It was like the life in the fast lane that my brother led. Until it was suddenly slowed down six years ago by the outbreak of a serious illness, “says Marlies Simader. On New Year’s Eve, her brother, who had been living very secluded for the past few years, surprisingly died of heart failure at the age of 62.
Klaus Pauzenberger was born in 1960 as the second of three children to Paul Pauzenberger, Member of the State Parliament. The family was at home in Wilhering and mother Nelly had her hands full taming her two boys, who neighbors like to call “the terrible two”. Early in the morning, Klaus and Peter, who was three years older than him, were up on their feet, “and Mama was really relieved when they became acolytes in the collegiate church, where morning mass began at 6 o’clock,” says Marlies, the youngest.
She always looked up to Klaus, six years her senior, who was to remain a loving, important advisor to the end. “Klaus was a very clever and charismatic person. He read a lot and had a great general knowledge, with which he could also score points in professional life.” Pauzenberger graduated from the Wilhering Collegiate High School, and graduated from the Stiftergymnasium. Even before he went to Kepler University, the always cheerful and eloquent young man became the local chairman of the young ÖVP. In the Cartell Association (CV) he found friendships that would last to the end. The parents were just as happy that Klaus completed his law degree in a minimum of time, as was the rapid advancement in professional life. The then RLB General Ludwig Scharinger entrusted Klaus with the Realtreuhand real estate division with the task of “making it big”, which he did. Christian Mitterbauer was not only a colleague but also a friend in the Realtreuhand. And in Claudia Klaus found the woman for life and the mother of his son Claus, of whom he was incredibly proud.
The two friends then took over the real estate company “Haus & Grund” from Christian’s father and a success story began. The company grew, life ran at full speed until the emergency brake a few years ago. The early death of his brother Peter at the age of 31 pained Pauzenberger to the last. Today he, who was allowed to live 30 years longer, starts his last journey at eleven o’clock in the Wilhering collegiate church.
Source: Nachrichten
