Ricardo Michael Weitz

Ricardo was born in Mexico City to Herman and Sofia Weitz, the middle of three children. His parents, survivors of the Holocaust, had immigrated from Europe and met in Mexico where they built their life together. Ricardo studied business administration at the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México. He began his career in a family-owned company in the textile manufacturing industry and built a corporation dedicated to the development of residential communities in Mexico City. He met his future wife, Martine, at a wedding in 1981, and they were married in 1982. They lived in Mexico City with their two children until 1987 when they relocated to Houston, TX. An unlikely Texan, Ricardo grew to love Houston and the state of Texas as a whole. He transformed his love of cars into an illustrious career, when he purchased BMW Auto Center in 1990. He expanded what then became Momentum Motorcars into a thriving company, before selling it in 2004. When early retirement didn’t satisfy him, he stepped back into the world of car dealerships, this time acquiring dealerships in Austin and Houston. He continued to run a prosperous and ever-growing car business throughout the rest of his life with several dealerships under the companies Central Automotive Group and Hi Tech Motorcars. He loved his work, the way that it connected him to people and the impact it had on his community. Ricardo was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He loved traveling, spending much of his time in Los Cabos and Aspen. His dream vacation was to be on a boat out at sea. He loved golf. He loved a good time, fine food and drink and to gather with family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife, Martine Weitz, proud children, Paul Weitz, Nicole Weitz Kittler and Andy Kittler, and adoring grandchildren, Chloe and George Kittler. He is also survived by his two sisters, Jacqueline Weitz and Doris Weitz, brother-in-law Alec Williams, and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on Sunday August 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM at Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 N Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77096. There will be a livestream of the service at https://www.beth-israel.org/about-us/news-events-upcoming-events/livestreaming/ In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to JINSA, the Jewish Institute of National Security of America, an organization Ricardo felt strongly about.

Ricardo Michael Weitz

February 12, 1948 - August 16, 2023