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Sterling S. âDutchâ Wehner, long-time resident of Houston and Canyon Lake, passed away April 15, 2021, at the residence in Sugar Land where he lived with his wife Bette.
Sterling was born June 9, 1923 in El Paso, to William Henry Wehner and Abbie Ostheimer Wehner. Sterling graduated from El Paso High School and attended Columbia University in NYC before entering World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force, was trained in advanced meteorology, and served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater until after the war ended.
Upon his return to the US, Sterling married Elizabeth Benson of Austin, a union that lasted 29 years. He completed his studies at the University of Texas, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering, held the first of his five sons, and acquired a lifelong addiction to Longhorn football.