Eugene Lacritz

[3] Eugene's paternal grandfather, Isaac (Itzhak) Lacritz (1868–1949) was musically and artistically inclined and served in a Russian Army band.

Lacritz became a member of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra as a clarinetist in 1952 under the music direction of Victor Alessandro, who, in 1951, appointed him as conductor the San Antonio Pops, and in 1953, Chief Conductor of the Pops — a role held by Lacritz until 1958.

The Pops was a seasonal auxiliary of the San Antonio Symphony that typically performed 15 times a year.

Notable performances as clarinetist & saxophonist Notable performances as conductor Cosmopolitan Opera Guild of San Antonio San Antonio Little Theater Higher education Secondary education In June 1957, Lacritz became head of the a new phonograph record department at Wolff & Marx's.

In 1963, he was appointed manager of Frost Fashion Square at North Star Mall in San Antonio — the major retail department store that opened October 21, 1963.

[11] Under the duress of debt, the Torie Steele Group — headed by Samuel Evans Wyly (born 1934) of Dallas — acquired Frost Bros. in 1986 for $50 million.