George Flavious Wirt, 89, died on February 9, 2024 in Tomball, Texas, after a tough battle with prostate and bone cancer. He was born in Houston, Texas at the Heights Hospital on May 25, 1934 to Roy David Wirt and Vera Virginia Bleyl Wirt. He graduated from Spring Branch High School in 1951. In school he played football and baseball, was in the FFA and raised cows, chickens, and hogs. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955 and was stationed in San Diego working on planes. After that, he sold magazines door to door all around the US. He married Tania Marlene Wert of Newton, Iowa in 1957 and they lived and worked on the Bullock Ranch until 1959. He then joined the Houston Fire Department and worked there until 1965. While in the fire department he studied real estate and got his Brokers License and started George F. Wirt Realty, Inc., then Wirt-Kleb Realty and became The Wirt Company in 1967 with his office at the corner of Jones Road and Hwy. 290 hiring 30+ agents specializing in acreage and commercial investments with a special thank you to his brilliant secretary, Judith Schultz along with his top agent, Joe Evans. George loved the Real Estate (people) business along with his pastime activities with his slow-pitch and flag football teams which had some of the best athletes from the city and state on his teams. His office was filled with trophies!
He had a great appreciation for nature, wildlife, and art. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Lots of time was spent with Bobby Taylor, Charlie Arnold, and other friends fishing the Lower Laguna Madre and Port O’Connor, hunting and exploring for fossils and flint with Frank Lenk and Frank Fontana at the ranch in Terrell County. He loved picking up shells and had quite a collection. He also loved working in his garden and planting Live Oak trees. George also loved playing the piano and harmonica. He was an avid Astros fan and was a season ticket holder for 25 years.
George had 5 children with Tania – Vernon, Freddy and wife, Alissa and their 5 children, Andy and wife, Delia, Roy, and Amy and her 4 children and 4 grandchildren. Later, he married Debra Johnson and had a son, John (Buster) and wife, Lexie and their 2 children.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Ferdy Wirt, sister Shirely Gent, and son Vernon.
George was always a fair businessman and very generous. Many people that he did business with became life long friends. He will be dearly missed. In lieu of flowers he’d say Go Fishing!
A graveside service was held at Woodlawn Cemetery at 1101 Antoine Drive, Houston, Texas 77055 on February 20th.
