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Mary Aladj
Mary Elizabeth Hurff Moffat Aladj passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at her home in Rockville, Maryland on October 25, 2019. She was the former manager of national press relations for WETA, the public television station for the Washington, DC area, and had previously worked at PBS headquarters during its...
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John Arvin
1943 - 2023
"The Great Tinamou" John Clark Arvin passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 5, 2023. Tinamou was born in Harlingen, TX in 1943 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and studied Biology at Pan American University, University of Houston and his beloved UT Austin. Birds were his life's passion. From 30...
ROSEANA AUTEN
1962 - 2021
Roseana Auten passed away on Monday, August 16 in Austin, Texas after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born June 17, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, she lived in Riverside CA; Upper Montclair, NJ; and Charlotte, NC before moving to Houston, TX where she graduated from Houston's High School for the...
Joseph Beach
Joseph Edward Beach, 60, of Austin, Texas, died January 10 at Doug's House, Austin, after a three-month battle with cancer. Joe was born in New Orleans, graduated from Kennett High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and held a bachelor's degree in geology from Williams College and a master's in history from...
Carla Beer
1951 - 2022
Carla Beer 1951-2022 Carla Michelle Beer was a gentle mother, feisty sister, wild daughter and caring friend. She passed away on June 8, 2022 at the age of 71, after a 10 year battle with dementia. Carla was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Lee and Caryll Beer on February 5, 1951. She shared life with her younger...
Calvin Bench
1984 - 2020
Calvin Charles Bench was born in Midland, Texas on January 17, 1984 and moved with his family to Kingwood, Texas when he was 4 years old. Cal did well in school and graduated from Kingwood High in 2002. During high school he founded a popular intramural beach volleyball club called Jaritos, evidence of his...
KENT BENJAMIN
Longtime Austin, TX resident, Kent Harris Benjamin, 67, passed away peacefully on Friday May 14, 2021 at his home in Hot Springs, AR after a long illness. Kent was born in Indianola, MS, went to Greenwood High School, and attended the University of Mississippi. He later lived in Memphis, TN before moving to...
Dr. Stephen Berman
1950 - 2019
Dr. Stephen Bruce Berman, Doctor of Chiropractic, Master's of Science in Neuro Physiology, Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, and free spirit, passed away on January 13, 2019 in Austin, Texas. A memorial service was held at Temple Beth Shalom. Steve was born in Washington, DC to Harold John Berman...
Andy Bihain
1949 - 2023
Andy Ray Bihain, 74, of Greeley, CO, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at his home. He was born July 31, 1949 in Greeley to Burgett Don and Constance Mae "Connie" (Hoffman) Bihain. Andy grew up on a dairy farm in Kersey, CO, where he spent his childhood tending to animals and wrecking Mustangs. Andy...
Barry Bihm
1954 - 2023
Following his love of music, Barry moved from Louisiana to Austin in 1990 and played with many of the local bands while working at the Texas Legislative Council until leaving to play Bass for Omar and the Howlers. After about 7 years of local gigs and touring, he returned to his "day job" with TLC in 2016 where he...
Richard Bivins
1939 - 2018
Mr. Richard Bivins died peacefully at his son's homes on March 10th in Castroville TX at the age of 78. Mr. Bivins is survived by his son, Houston Marchman of Castroville TX, his granddaughters Sarah Marchman of Castroville TX and Allie Marchman of Richmond VA, He is preceded in death by his mother Jessie Bivins of...
Nadine Brammer Eckhardt
1931
Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, first wife and muse of novelist Billy Lee Brammer (The Gay Place) and second wife of Texas Democratic Congressman Robert C. Eckhardt, has died at the age of 87. (Dec. 8, 2018, Austin, Texas) Nadine Brammer Eckhardt, an alluring and articulate light among Washington, DC and Texas political...
