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Ralph Randall Zirkelbach 

March 1, 1940 - October 16, 2005 

Ralph R. Zirkelbach age 65 of Houston, Texas and formerly of Maquoketa, Iowa died on Sunday morning October 16, 2005 at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas.

Ralph R. Zirkelbach was born on March 1, 1940 in Freeport, Illinois to Randall Zirkelbach and Betty (Wilson) Zirkelbach. He was a 1957 graduate of Maquoketa Community High School and then attended and graduated from Iowa State University in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then received his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A & M University. He married Thelma Dochen on December 19, 1970 in Houston Texas.

Ralph first worked for Celanese a global leader in the chemical industry as a chemical engineer for a few years. He then became a self-employed computer specialist and consultant working for his own company called the Solution Group for the past 15 years.

Ralph was a well-respected businessman in the Houston area. He was a member of the True Light Baptist Church in Houston Texas.

Memorials may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.