Roll Call Tribute

Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home - Canyon Lake obituary
1071 FM 2673
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
p: (830) 964-3050

Rudy Charles Schubert
December 20, 1937 - March 19, 2019

On March 19, 2019, Rudy Charles Schubert danced through Heaven’s gates at the age of 81 after suffering a heart attack. Rudy’s positive outlook, infectious smile, and zest for life had a way of impacting everyone with whom he came in contact.


Rudy was born on December 20, 1937 to Rudolph and Lillian Boeker Schubert in the small south Texas town of Woodsboro where he grew up working on the family farm and assisting at his parents' mercantile store, Schubert’s Variety & Electric. A 1955 graduate of Woodsboro High School, Rudy lettered in track, was on the tennis team and yearbook staff, served as a class officer, and played coronet in the Junior and High School bands. He was an altar server at St. Therese Catholic Church and participated in Boy Scouts where he was a member of the Indian Dance Team.


In the fall of 1955, Rudy enrolled with the Class of 1959 at the A&M College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) in College Station and was a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band where he served as Head Drum Major and Band Liaison on Corps Staff. During his time at A&M, he participated on Silver Taps Team, Drum & Bugle Corps, MSC Dance Committee, and was Director of the Intercollegiate Talent Show. He was an usher and altar server at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he also was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Newman Club. Rudy taught ballroom dancing to teens at Manning Smith Dance School in College Station, and later taught at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Houston. He loved being a Texas Aggie and reveled in stories about lifelong friendships made and leadership experiences gained that would guide him throughout life.



In 1960, Rudy met Jennie Borman on a blind date at Sam Houston State Teachers College. After graduating from Texas A&M with a degree in Mathematics and Physics, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Rudy and Jennie married on February 4, 1961 and honeymooned on the drive to their new home in Virginia, where Rudy was stationed at the Pentagon as a systems analyst and technical supervisor in computer global war gaming. While there, daughters Lisa and Kim were born. In 1964, Rudy left active duty and the family returned to Texas, where he was employed by NASA contractor Philco Ford Corporation working on the Gemini and Apollo space missions. He continued military service as a reservist at Ellington Air Force Base, attaining the rank of Captain. During this time, they welcomed daughter Mandy.


In the late 60s, he entered the real estate business, selling new residential homes in Sagemont and eventually becoming a commercial broker in the greater Houston area, operating Rudy Schubert Real Estate and RJG Inc. (Rudy, Jennie & Girls). Being self-employed provided him the time to attend nearly all of his girls’ sports, band, and school activities, and be of service to his church and community. Rudy served in leadership roles for many local organizations, including the Sagemont Civic Club, South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce, South Belt Optimists, First City Bank-Almeda Genoa, American Red Cross-Houston Chapter, and was elected a Pasadena Independent School District Trustee. Over the years, Rudy gave of his time, talent and treasure to both St. Francis Cabrini and St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Churches, serving as song leader, lector, eucharistic minister, religious education teacher, Parish Council representative, Building Committee member, and as a representative to the Houston-Galveston Diocesan Pastoral Council and the Texas Catholic Conference.


After experiencing a heart attack and triple bypass surgery in the early 80’s, Rudy and Jennie began to reassess their life goals, eventually embarking on an adventure as full-time RVers in 1992. Their love of travel took them to all 50 states and six of the seven continents. Never straying from his Aggie values of selfless service and leadership, Rudy was elected to boards at RV parks in New Mexico and Canyon Lake. He and Jennie eventually settled in the Canyon Lake/New Braunfels area, where Rudy quickly became entrenched in the community, serving on their condo association board and becoming a faithful volunteer at the CRRC Food Pantry. Rudy’s weekly routine included exercise classes with a group of ladies that called themselves “Rudy’s Girls”.


The first person in his family to graduate from college, Rudy never stopped learning, reaching for higher goals, or discovering a better way to do something. His mathematician mind was always analyzing the world around him. A lifelong optimist, he found joy in life, saw value in all people, was dedicated to self-improvement, and regularly offered mentorship and encouragement to young people. Rudy never met a stranger; his smile lit up a room and it only took one meeting to make a lasting impact. He was an avid boater who loved to water ski, often spending hours teaching others the sport. He was a giving, loyal, and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Aggie, and friend who especially enjoyed sharing his wisdom with his grandchildren and making his great-grandchildren laugh. Rudy would be the first to say he lived a wonderful and blessed life.


He is lovingly survived by his wife and soulmate of 58 years, Jennie; his daughters Lisa McMillan and husband Scott, Kim Phelps, Mandy Scott and husband David; grandchildren Kasey Brown and husband Austin, Shannon McMillan, Courtney Wyatt and husband Blake, Bradley Phelps, Braden Scott and wife Amanda, Garrett Scott and wife Victoria; great-grandchildren Kylie Brown and Knox Wyatt; sisters Shirley Persinger and husband Lee, Kathie Westley and husband Jeff, sister-in-law Mary Rogers and husband Bob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.



A memorial mass celebrating Rudy’s life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 11:00 am at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 180 St. Thomas Dr., Canyon Lake, TX 78133. Interment will take place on Monday, April 1, 10:30 am at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209.