Jeremy Brown
1977 - 2021
Jeremy Cace Brown, 43, of Austin, Texas, passed away on January 3, 2021. He was born to parents Jim and Debbie Brown, on April 30 1977 in Odessa, TX, and raised in both Odessa and Hobbs, NM. He loved the desert landscape, and as an adult he still always smiled and took a deep breath when driving west as the land...
Lorre Burden
1955 - 2023
Lorre Lynn Burden was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 8, 1955, and died on July 3, 2023, in Austin, Texas, at age 67. She is deeply missed and will live on in our hearts forever. She is survived by daughter Jamie and son Jason.
SAMANTHA CLARK STAPLES
1952 - 2024 The many friends and fans of Sam Staples from all over the world were shocked to hear that she died suddenly of an aneurysm in New York City on August 30, 2024. Austin was one of the places where the news hit particularly hard. Sam arrived in Austin in the late 70s. At that time, her name was Shirley...
James Cooper
1952 - 2021
It is with heavy hearts but unbroken spirits that we relay the passing of our beloved, James Frank "Cowboy" Cooper. In the early morning hours of June 20th, he passed peacefully in his sleep at home in Austin, Texas. Though Husband, Father and Brother were the roles he most cherished, Cowboy held many titles...
Timothy Curry II
1978 - 2024
Timothy Charles Curry II was born April 6, 1978 in Austin, TX to the late Timothy Charles Curry, Sr. and the late Cynthia Curry. He attended the Austin Independent School District. Upon graduating from Pflugerville High School in 1997, he attended Austin Community College where he studied Commercial Music Business...
Louis De La Cruz II
1962 - 2024
"You know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for a while ." Jimmy Buffett The past few years have been a whirlwind of medical challenges for Louis (or as I refer to him---My Louis, as My Louis is the second of three Louis Albert De La...
Stephen Dean
On April 28, 2018, Stephen Michael Dean finished his last Texas two-step and ascended to that great big dance hall in the sky. - Music was Steve's calling, his passion, and his life's work. He never heard a live band he didn't like, never saw a Texas dance hall that didn't deserve to be saved, and never knew a...
Nieson DeAngelo
1963 - 2018
Nieson (Nick) Dare DeAngelo, age 54, of Austin passed away October 16, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held from 1:00-3:30 PM, Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Fellowship Church at Plum Creek 160 Grace Street Kyle, TX. Nieson was born on October 24, 1963 in Bitburg, Germany to Nieson Dare DeAngelo and Angelina...
Verena Edwards
1948 - 2020
Our beloved Verena Renate Edwards (nee Hanske) peacefully left with the full moon on Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was an extremely supportive and loving mother to her daughters Nikki and Minou. She was dearly loved by her sisters Barbara and Connie and by her late parents Ingeborg and Werner. Verena lived an...
Ethan Eiler
1999 - 2022
Ethan Woodfield Eiler of Austin, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022 at the young age of 22. With much love and sadness, we mourn the loss of our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. Ethan is survived by his loving parents, Kellie and Nigel Leifeste, Jeff Eiler and Lori Jones; his...
Ronald Erwin
1957 - 2023
Ronald Edwin Erwin, 65, of Austin, Texas, passed away on January 22, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Ron was a longtime fixture in the vibrant Austin music community, an always smiling warm presence behind the drum kit for countless bands and artists. He was a good drummer and an even better guy, someone who...
Manuel Espinoza
1969 - 2020
Manuel Espinoza passed peacefully in his home early in the morning on 11/01/2020. He is survived by his daughter Celia and her son Jacob, his son Edward, his sister-in-law Joni and her son Alex. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joel and Hortencia Espinoza, his brother Robert, and sister Margaret. He was very...
Albert Fagerberg
1923 - 2022
Albert P. Fagerberg, ninety-nine, departed this earth on the Seventeenth day of December 2022. He was born in Long Beach, California, on November 4th, 1923. He was a man of quality, a world traveler who loved ships, a voracious reader, a seeker of adventure, a World War Two veteran, an author, a lover of classical...
