Mark Wayne Eggert

Mark Wayne Eggert of Mathis, Texas, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in his sleep early the morning of January 29, 2025. Mark was born to Evelyn and Edgar H. Eggert, Jr. in Mathis, Texas on October 10, 1955. His beloved wife, Kimberly Ann Eggert, and his parents predeceased him. He is survived by his sons, Boyce Eggert of Austin, Texas, and Benjamin Eggert of Beeville, Texas, his daughter-in-law, Lindsey Eggert, and his much-loved grandchildren, Bentley, Madelyn, William, Khloe, and Carter, as well as his sister, Carol Eggert Dinkins of Houston, Texas, and his brother, Richard Eggert, of Mathis, Texas.  

Mark lived his whole life in Mathis except while attending Texas State University in San Marcos and South Texas College of Law in Houston. He is a graduate of Mathis High School and Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, and he earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law.  At South Texas, Mark competed in mock trial events and at Texas A & M was a thespian. After law school Mark joined his father, a solo practitioner in Mathis since 1951, in his law practice where Mark continued until retirement. Mark served as Assistant County Attorney of San Patricio County for ten years, and he relished courtroom trial work. For a time between his early years in college he was a professional photographer in Mathis.

Mark was a kind, generous, compassionate man who loved the law, was well-read, had a great sense of humor, and was devoted to his family and ever loyal to and caring of his friends.He enjoyed equipping and flying radio controlled aircraft, but his favorite hobby was woodworking. He enthusiastically and lovingly cared for the many canine members of his lifetime family. Mark was a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church. He also was a member of the State Bar of Texas and the San Patricio County Bar Association, for which he served onthe grievance committee for some years.

Funeral will be Wednesday, February 5th at 11AM at Winsteads' Funeral Home, 121 N.Duval Street, Mathis, Texas; visitation will be at Winsteads' Tuesday, February 4, 2025 from 6-7:30 PM.  For those desiring, please consider a gift in Mark’s memory to the Mathis Public Library, 103 Lamar Street, Mathis, Texas, or to Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation on its website.

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of the professionals at Winsteads' Funeral Home 361-547-3224 www.winsteadsfuneralhome.com