Monroe Nowotny, born in New Braunfels, TX on December 5, 1907, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2002 at the age of 94 years.
Living in New Braunfels and Bartlett, TX during his early years, he moved to San Antonio attending Harris Jr. High and Brackenridge High School, while working for the San Antonio Express as a paperboy. After taking a mail-order taxidermy course he was inspired to catch a freight train to Denver, CO to study taxidermy under Jonas Brothers. Returning to San Antonio in 1933, he started Nowotny's Taxidermy Studio on W. Young Street in Harlandale, later moving to 1331 Broadway. By the late 1940s it was the largest and best known taxidermy studio in the Southwest. Much of his artistry can still be seen at the Buckhorn Saloon.
In the 1950s, he sold the taxidermy business and started the Nowotny-Burrell Co. at 907 Roosevelt Ave. with his cousin, Joe M. Burrell. His passion for rock collecting culminated in building a home out of rocks which he collected from all over the world.
In the 1960s after selling his interest in the Nowotny-Burrell Co. his rock collecting hobby soon developed into the M. Nowotny Co. which sold rocks, minerals, gemstones and Indian artifacts. In 1944 he became a member of the San Antonio Optimist Club subsequently becoming a lifetime member remaining active until recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman including hunts in Alaska, Africa, jaguar hunts in Mexico with Henderson Coquet, and a month-long hunt in Canada with Mayor Walter McAlister.
He loved his family, taking much of his time to teach his children and grandchildren about wildlife and the outdoors, including firearm safety. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, always including his family in all activities. He quietly provided financial assistance to numerous people, especially if they demonstrated good morals and strong work ethic.
Mr. Nowotny is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn of 66 years; two daughters, Dale Focke and her husband Dr. John Focke, Texas Myers and her husband Larry Myers; one son, M. Ben Nowotny and wife Rosemary Nowotny; one sister, Leonie Reeves and eleven grandchildren, Les Maxey, Toni Lister, Gaye Carey, Cindy Randall, Chad Hausmann, Scott Hausmann, Wendy Kleck, Jim Nowotny, Jeff Nowotny, Andy Nowotny Matthew Myers, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boysville, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Converse, TX 78109. Arrangements are with Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.
Published in Express-News on Mar. 13, 2002
Living in New Braunfels and Bartlett, TX during his early years, he moved to San Antonio attending Harris Jr. High and Brackenridge High School, while working for the San Antonio Express as a paperboy. After taking a mail-order taxidermy course he was inspired to catch a freight train to Denver, CO to study taxidermy under Jonas Brothers. Returning to San Antonio in 1933, he started Nowotny's Taxidermy Studio on W. Young Street in Harlandale, later moving to 1331 Broadway. By the late 1940s it was the largest and best known taxidermy studio in the Southwest. Much of his artistry can still be seen at the Buckhorn Saloon.
In the 1950s, he sold the taxidermy business and started the Nowotny-Burrell Co. at 907 Roosevelt Ave. with his cousin, Joe M. Burrell. His passion for rock collecting culminated in building a home out of rocks which he collected from all over the world.
In the 1960s after selling his interest in the Nowotny-Burrell Co. his rock collecting hobby soon developed into the M. Nowotny Co. which sold rocks, minerals, gemstones and Indian artifacts. In 1944 he became a member of the San Antonio Optimist Club subsequently becoming a lifetime member remaining active until recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman including hunts in Alaska, Africa, jaguar hunts in Mexico with Henderson Coquet, and a month-long hunt in Canada with Mayor Walter McAlister.
He loved his family, taking much of his time to teach his children and grandchildren about wildlife and the outdoors, including firearm safety. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, always including his family in all activities. He quietly provided financial assistance to numerous people, especially if they demonstrated good morals and strong work ethic.
Mr. Nowotny is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn of 66 years; two daughters, Dale Focke and her husband Dr. John Focke, Texas Myers and her husband Larry Myers; one son, M. Ben Nowotny and wife Rosemary Nowotny; one sister, Leonie Reeves and eleven grandchildren, Les Maxey, Toni Lister, Gaye Carey, Cindy Randall, Chad Hausmann, Scott Hausmann, Wendy Kleck, Jim Nowotny, Jeff Nowotny, Andy Nowotny Matthew Myers, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boysville, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Converse, TX 78109. Arrangements are with Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.
Published in Express-News on Mar. 13, 2002
Monroe Nowotny, born in New Braunfels, TX on December 5, 1907, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2002 at the age of 94 years.
