Louis Burr Paine Jr.

Louis Burr Paine, Jr. passed away peacefully at home and was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 5, 2023. He was born in Dallas, Texas on December 22, 1932, to Winifred Baker Paine and Louis Burr Paine. He is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Lynne Murphy Paine, and is survived by his three sons: Louis Burr Paine III, Thomas Preston Paine and his wife, Julie, and Walter Jeffrey Paine and his wife, Paula, and his seven grandchildren: Preston, Jr., Nilla, Emma and Grace Paine from Dallas and Charlotte, Jeffrey, Jr. and Isabelle Paine from Houston and also by his sister Edna Paine Wilson, her daughter, Winifred and two sons, Walton and Sloan, and their spouses and children.

His family moved to Houston in 1938 and Louis attended Poe and River Oaks Elementary Schools, Lanier Jr. High School, and Lamar High School. He was proud to have earned his Eagle Scout designation through Troop 55 and, after graduating from Lamar in 1950, he attended the Rice Institute, where he was President of his Freshman Class and played football. He later transferred to The University of Texas at Austin where he received his bachelor’s degree, was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and a member of The Texas Cowboys. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law.

After graduating from Law School, Louis served in The United States Navy from 1956 to 1960 in Vietnam and Coronado, California. It was in Coronado where he met his wife, Lynne, to whom he married in 1960 and they settled in Houston to raise their family. Louis joined the law firm of Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp where he treasured his 40-year association including having served as Managing Partner from 1988-1995. In 2000 he joined the law firm of Glast, Phillips and Murray, P.C.

Over and above his family and career, Louis’ faith in Jesus Christ and affiliation with First Presbyterian Church of Houston were central to his life. He attended services regularly for more than 80 years, held leadership roles including Elder, Clerk-of-the-Session, and six years as a Director of Brazos Presbyterian Homes. His servant-leadership extended into his community having served as a longstanding Trustee of The Humphreys Foundation, which supports the performing arts throughout Houston and east Texas. Like his father before him, Louis enjoyed being a longstanding supporter of The Greater Houston YMCA where he was a Life Member of the Board of Directors and was honored in 2002 with the David Allen Memorial Award in recognition of distinguished volunteer service to the YMCA. He was a member of The Houston Country Club, The American Law Institute, The Harris County, Texas, and American Bar Associations and was a Fellow of the American, Texas and Houston Bar Foundations. He also served as President of The Gathering Place Board of Directors from 2009-2012 and was proud to have helped oversee the transition of this clubhouse program for adults suffering from mental illness into The Menninger Clinic, which moved to Houston from Topeka, Kansas in 2003. He went on to serve on the Board of The Menninger Clinic Foundation until his recent retirement.

Louis had great vigor for this life and was always enthusiastic about sports and physical fitness pursuits. Football was his favorite sport and he played at Lanier, Lamar, and the Rice Institute on a scholarship. He coached his sons and later a grandson for Shamrocks Football and the Southwest Football League. His love of baseball was also life-long, and he coached each of his boys and later a grandson at Post Oak Little League where he served as League President in 1973. He loved his years-long association with his early-morning running group, ran marathons, embarked on mountaineering adventures on four continents, and he loved to talk about the kayak trip along the Baja Peninsula “before there was anything built down there!”. At 70 years of age, he coaxed two of his sons to join him on a successful hike to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. He had many life-long friendships, loved spending time relaxing at their family home on Lake Travis, and for many years, the annual father-son trip to Las Vegas.

Overall, Louis was a model of loyalty, quiet-leadership, sportsmanship, and service for his sons, grandchildren, family, friends, and community. He was an avid reader, loved his book collection, and studied the Bible daily. After retirement, he became an enthusiastic bridge player.

Louis B. Paine, Jr. will be missed but he had a great run in this life and is now Home.

A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 5300 Main Street in Houston, TX 77004 on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall. Livestream will be available at:

https://fpchouston.org/ministries/adults/memorials-and-memorial-garden/

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that contributions in his name be directed to:

YMCA of Greater Houston

PO Box 3007

Houston, TX 77253

www.ymca.org/give

Lastly, the Paine family would like to thank Ms. Marshene Cox, Mr. Vandehue Harvey, Ms. Carolinas Molinas, Ms. Madeline Goldsmith, and the employees of The Forum at Memorial Woods for their loving care, support, and consideration.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.neptunesociety.com/location/houston-cremation for the Paine Jr. family.