Lynnett Vogt-Bronson

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Lynnett Marie Vogt-Bronson, loving friend, sister, daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away at the age of 66.

Lynnett was born November 26, 1952 in St. Charles, Missouri to Melvin and Velma (Wolf) Vogt. She was a graduate of St. Charles High School. It was here in her first period freshman year biology class she would meet her future husband of 42 years Reid Thomas Bronson. After high school, Lynnett went on to graduate from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a bachelor’s science degree in education and a master’s degree in education. Lynnett and Reid Thomas came to settle in North Texas where they welcomed their son Reid Charles Bronson. Lynnett enjoyed a long successful career as an educator and administrator, eventually retiring with the Plano Independent School District.

Lynnett was a passionate reader (particularly of murder mysteries), a hobby she enjoyed to share with her friends. She cherished the time spent with her friends and always viewed them as sisters. Lynnett was a fabulous cook. She enjoyed baking delicious desserts, and finding new and exciting recipes to cook and share. Lynnett enjoyed to travel. Wherever she went, she would wake early to enjoy the sunrise. Her travels took her to Europe, the Soviet Union, and Latin America. Lynnett, fondly referred to as “Gram”, loved to spend time with her granddaughter, son, and daughter-in-law. Lynnett will always be remembered for her intelligence and quick wit. She touched so many lives for the better, and she will be sorely missed.

Lynnett is survived by her husband Reid Thomas Bronson; son Reid Charles Bronson and his wife Shawna Bronson; granddaughter Collins Bronson; parents Melvin and Velma Vogt; brother Michael Vogt and his wife Vicki Vogt; brother-in-law James Bronson and his wife Carolyn; sisters-in-law Margaret Bronson, Lynda Palmer and Lisa Bronson; mother-in-law Bette Bronson; nephews and nieces Lisa Arbuckle, Reid Kirby, Jennifer Dunbar, James Bronson, Jr., Reid Schwartz, Christina Jones, Ryan Vogt, Natalie Black, Carissa Zettel, Tabitha Zettel-Toebben and Rebecca Zettel and numerous Vogt, Wolf, Torbitzky, Kneemiller, and Barklage cousins.

A Rite of Christian Burial Mass will be celebrated Friday, September 20, 2019, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 W. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Texas 75023. The committal service at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton columbarium will follow the Mass. There will be a reception immediately following in the Parish Hall. The family will receive friends and family prior to and after the service.

If it is your wish, donations may be made to purchase books in Lynnett’s memory for the Hendrick Library at H. Wayne Hendrick Middle School 7400 Red River Drive, Plano, TX, 75025.