and football and had a wonderful life in retirement.
Services were held in Austin, Texas on July 28, 2018 at Northwest Hills United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ted and Harriet Nagel Scholarship Endowment fund, Rodeo Austin, 9100 Decker Lane, Austin, TX 78724. For a full obituary and to leave remembrances for the family, visit www.wcfish.com online.
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