Ronna Spitz

Ronna Lynn Solomon Spitz passed away peacefully on March 5, 2024 at age “39 plus tax”. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Clayton Spitz, her children Jason Spitz & Rebecca Schenker and Sarah Spitz & Adam Hockenberry, and her grandchildren Ari, Ezra, and Julian, as well as her brothers Eric and Louis Solomon. Ronna was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School. She attended Northwestern University, where she earned a Masters in Learning Disabilities and met the love of her life, Clay Spitz. They married and moved to Houston, TX, where Ronna worked for March of Dimes and participated in Congregation Emanu El’s sisterhood and the Houston Jewish community. When Jason & Sarah arrived, Ronna devoted herself to motherhood. She later said that raising her children was her greatest joy, and she would do it all over again if she could. Ronna was an energetic, creative, and supportive mother. She enriched her children’s lives with art, poetry, wisdom, humor, and a great sense of adventure. Ronna was the heart and soul of her family, and she created many meaningful family traditions such as writing poems for visiting guests, compiling an original Passover Haggadah, and hosting huge Thanksgiving dinners for dozens of extended family. Later in life, Ronna showed immense courage in the face of serious illness, and she remained loving, generous, funny, and kind until the very end. Ronna left this Earth surrounded by her family and the love of the people who cared for her. The Spitz family is grateful to Cantor Vadim Tunitsky of Jewish Family Service for the years of comfort and companionship he provided to Ronna. Please honor her memory with a donation to the JFS Music & Spirit Program. Visit the JFS Tribute page at https://bit.ly/ronna-music, click “In Memory Of”, and select Ronna’s name. Then, under Fund Designation, select “Music & Spirit”. A funeral service was held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2024, in the Kagan-Rudy Chapel at Emanu El Memorial Park, 8341 Bissonnet St., Houston, Texas, 77074. The service was recorded and can be viewed at 6:00 pm at https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTcwOTc3NTMyNjI5OTAxNiZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==

Ronna Spitz

July 13, 1955 - March 5, 2024