Anita Loretta Geiger
Anita Loretta Geiger, 56, born in Savannah, Georgia on April 27, 1961, entered into Heaven on April 8, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones. She was a ten year resident of Seabrook, Texas formerly of Houston, Texas.
Anita had a loving upbringing in the country on a ten acre farm in Memphis, Michigan. At home, she raised horses, dogs, and chickens and loved all of God’s creatures. She built herself a reputation in sports and was commonly known as the “Triple Threat” dominating in volleyball, basketball, and track. One of her proudest accomplishments was being the MVP in all three of her sports her senior year in high school. Upon graduation from Memphis High, she earned a basketball scholarship to Saint Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan.
In 1980, Anita moved to Houston. As a career driven woman, she dedicated twenty four years to TechnipFMC, a global oil and gas engineering firm, where she earned many certificates, awards, and recognition’s as an Executive Secretary. Her hard work ethic and drive was acknowledged and praised by her colleagues, serving as an example for others to follow.
Anita was a devoted, loving Mother whose pride and joy were her two children and grandchildren. Anita deeply loved her soul mate and the sharing of life’s adventures, hopes, and dreams which will be forever intertwined. Her affections and love for her poodle, Littleman, who she treated as a family member will never be forgotten.
She was extraordinary at everything she put her mind to, whether it was sports, cooking and telling jokes. Most of all she had a passion for dancing. Her excitement for life, upbeat attitude, and warrior’s approach to all challenges will always be remembered and admired. All who loved her captivating and vibrant personality will carry on her legacy.
Anita Geiger is preceded in death by her parents, Lehman Geiger and Rheba Maulden.
Anita leaves behind her loving soulmate of fifteen years, Timothy P. Kelly Sr. of Seabrook, Texas; daughter: Vanessa Anita Simonson and her husband Russ Simonson of Meadows Place, Texas; sons: Quintin Wilcox and his fiancé: Katie Woodruff of Fort Valley, Georgia, Timothy P. Kelly II and Tristen P. Kelly of Lafayette, Louisiana; grandchildren: Kyle Wilcox, Noah Wilcox, Matthew Simonson, Luke Simonson and Ethan Simonson; sister, Rheba Lynn Petitpren and her husband Richard Petitpren of Richmond, Michigan; brother, Lehman “Ricky” Geiger of Augusta, Georgia; half-sister, Sandra Mansfield; half-brother, Andy Pratt.
A Celebration of Life will take place in the near future in Galveston, Texas. Friends may join the family to share thoughts, memories and stories of Anita as they commemorate her life.
Anita’s family is being assisted by Crowder Funeral Home, 2422 E Broadway Street, Pearland, TX 77581.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance http://support.ocrfa.org/goto/anitageiger
What a beautiful soul. She will be missed! So grateful I had the pleasure of knowing and loving this precious woman. Thoughts and prayers to you all.
To Vanessa and your family, we are so sad at the passing of such a vibrant spirit as was your mom. We wish you and your family peace while you grieve the loss of her presence with you. Her legacy will be carried on through you and your strong spirit, love of life and care for others.
Beautiful tribute to a Beautiful woman inside and out! She will be truly missed everyday by all that had the Great privilege of knowing her. Thought and prayers for comfort for all the family. Fly Free sweet Lady!
What a wonderful person to have known you will be greatly missed but your spirit will I e on in all that knew you RIP my friend.
What a wonderful person Anita was, we are missing a hole in our hearts where only Anita could fit we loved her so much! I am so sorry we just learned about this,,, only God can fill the grief we feel. We pray that her family is touched by God and feel the relief of His awesome Glory!
Mike call me when you can we are in the Houston area again 903 487 9921
I will forever cherish the memories of Anita every summer at our grandmother’s house. She was the life of the party. Always making everyone laugh (until I would end up in the emergency room with my asthma). She truly loved life and will be deeply missed. Thoughts and prayers go out to every life she ever touched. GOD bless and we know she is telling her jokes and laughing with the good lord as I type!