In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations in memory of Rudy to: Texas A&M Foundation, Jennie L. and Rudy C. Schubert ’59 General Rudder Scholarship Fund (indicate Account #0422391 on memo line), 401 George Bush Dr., College Station, TX 77840; or CRRC Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1472, Canyon Lake, TX 78133.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sent by daughter

Rudy Charles Schubert
Born: December 20, 1937
Died: March 19, 2019
Location: New Braunfels, Texas

On March 19, 2019, Rudy Charles Schubert '59 danced through Heaven’s gates at the age of 81 after suffering a heart attack. Rudy’s positive outlook, infectious smile, and zest for life had a way of impacting everyone with whom he came in contact.

Rudy was born on December 20, 1937 to Rudolph and Lillian Boeker Schubert in the small south Texas town of Woodsboro where he grew up working on the family farm and assisting at his parents' mercantile store, Schubert’s Variety & Electric. A 1955 graduate of Woodsboro High School, Rudy lettered in track, was on the tennis team and yearbook staff, served as a class officer, and played coronet in the Junior and High School bands. He was an altar server at St. Therese Catholic Church and participated in Boy Scouts where he was a member of the Indian Dance Team.

In the fall of 1955, Rudy enrolled at the A&M College of Texas and was a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band where he served as Head Drum Major, band liaison on Corps Staff, and Corps Bugler. During his time at A&M, he participated on Silver Taps Team, Drum & Bugle Corps, MSC Dance Committee, and was Director of the Intercollegiate Talent Show. He was an usher and altar server at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he also was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Newman Club. Rudy taught ballroom dancing to teens at Manning Smith Dance School in College Station, and later taught at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Houston. He loved being a Texas Aggie and reveled in stories about lifelong friendships made and leadership experiences gained that would guide him throughout life.

In 1960, Rudy met Jennie Borman on a blind date at Sam Houston State Teachers College. After graduating from Texas A&M with a degree in Mathematics and Physics, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Rudy and Jennie married on February 4, 1961 and honeymooned on the drive to their new home in Virginia, where Rudy was stationed at the Pentagon as a systems analyst and technical supervisor in computer global war gaming. While there, daughters Lisa and Kim were born. In 1964, Rudy left active duty and the family returned to Texas, where he was employed by NASA contractor Philco Ford Corporation working on the Gemini and Apollo space missions. He continued military service as a reservist at Ellington Air Force Base, attaining the rank of Captain. During this time, they welcomed daughter Mandy.

In the late 60s, he entered the real estate business, selling new residential homes in Sagemont and eventually becoming a commercial broker in the greater Houston area, operating Rudy Schubert Real Estate and RJG Inc. (Rudy, Jennie & Girls). Being self-employed provided him the time to attend nearly all of his girls’ sports, band, and school activities, and be of service to his church and community. Rudy served in leadership roles for many local organizations, including the Sagemont Civic Club, South Belt-Ellington Chamber of Commerce, South Belt Optimists, First City Bank-Almeda Genoa, American Red Cross-Houston Chapter, and was elected a Pasadena Independent School District Trustee. Over the years, Rudy gave of his time, talent and treasure to both St. Francis Cabrini and St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Churches, serving as song leader, lector, eucharistic minister, religious education teacher, Parish Council representative, Building Committee member, and as a representative to the Houston-Galveston Diocesan Pastoral Council and the Texas Catholic Conference.

After experiencing a heart attack and triple bypass surgery in the early 80’s, Rudy and Jennie began to reassess their life goals, eventually embarking on an adventure as full-time RVers in 1992. Their love of travel took them to all 50 states and six of the seven continents. Never straying from his Aggie values of selfless service and leadership, Rudy was elected to boards at RV parks in New Mexico and Canyon Lake. He and Jennie eventually settled in the Canyon Lake/New Braunfels area, where Rudy quickly became entrenched in the community, serving on their condo association board and becoming a faithful volunteer at the CRRC Food Pantry. Rudy’s weekly routine included exercise classes with a group of ladies that called themselves “Rudy’s Girls”.

The first person in his family to graduate from college, Rudy never stopped learning, reaching for higher goals, or discovering a better way to do something. His mathematician mind was always analyzing the world around him. A lifelong optimist, he found joy in life, saw value in all people, was dedicated to self-improvement, and regularly offered mentorship and encouragement to young people. Rudy never met a stranger; his smile lit up a room and it only took one meeting to make a lasting impact. He was an avid boater who loved to water ski, often spending hours teaching others the sport. He was a giving, loyal, and loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Aggie, and friend who especially enjoyed sharing his wisdom with his grandchildren and making his great-grandchildren laugh. Rudy would be the first to say he lived a wonderful and blessed life.
Rudy is lovingly survived by his wife and soulmate of 58 years, Jennie; his daughters Lisa McMillan '84 and husband Scott '84, Kim Phelps, Mandy Scott '87 and husband David '88; grandchildren Kasey Brown and husband Austin, Shannon McMillan '15, Courtney Wyatt '18 and husband Blake, Bradley Phelps, Braden Scott '16 and wife Amanda '16, Garrett Scott and wife Victoria; great-grandchildren Kylie Brown and Knox Wyatt; sisters Shirley Persinger and husband Lee, Kathie Westley and husband Jeff, sister-in-law Mary Rogers and husband Bob; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A memorial mass celebrating Rudy’s life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 11:00am at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 180 St. Thomas Dr., Canyon Lake, TX 78133. Interment will take place on Monday, April 1, 10:30am at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd., San Antonio, TX 78209.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations in memory of Rudy to: Texas A&M Foundation, Jennie L. and Rudy C. Schubert ’59 General Rudder Scholarship Fund (indicate Account #0422391 on memo line), 401 George Bush Dr., College Station, TX 77840; or CRRC Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1472, Canyon Lake, TX 78133.