Living in New Braunfels and Bartlett, TX during his early years, he moved to San Antonio attending Harris Jr. High and Brackenridge High School, while working for the San Antonio Express as a paperboy. After taking a mail-order taxidermy course he was inspired to catch a freight train to Denver, CO to study taxidermy under Jonas Brothers. Returning to San Antonio in 1933, he started Nowotny's Taxidermy Studio on W. Young Street in Harlandale, later moving to 1331 Broadway. By the late 1940s it was the largest and best known taxidermy studio in the Southwest. Much of his artistry can still be seen at the Buckhorn Saloon.
In the 1950s, he sold the taxidermy business and started the Nowotny-Burrell Co. at 907 Roosevelt Ave. with his cousin, Joe M. Burrell. His passion for rock collecting culminated in building a home out of rocks which he collected from all over the world.
In the 1960s after selling his interest in the Nowotny-Burrell Co. his rock collecting hobby soon developed into the M. Nowotny Co. which sold rocks, minerals, gemstones and Indian artifacts. In 1944 he became a member of the San Antonio Optimist Club subsequently becoming a lifetime member remaining active until recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman including hunts in Alaska, Africa, jaguar hunts in Mexico with Henderson Coquet, and a month-long hunt in Canada with Mayor Walter McAlister.
He loved his family, taking much of his time to teach his children and grandchildren about wildlife and the outdoors, including firearm safety. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, always including his family in all activities. He quietly provided financial assistance to numerous people, especially if they demonstrated good morals and strong work ethic.
Mr. Nowotny is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn of 66 years; two daughters, Dale Focke and her husband Dr. John Focke, Texas Myers and her husband Larry Myers; one son, M. Ben Nowotny and wife Rosemary Nowotny; one sister, Leonie Reeves and eleven grandchildren, Les Maxey, Toni Lister, Gaye Carey, Cindy Randall, Chad Hausmann, Scott Hausmann, Wendy Kleck, Jim Nowotny, Jeff Nowotny, Andy Nowotny Matthew Myers, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boysville, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Converse, TX 78109. Arrangements are with Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.
Published in Express-News on Mar. 13, 2002
Living in New Braunfels and Bartlett, TX during his early years, he moved to San Antonio attending Harris Jr. High and Brackenridge High School, while working for the San Antonio Express as a paperboy. After taking a mail-order taxidermy course he was inspired to catch a freight train to Denver, CO to study taxidermy under Jonas Brothers. Returning to San Antonio in 1933, he started Nowotny's Taxidermy Studio on W. Young Street in Harlandale, later moving to 1331 Broadway. By the late 1940s it was the largest and best known taxidermy studio in the Southwest. Much of his artistry can still be seen at the Buckhorn Saloon.
In the 1950s, he sold the taxidermy business and started the Nowotny-Burrell Co. at 907 Roosevelt Ave. with his cousin, Joe M. Burrell. His passion for rock collecting culminated in building a home out of rocks which he collected from all over the world.
In the 1960s after selling his interest in the Nowotny-Burrell Co. his rock collecting hobby soon developed into the M. Nowotny Co. which sold rocks, minerals, gemstones and Indian artifacts. In 1944 he became a member of the San Antonio Optimist Club subsequently becoming a lifetime member remaining active until recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman including hunts in Alaska, Africa, jaguar hunts in Mexico with Henderson Coquet, and a month-long hunt in Canada with Mayor Walter McAlister.
He loved his family, taking much of his time to teach his children and grandchildren about wildlife and the outdoors, including firearm safety. He was a devoted and loving husband and father, always including his family in all activities. He quietly provided financial assistance to numerous people, especially if they demonstrated good morals and strong work ethic.
Mr. Nowotny is survived by his loving wife, Evelyn of 66 years; two daughters, Dale Focke and her husband Dr. John Focke, Texas Myers and her husband Larry Myers; one son, M. Ben Nowotny and wife Rosemary Nowotny; one sister, Leonie Reeves and eleven grandchildren, Les Maxey, Toni Lister, Gaye Carey, Cindy Randall, Chad Hausmann, Scott Hausmann, Wendy Kleck, Jim Nowotny, Jeff Nowotny, Andy Nowotny Matthew Myers, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Boysville, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Converse, TX 78109. Arrangements are with Mission Park Funeral Chapels North.
Published in Express-News on Mar. 13, 2002
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