Love you girl!
Your cousin,
Donna Mullins
Anita was always full of life and vigor. I was lucky to have her as a colleague and friend. We shared so many times laughing together. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Loretta Myers
Heaven had gained the most incredible angel!! My second mom taught me so much. Strongest and most selfless woman I ever knew! I love you mom!!
I had the pleasure of working with Anita at TechnipFMC for almost 20 years and will miss her greatly. Anita was always smiling, just so funny, helpful and always pitching in. Please accept our deepest sympathies in the loss of your sweet Anita. Thoughts and prayers to the family and all of Anita’s friends.
To the loving family of my dear colleague my deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences. I will miss seeing Anita’s beautiful smile and her enthusiastic energy. What a beautiful angel heaven has gained, soar high Anita and continue to bless us with your joy for life.
I worked with Anita at TechnipFMC for a few years. I am so sorry to hear of Anita’s passing and wanted to express my sincere sympathies to the family. Anita was loved and respected at work. There was something about her that would put a smile on your face when you met her. I will miss her crazy phone conversations. She will be dearly missed.
It was a great pleasure to work with Anita the last 12+ years she was a such a vibrant and helpful person. The last time I saw her she was so positive about beating the cancer and so brave. She is in a good place now, probably singing and dancing with the angels.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends during this great loss.
Rest in Pease Anita, you were loved by all.
I have known Anita since i was 16 years old. She was always full of life and positivity. There were so many ways that she helped me out over and over again. She was able to turn anything into an adventure. She will be missed, especially by her grandson Kyle. The world has lost a great person.
What a tremendously beautiful soul……may you rest under His Wind for eternity. Till we meet again! Never forgotten
I worked with Anita at Technip. She would always call me with a very bright upbeat attitude. She had a way of putting a smile on my face if I was having a bad day. She was a very sweet person and I will truly miss her. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
I’m so sad to hear of Anita’s passing. Anita was truly wonderful friend to everyone and a delight to be around. Having shared many childhood years together – elementary through high school, this bring great sadness…sweet “13” parties at her house on Lambs Road, girl scout events, girl’s club events for the Mason’s in Memphis, high school and beyond….we have lost a friend, but heaven has gained an angel…may she rest in peace.
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I was only in Anita company for a few days, whenTim and Anita visited Jeanette and I in Florida.It was one of the best few days I ever had. Anita told joke after joke. I never laugh so much.I tried my best to convince Tim and Anita to stay longer. I believe Anita was going to visit her Mother.I knew I couldn`t win. She was a wonderful woman
Anita Geiger was a great woman. She was a great step mother and wife to my father Tim Kelly. God took her early because he had other plans for her. I sit here and believe fully that shes sitting up in heaven with no pain in complete happiness full of grace. We love you Anita!
Sincerely, Tristen Kelly
I worked with Anita at Technip for 20 years. Our offices were next door to each other. She was such a super person always upbeat and willing to help others in any way that she could. We will all miss her happy smile and funny jokes. It saddens me to know that she had to suffer so much. She is now in peace with the Lord. My prayers are with her family. She spoke of you often and was very proud of you. Speak of Anita often, as if she is still with you. Remembering all the happy times will help you through your sadness.
Sad news, Anita was always full of fun and a great presence in the office. Spent two years in Woodway office when I first met Anita 20 years ago. Her sense of fun was memorable.
One of the Sweetest, Kindest humans I have ever met!. She will be terribly missed….so so much!. Condolences to her Family and friends!…and Thank You Tim Kelly for bringing Anita into our lives!
What a beautiful soul. Anita will be greatly missed. Always so understanding and helpful. 😢🙏🙏❤️
Anita has always had a very special place in my heart. She was such a sweet person with many great qualities, she was a good friend and she was so funny!
