On Jan. 18, 2020, Ronald Edward Emberg, 90 years, while surrounded by family and friends, was lovingly embraced and escorted by angels to the gates of heaven, where his father, George Emberg, and his mother, Evelyn Emberg and sister, Dixie Emberg, were waiting for him.

He passed away at his residence, in Houston, Texas. He was born, May 6, 1929, in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served in the Armed Forces, as a radio operator, during the Korean War. He studied Petroleum Engineering, at the University of Houston. He was on the Houston Downtown YMCA Board of Directors. He was on the Board of Directors of the United States Handball Association (USHA).  In 1995, he was inducted into the USHA National Handball Hall of Fame. He won the USHA National Masters invitational and National 4 Wall Championship for ages 60, 65 and 70 in Doubles and Singles.

He was the CEO of AVR, Inc., an Ad Valorem tax and utility billing software company in Houston, Texas. In 1959, he started in the business. Over sixty years, his leadership guided multiple employees, during the changing times in the utility billing industry. He changed the lives of generations of families, who were his loyal employees.

He was proud to be an American. Besides loving playing Handball, he loved sports, travel and wood working around the house.  He lived his life as an honorable and loving man to his family, friends and employees. He never wavered from his ethics, trustworthiness and commitment to those individuals blessed enough to have known him.  He contributed, without hesitation, to anyone in need. He dearly loved his own family and his AVR family.

He is survived by Susan Emberg, his wife and business partner of 32 years, his daughters, Ree Emberg, Kelly Emberg and husband, Mike Padilla, his son, Mike Emberg, his daughter, Tamera Galdamez and husband, Jose Galdamez, and daughter, Theresa Rodriguez and husband, Stephen Rodriguez, his grandchildren, Ren Nelson, Dixie Mattingly, Thomas Gasper, Hannah Gasper, Ruby Stewart, Tyler Jenkel, Cole Brodin, Cheney Emberg, Jade Galdamez, Jacob Galdamez, Chloe Galdamez, Leah Galdamez, Emily Galdamez, Mia Rodriguez, Ava Rodriguez, Christian Rodriguez and 7 great grandchildren, his sister, Phyllis Aisbet, his sister-in-law, Zell Reeves, his sister-in-law, Jody Rogers, and multiple nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service will be held at Klein Funeral Home, 16131 Champion Forest Dr, Spring, TX 77379, Saturday, Jan. 25 at 10 am. Reception to follow at AVR, 12332 Cutten Road, Houston, TX 77066, 12-2 pm. Graveside Service, Glenwood Cemetery, 2525 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007, 3 pm for family and AVR employees.  The Pallbearers include Mike Emberg, Thomas Gasper, Tyler Jenkel, Cole Brodin, Carlos Chavez, Bruce Scott, Stephen Rodriguez and Ade Adesanya.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to Disabled American Veterans ( dav.org ), in honor of Ron Emberg.