PETER HARRIS ROUSSEL

10/23/1941 - 12/26/2022

A lifelong Houstonian, political consultant and public relations expert who served as a White House spokesman during the Reagan administration, Peter Harris Roussel, 81, passed away on Monday, the 26th of December 2022, at the Belmont Village in

West University, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He is the last surviving member of his immediate family, and was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert deTavanne Roussel and Dewey Harris Roussel; his older brother Hubert Roussel, Jr.; and his older sister, Stephanie Milburn. He is survived by two nieces, Leslie Young of Grapevine, Texas and Laurie Pomara of Dallas, Texas; two great-nephews, Shawn Young of Grapevine, Texas, and Jesse Pomara of Dallas, Texas; a great=niece, Leah Tanner of Dallas, Texas; and numerous cousins.

A memorial service and celebration of his life is to be conducted at one o’clock in the afternoon on Friday, the 6th of January 2023, at the Church of St. John the Divine, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard in Houston.

Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in the nearby Sumners Hall.

A more detailed and specific obituary is to be published in this week’s Wednesday edition of the Houston Chronicle. In the interim, please visit his online memorial tribute at GeoHLewis.com where you may opt to receive updated information by selecting the “Receive Updates” icon. While there, you may also share fond memories and words of comfort and condolence with his family by selecting the “Add A Memory” icon.

In lieu of customary remembrances, and for those desiring, Wednesday’s notice is to also include a listing of philanthropic organizations to which memorial contributions may be directed.