I met this beautiful women when she came to work at Spesco in the mid 80’s. Then we were apart a few years, had kids and around 1994 we worked together again at Coflexip (that became Technip and now TechnipFMC). We shared the same birthday and used to treat each other for lunch that day! It won’t be the same without her!
I will truly miss her. My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. I will always cherish her in my memories.
I am glad to have gotten to meet your mother . I know how speical of a person she was . And how lucky she was to of had such a wonder loving daughter as you Vanessa . I know how deeply you will miss her . My thoughts are with you and your family .
May she rest in peace. Anita was like no other lady I have ever met. She was full of love and life until the very end. I am privileged to have called her sister in law. Feeling heartbroken as my family suffers another loss but thankful she is no longer bounds to this earth and free to rest in God’s love.
Anita was a joyful, caring and generous person. She brought happiness to everyone she ran into and always had a smile on. Our family shared a ton of great memories that I will take through life and hold with me. She will missed dearly by myself and everyone else who ever knew her. We will continue to carry her memory in our hearts.
“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We should find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.”
I’m forever thankful for the time that I was able to spend with Anita on family vacations, holidays, and other family events. She was such an incredible and kind person. I’m still at a loss knowing that she’s no longer with us but I know she is smiling down, watching over all of us from Heaven.
My Anita Loretta, she was sunshine to everyone where ever she would go.
I’m so grateful I had her in my life. She would say to me “When I grow up I want to be like just like you”. I thought that was so sweet!
My son Tim was blessed to have her as his soulmate.
Precious, happy memories will keep her close in my heart forever.
I am sending love and healing prayers to all her loved ones.
Loretta
Words cannot convey the sadness we feel for the loss of Anita. She was a beautiful, wonderful woman who brought so much joy and laughter into our lives. We will forever cherish the beautiful memories of her at family reunions, cartwheels on the beach, dancing in the kitchen, and telling great jokes among other things. Her kindness, strength and enormous love for her family and friends was truly remarkable. We were blessed to have her as a friend and sister and thank God he graced us with the presence of an angel, which inspired the following poem.
Sounds of rolling waves with a gentle warm breeze come through
With the smell of the sea and carrying the liveliest of tunes
Remembrance of Anita’s joy and laughter fills our hearts expanse
Then barefoot we will go, onto the sands and dance
So saddened by the passing of our beautiful Anita. She was truly an amazing lady. I feel so honored to have been able to call her my friend. I will always love her and I will cherish my times together with her and her family, whom she loved deeply. I will never forget you Anita Geiger “Our Sweet Angel, may you Rest In Peace My Friend! My deepest condolences to the family during your time of grieving And also to her many friends.
So much to say about this lady. Beautiful inside and beautiful outside. Courageous, strong, loving, funny, full of positive energy and passion for life. Anita fought like a warrior like no one I’ve ever known.Love her so much!! Her laughter was contagious and she always had a joke to tell. Vacations,Holidays, and sending me pictures of my favorite taco bar on the Bay. I will miss all of the wonderful memories of special times together as a family. I am so grateful Tim brought her in to our family. Anita made us all better. Our family will never be the same. Much love Anita , forever in our hearts.
Maureen
Anita was one of the most beautiful, upbeat people I’ve ever known. She was a great person with good energy who always made others laugh and feel important. I’ll never forget her fun loving sense of humor. I’m grateful to have known her and she will be missed so much. Sending lots of love, hugs and prayers to her family. Rest In Peace Anita.
May she rest in peace. Anita was like no other lady I have ever met. She was full of love and life until the very end. I am privileged to have called her sister in law. Feeling heartbroken as my family suffers another loss but thankful she is no longer bounds to this earth and free to rest in God’s love.(*)
What a fun and beautiful person. Oh what memories to share for years to come, as well as a constant reminder of how much you will be missed. Our lives will be changed without you. We love you, Anita.
