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Bahret, Ralph

November 8, 1932 –
 January 24, 2014

Obituary

Ralph Eugene “Bubba” Bahret went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 24, 2014 in Irving, Texas. “Bubba” was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on Novem­ber 8, 1932 to Edward and Es­ther Nied Bahret. He gradu­ated from Poughkeepsie High School and entered the Navy. When he left the service, Ralph began a 32 year career with IBM. On November 20, 1960 he married Rose Marie Blandino. After retiring from IBM he began a second career with Exxon at the Irving, TX HQ location. He loved his family and is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law Christina and Dennis Godfrey; grandchil­dren Elena Huie, Barret Huie and Nicholas Godfrey and brother-in-law, Brother Pius Blandino, OFM Cap. He loved volunteering and serving oth­ers and was active in CCA Lewisville, Haitian Pilgrims of St. Philip, Lewisville, TX and was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Coppell, TX. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated by Father Mark Obayi, Archdiocese of Iban, Nigeria February 14 at 10a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Coppell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to www.stspat­rickandkizito.org. Please send the family condolences and sign the guest book on this site. Arrangements are under the direction of: Aria Cremation Service & Funeral Home 1820 N Belt Line Road Irving, Texas 75061

    Maria Rohe
    26 Jan 2014
    12:20pm

    Rose-

    Please accept my deepest sympathy in your loss of Ralph. May your lifetime of memories with him serve to comfort you during this difficult time.
    Maria Rohe and family
    232 E Bethel Rd

    Marge and Charlie Wick
    26 Jan 2014
    5:05pm

    Dear Family of Ralph, we send our prayers and sympathy to you. We have fond memories of Ralph s helpful, pleasant personality. May he rest in peace and may you all be given strength in the days ahead. Gods blessings with love, Charlie and Marge Wick

    Mike Frost
    28 Jan 2014
    1:55pm

    Ralph made a powerful contribution to our program to help the village of Boileau in Haiti become self-sustaining. He went to Haiti with us on several trips to achieve a better understanding of what was needed and how well programs were working. His combination of compassion and wit and energy and practical assessment was invaluable. We will miss him, but he has already left his mark on the lives of hundreds of Haitian villagers. His impact will live on. Also, he will remain a vital part of our organization. He helped shape our structure and strategy as well as the successful application of 501(c)(3) status. But mostly, we enjoyed his presence. We will miss him, even as the marks of his help stay with us. Mike Frost, Director, Haitian Pilgrims

    Paul Bladl
    2 Feb 2014
    8:18am

    Rose, Please accept our condolences. Ralph was a good friend and a great help to me when I was Grand Knight at St Ann’s council. I really appreciated his help during his many years as a member of the Knights of Columbus. I will remember him as a good friend–even though he was a Cowboy’s fan.! Regards, Paul Bladl

    Jan Walls
    2 Feb 2014
    11:15am

    My deepest sympathy to all the family. Ralph will be greatly missed. He was a dear special friend and neighbor for 24 years leaving behind lots of great memories of good times and countless acts of generosity and support.
    Love, Jan

    Bob and Barbara Schmidt
    4 Feb 2014
    12:11pm

    Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time. Duchess always so looked forward to seeing Ralph as she turned the corner. She will miss him, as we do.

    The Tanner Family
    5 Feb 2014
    3:27pm

    Rose,
    Our deep and sincere sympathy to you and your family. We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Ralph will be missed. Our prayers will be with you during this difficult time. Love, Mike, Liz and kids

    Bob and Carolyn Gray
    5 Feb 2014
    4:04pm

    Our sympathy to your family on the loss of Ralph. May God bless and comfort you in this time of sorrow.

    Wayne and Susan Patterson
    7 Feb 2014
    10:50am

    Our deepest sympathy to you Rose and to the rest of the family. Ralph was an awesome human being and will be greatly missed. You both have done so much for the community and Ralphs passing will leave a large void. Please do not hesitate to call on us for anything that you may need now or in the future.

    Wayne and Susan Patterson and Family
    7 Feb 2014
    11:00am

    Rose,
    Our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of Ralph. He was such an awesome human being and will be missed. You both have done so much for the community and Ralphs passing will leave a void. Please do not hesitate to call on us if you need anything now or in the future. Wayne, Susan and family

    Ken & Jean Lobsinger
    11 Feb 2014
    11:33am

    Rose, Please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss of Ralph. Our prayers are with you and all your family during this time. He was a wonderful neighbor and will be missed.

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