August 2022

Four girls represented Sealy High School at the 2022 Bluebonnet Girls State held at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin June 19-25. Among those in attendance were Krystal Bludau, Jennifer Lopez, Valerie Munoz and Logan Sanders. Four boys attended Boys State, held on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, the week before. These students were honored with a hamburger supper on July 21 at the Legion Hall. Their parents were also in attendance.

Heavy rains through Texas last week caused flooding, particularly in the Dallas area, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 23 affected counties.

Charley Joseph Burchfield, 80, of Sealy, TX, was called home to be with our Lord on August 24, 2022. He was born in Palestine, TX on February 1, 1942, to Burdon Eugene Burchfield and Eunice Mae Griffin. After high school, Charley enlisted in the United States Air Force and served for twenty years working in munitions and communications. While he was stationed in Watertown, NY, he met the love of his life, Helen Cecelia Torrey, and they wed in 1964. They have four children: Rebecca, Jeffery, Joanne and Rachel.

Melvin Ray Klatt, Sr., passed from this life on Aug. 23, 2022, at the age of 84, at his home in Sealy in the presence of loved ones. His battle with various medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing difficult challenges with strength and determination.

Our dear mother, Edith Jeannette Kleypas Fiedler, age 93, was a loving wife, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and friend. She slipped away peacefully at home on August 9, 2022. She will be laid to rest on August 15, the very same date that her own dear mother was interred 30 years ago. Edith was born September 28, 1928, in Burlington, Texas to Bernard Gerard Kleypas and Nettie Marie West Kleypas. She married her beloved husband Raymond Charles Fiedler, on a cold Thanksgiving morning, November 25, 1948, which resulted in 56 years of a harmonious marriage and seven devoted children.

The Sealy High School Tigers varsity football team began their season with a win at home against the Brazosport High School Exporters Friday night, Aug. 26.

The Sealy High School volleyball team returned to action at home to face Cypress Lakes High School Aug. 23, improving to a 13-7 overall record.