Roger Galatas PEOPLE
BY ANDREWCHRISTMAN AND BEN THOMPSON
Community remembers contributions to education, health care C ommunity members re ected on memories of Roger Gala- Galatas le a legacy as a patron of The Woodlands. “Many of the amenities, open
his leadership.” Galatas was also one of the found- ers of The Woodlands Community Hospital in , which became Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, said Josh Urban, the senior vice president and CEO of the hospital. “I credit Roger and his team with the vision to bring a hospital and greater health care to this area, and he made it happen,” Urban said. The Woodlands Community Hospi- tal was owned and operated by The Woodlands Development Co. In an Aug. statement, Conroe ISD Superintendent Curtis Null also commended Galatas’ dedication to the area. Galatas previously served as president of the CISD board of trust- ees, and an elementary school in The Woodlands now bears his name. “Roger Galatas was an honorable man. ... We are proud to be able to extend his legacy of service through our campus, Roger L. Galatas Elemen- tary,” Null said.
tas—widely recognized as a founding father of The Woodlands—and his contributions to the area following his death Aug. . Galatas served as president and chief operating o cer of The Wood- lands Operating Co., one of the original real estate developers of The Woodlands, for two decades. Accord- ing to his longtime colleague Joel Deretchin, Galatas worked to build a community with amenities and neighborhood resources in addition to focusing on the business of building a new town. Galatas was credited by multiple acquaintances as a founding father of The Woodlands institutions, and he remained involved in the area’s development, education, arts and health care sectors for years aer the township’s founding. Gordy Bunch, the chair of The Woodlands Township’s board of direc- tors, said in a statement Aug. that
space reserves and laying out of our master-planned community occurred during his storied leadership,” Bunch said. “He remained active in the com- munity and will always be remem- bered as one of the key contributors to our hometown’s success.” Nick Wolda, The Woodlands Town- ship’s director of community rela- tions and the president of Visit The Woodlands, previously worked with Galatas at the Town Center Improve- ment District, where Galatas served as an active director. Wolda said he and Galatas collaborated on Town Center projects, including the expansion of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and the establishment of Waterway Square and Town Green Park. “Mr. Galatas was dedicated to carrying out the vision of Mr. [George] Mitchell,” Wolda said in a statement. “Many of the amenities we have today in The Woodlands came during
Roger Galatas, who was involved in many aspects of The Woodlands community, died Aug. 29. LOCAL LEGACY Roger Galatas played a part in the formation of several institutions in The Woodlands. • Past president of The Woodlands Operating Co. • Galatas Elementary School namesake • Founding teammember for The Woodlands Community Hospital • Former Conroe ISD board president • Founding member and trustee of The John Cooper School • Former Town Center Improvement District director
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