Kerry Litzenberg
June 10, 1949 ~ March 17, 2022
Born in:
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Resided in:
College Station, TX
Kerry Kenneth Litzenberg passed away on March 17, 2022 at 72 years old. Visitation will be 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with service following at 1:30 PM Friday March 25, 2022 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home, 3001 S. College Ave, Bryan, TX 77801. Private interment to follow at Aggie Field of Honor Cemetery in College Station.
Kerry was preceded in death by his parents Kenneth and Elaine and sister Jane. Kerry is survived by his three daughters, Karen and Jimmy Zuhn, Jane and Matt Crouse and Sara Rueda and David Wiens. Also surviving are Sandra Litzenberg and the mother of his daughters, Donell Litzenberg. Surviving grandchildren are Riley Zuhn, Trey Zuhn, Kennedy Crouse, Reece Rueda and Reed Crouse. Kerry is survived by his sister Julie (Bob) Hockemeyer, brother Ted (Marian) Litzenberg, nieces, nephews and cousins all in Indiana.
Kerry was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Kenneth and Elaine (Helmke) Litzenberg. After graduating from high school in Woodburn, Indiana, Kerry attended Purdue University where he received his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. After the birth of his three daughters, Kerry and family moved to College Station in 1978. Kerry spent his 41-year career at Texas A&M University in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Kerry was a Regents Professor and Minnie Stevens Piper Professor touching thousands of students’ lives over his career. Dr. Litz’s passion was teaching and preparing his students for the future.
The family would like to thank the staff at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital in Round Rock, Texas and Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital in Round Rock, Texas for their loving care over the last several months.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley.
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Visitation: March 25, 2022 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Callaway-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Center
3001 S College Ave
Bryan, TX 77801
979-822-3717
https://callawayjones.com
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Karen, Jane, and Sara – praying God’s peace fills your families’ hearts and comforts you beyond understanding.
In His name,
Darla Guerra (Bogart)
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
May memories comfort you and your family now and in the days ahead. I will pray for you all during your time of grief
Dr. Litz was a great mentor to me as an employee and student. He will be missed dearly.
My prayers are with the family doing this time and afterward.
My heart was saddened to hear of Kerry’s passing, but my memories of
him are in my heart, along with those of our Grandpa & Grandma Helmke
and Aunt Elaine. We will all b e together again someday soon.
Your Indiana cousin,
Rosalie Werling
A great Boilermaker gone Aggie who was admired by many! Dr. Litz, his family, & friends will be in my thoughts and prayers.
A fellow Boiler,
Jordan Kuhn
Class of 2010
I am grateful to Professor Litz, he prepared me for my final interview for PepsiCo and we saw each other regularly during my 10 year career at PepsiCo. May you rest in heavenly peace Professor.
Its hard to say goodbye to a friend like Kerry. He fought till the end. He was a special and brave person. I am going to miss him so much . i am so glad that i got to be a part of his life. I hope he knows how much he made my life better. Hope he knew how much i cared. Sending love and prayers to the family.
I am saddened with the news of Dr. Litzenberg’s passing. I can honestly say I wouldn’t be where I am today without the confidence he had in me (as one of my first bosses). His support throughout my Ag Eco career has definitely helped me personally and professionally. I have many fond memories of him and his family and they will remain with me forever.
May you rest in peace, Dr. Litz, and may God bring comfort to your family.
With love,
Mary Lindeman Richter
Thoughts and prayers for the family. He will be greatly missed. RIP Dr. Litz.
We rejoice in Kerry’s new “ pain free” life. Big brother I will miss you. So very happy we took that vacation together in 2019. Great memories.
Save me a seat in heaven. I will always love you.
Julie
When I describe my mentors, I only have two… my father and Litz. I came to my faculty role late in my career and met Kerry at a group called WERA. I was anxious about a new environment with such great minds. He was so encouraging and such an inspiration. We shared the boilermaker connection right away and he welcomed me into an academic group that I still consider some of my closest academic and personal friends today. My respect for him only grew from there. I had never met anyone else in academia who demonstrated what it meant to be a professor and teacher the way he did. He was SO committed to his students and everything he did professionally reflected that. He was humble as he would describe how technically backwards he was. Then with a twinkle in his eye, he would blow your mind with some amazing technical innovation he’d incorporated into his teaching or professional life. He was as devoted to his family as he was his students. There was just so much love in him. He will always be a part of what I do.
I am so sorry to learn of the passing of my friend, Dr. Kerry Litzenberg. He was a great friend and colleague, and he will be missed by many people. No student or member of the faculty had a better friend that Dr. “Litz”–as he was called. Heartfelt condolences for his family and other friends. Rest in Peace, my friend.
Dr Litz made learning fun. He will be greatly missed in the Ag Econ community. Rest In Peace my friend!
Kerry was a graduate student at Purdue when I was a new young faculty member. It was a time when the new young faculty and the graduate students spent a lot of time together and we all worked hard and had fun together. Kerry was just fun to be with and then grew quickly into being a wonderful mentor and teacher when he went to A&M. Just knowing that Kerry was there doing so many good things was important to many of us who know him. Whatever the issue or problem, he just made things better than they would have been otherwise. What a loss when we desperately need such skills.
So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
so sorry for your loss
I was a senior at Texas A&M in 1988 when I took Dr. Litz’s sales class. I went to the career day on campus and the company I wanted to work for told me they were not hiring. Dr. Litz told me to put a resume on his desk and 2 days later I was given an interview and hired. I owe my whole career to him. I went back after a few years and judged his sales presentation class. I will never forget him. He was always looking out for the students. We need more professors like him. I loved him.
Please know Dr. Litz’s spirit lives on. I’m blessed to be taught by him. My favorite prof and good friend. I’m praying for your family and am thankful for him.
Kerry was a valued member of our faculty in the Ag Economics Department. He was a master teacher, and was respected by his coworkers and his students. His memory will live on with all of us that knew and respected him and the many contributions he made.
Kerry was one of the pioneers and thought leaders in the agribusiness management discipline. He was an early leader and created national platforms for faculty working in the area to engage. In addition, he was a master teacher, truly setting the bar for all of us. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Kerry was a terrific, supportive colleague and friend and will be deeply missed. We are very proud of all this distinguished Boilermaker accomplished and extend our thoughts and prayers to his family.
Jay Akridge