There are so many things we could say about Anita but there is just not enough space to say it all.
We shared so many fun and happy memories from our family reunions,the crazy fun time in Punta Cana,the Christmas holidays and the wild New Years Eve’s at the Hyatt.
We will treasure all these times for the rest of our days.You will be deeply be missed and loved. We will remember You Forever!! Truly Blessed to have had you in our lives.
David ,Karen & Ryan
Echoing the words of so many others, Miss Anita was one of the most beautiful souls I have ever met. So full of life, love, joy, happiness, humor, and energy. I feel so blessed to have known her and so fortunate to have the wonderful memories of her that I have. She will live on in all of us because she simply had a contagious spirit about her that anyone in her presence wanted to be a part of. I will never forget our trip to Houston/Louisiana and her hospitality. I will never forget her ability to dance all the rest of us to shame, and I will never forget her belting out every single word to “Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer” at our family Christmas Eve dinners. She was a light in this world and now she is an even brighter light in Heaven. I love you and will miss you so very much Anita.
What a dynamic, smart, wonderful, fun and loving person Anita was. I had the opportunity to work with her at TechnipFMC for almost five years. She would always ask me to cover her desk for her when she was out. I would ask her, where are going to now? She would say up to St. Louis, Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, etc. to see family and friends. My, she loved to travel and always on the go. She particularly loved her family. Always talked positive about Tim, Vanessa’s family, and Quintin and how much she treasured them. My prayers go out to all of your family around the states. You left us too soon, but I know you are at peace now and no more pain. Kick them heels up in heaven and show them how you loved to dance. We will miss you, my friend.
Rest In Peace Anita Geiger, truly one of the sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Loyalty; compassion and not alone bravery. Uncompromising devotion to the people she loved and the things she believed in. These are the qualities that we will always remember Anita by; today and forever.
What a sunny disposition. I had the honor and pleasure to meet her a couple of times, and will always remember the great time I have spent with her and Tim. My deepest condolences to the family. Rest in peace Anita.
* some words of wisdom between two friends after a while we learn the difference between being liked and being alive we learn that being a loving person doesn’t mean spreading ourselves so thin we almost become invisible and that we don’t have to be a dumpster or doormat at to show how much we care we learn that to be trustworthy we must first be true to ourselves and that there isn’t anyone right way or unforgivable mistake that we can be afraid or sad and still stand our ground we learned that our hearts can break and be strong again that there’s always tomorrow and we’re never alone and we learn from each other that we’re not going crazy and we’re a lot healthier than we thought we were every day I’m so thankful for my friendships and all that I share and Inspire Within love Dan and Diana Barry
Anita was one of the closest friends I have ever had. When I heard of her passing I was heartbroken.We had pretty much lost contact over the years but that feeling of friendship never diminished.Our group from way back when had many fun times and Anita was always the stable , solid member.I think of her daily and know that her spirit is out there somewhere looking over her family. You are and always will be missed.
Anita is always alive in my heart. Our Italy trip with Tim and the visit to the Cannstatter Wasen in Germany will not be forgotten. They both danced there and everyone felt the congeniality and love for one another. She was so energetic, cheerful, lively and generous. She was more than that, she was an angel and a sunshine! I pray that we will meet again one day. Rest in peace, dear Anita, and if you want to dance rock the cloud you are sitting on right now!
I send all my strength and warmth to Tim and both families. I pray for you.
God protect you all and stay healthy!
Anita was like a sister to me in many ways I was her Brothers best friend in the early 70’s and Anita was always in our way but she always wanting to be involved in everything we were doing. I will never forget her! Later in life my wife and I mover to Houston to be close to her and Mike wow what a change in life style but Nita made it easy for us to settle in with them. I am not sure how we will ever repay what they did for us! She was one of the most vibrant persons I have ever met,,, we will miss her so much. Wish we could have reconnected with her but the cards are always played differently. Love u NITA!!!!