Robert Roland Muntz (1923-1978) was a native of Sylvania, Ohio. He entered basic training during World War II at Camp Fannin, Tyler, Texas. In the summer of 1943, he met Maurine Genecov who would become his wife in June 1947 after he served in Europe several years, including the winter of 1944-45 during the Battle of the Bulge.
After the war, he completed a baccalaureate degree in chemistry from the University of Toledo. After graduating from the University of Toledo, he moved to Austin to teach chemistry at The University of Texas. His first job was as a research chemist for Southland Paper Mills in Lufkin, Texas. He then moved to Tyler to work at Roosth & Genecov as head of the construction department and as secretary-treasurer of Roosth & Genecov Production Company.
Mr. Muntz was a devoted husband and father, an avid orchid grower, a noted collector of art and an ardent philologist.
