Grace Fitzwilliam was the daughter of John Dennis "Dave" Fitzwilliam and Fannie Doggett Goodman.
She was the beloved sister of Nell Alice Fitzwilliam and Edwin Dennis Fitzwilliam
She never married.
Grace was a Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She taught in Public High Schools in San Angelo and Orange County, Texas. After WWII she became the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M teaching English.
She wrote several articles in the Bastrop Advertiser.
She died of Leukemia at Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
She is buried with the other Fitzwilliams in Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas
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Special thanks to Cousin Marjorie Watson Fitzwilliam for sharing Grace Fitzwilliam's Obituaries!!!
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Death Takes First A&M Woman Prof
BASTROP, Jan 21 - Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, 62, Texas A&M College's first woman teacher, died Monday in Austin after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cavary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
After World War II Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M. When she began teaching there, invading what then was a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her: "Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Although a graduate of the University of Texas (holding both backlor's and master's degrees from UT) Miss Fitzwilliam always cheered for her Aggies in UT and A&M games when the chips were down.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo, Granger, Cuero and Brenham. After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop City Museum.
Her only survivor is Miss Nell FItzwilliam, her sister, of Bastrop.
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AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Miss Fitzwilliam, First 'Woman Aggie,' Dies
Bastrop, Jan. 21-Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, the first woman to teach at Texas A&M College, died in Austin late Monday after an exteneded illness. She was 62.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with the Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M right after World War II. When she began teaching there, invading what until then had been a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her:
"Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Being a graduate of the University of Texas (Miss Fitzwilliam held both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University), Miss Fitzwilliam had another strike against her at A&M besides being a woman. But when the chips were down, she always cheered for her Aggies. She loved the boys and they loved her.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo High School, Orange, Cuero and Brenham.
After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop County Museum. She was also a member of the Ladies Reading Group in Bastrop, continuing her literary interests until the last.
Nothing she liked better than to talk with writers and historians -and her former students. She was a friend of Mrs. St. John Garwood, and the two of them would often talk about Bastrop County history. Other friends in Austin include Miss Mattie Seymour, who teaches at Fulmore Junior High School, and Miss Cora Seymour, counselor at Scottish Rite Dormitory.
Her only survivor is her sister, Miss Nell Fitzwilliam, of Bastrop.
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She was the beloved sister of Nell Alice Fitzwilliam and Edwin Dennis Fitzwilliam
She never married.
Grace was a Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She taught in Public High Schools in San Angelo and Orange County, Texas. After WWII she became the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M teaching English.
She wrote several articles in the Bastrop Advertiser.
She died of Leukemia at Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
She is buried with the other Fitzwilliams in Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas
----------------
Special thanks to Cousin Marjorie Watson Fitzwilliam for sharing Grace Fitzwilliam's Obituaries!!!
---------------
Death Takes First A&M Woman Prof
BASTROP, Jan 21 - Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, 62, Texas A&M College's first woman teacher, died Monday in Austin after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cavary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
After World War II Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M. When she began teaching there, invading what then was a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her: "Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Although a graduate of the University of Texas (holding both backlor's and master's degrees from UT) Miss Fitzwilliam always cheered for her Aggies in UT and A&M games when the chips were down.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo, Granger, Cuero and Brenham. After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop City Museum.
Her only survivor is Miss Nell FItzwilliam, her sister, of Bastrop.
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AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Miss Fitzwilliam, First 'Woman Aggie,' Dies
Bastrop, Jan. 21-Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, the first woman to teach at Texas A&M College, died in Austin late Monday after an exteneded illness. She was 62.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with the Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M right after World War II. When she began teaching there, invading what until then had been a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her:
"Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Being a graduate of the University of Texas (Miss Fitzwilliam held both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University), Miss Fitzwilliam had another strike against her at A&M besides being a woman. But when the chips were down, she always cheered for her Aggies. She loved the boys and they loved her.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo High School, Orange, Cuero and Brenham.
After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop County Museum. She was also a member of the Ladies Reading Group in Bastrop, continuing her literary interests until the last.
Nothing she liked better than to talk with writers and historians -and her former students. She was a friend of Mrs. St. John Garwood, and the two of them would often talk about Bastrop County history. Other friends in Austin include Miss Mattie Seymour, who teaches at Fulmore Junior High School, and Miss Cora Seymour, counselor at Scottish Rite Dormitory.
Her only survivor is her sister, Miss Nell Fitzwilliam, of Bastrop.
------------------------
Grace Fitzwilliam was the daughter of John Dennis "Dave" Fitzwilliam and Fannie Doggett Goodman.
She was the beloved sister of Nell Alice Fitzwilliam and Edwin Dennis Fitzwilliam
She never married.
Grace was a Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She taught in Public High Schools in San Angelo and Orange County, Texas. After WWII she became the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M teaching English.
She wrote several articles in the Bastrop Advertiser.
She died of Leukemia at Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
She is buried with the other Fitzwilliams in Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas
----------------
Special thanks to Cousin Marjorie Watson Fitzwilliam for sharing Grace Fitzwilliam's Obituaries!!!
---------------
Death Takes First A&M Woman Prof
BASTROP, Jan 21 - Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, 62, Texas A&M College's first woman teacher, died Monday in Austin after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cavary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
After World War II Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M. When she began teaching there, invading what then was a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her: "Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Although a graduate of the University of Texas (holding both backlor's and master's degrees from UT) Miss Fitzwilliam always cheered for her Aggies in UT and A&M games when the chips were down.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo, Granger, Cuero and Brenham. After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop City Museum.
Her only survivor is Miss Nell FItzwilliam, her sister, of Bastrop.
----------------------
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Miss Fitzwilliam, First 'Woman Aggie,' Dies
Bastrop, Jan. 21-Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, the first woman to teach at Texas A&M College, died in Austin late Monday after an exteneded illness. She was 62.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with the Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M right after World War II. When she began teaching there, invading what until then had been a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her:
"Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Being a graduate of the University of Texas (Miss Fitzwilliam held both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University), Miss Fitzwilliam had another strike against her at A&M besides being a woman. But when the chips were down, she always cheered for her Aggies. She loved the boys and they loved her.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo High School, Orange, Cuero and Brenham.
After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop County Museum. She was also a member of the Ladies Reading Group in Bastrop, continuing her literary interests until the last.
Nothing she liked better than to talk with writers and historians -and her former students. She was a friend of Mrs. St. John Garwood, and the two of them would often talk about Bastrop County history. Other friends in Austin include Miss Mattie Seymour, who teaches at Fulmore Junior High School, and Miss Cora Seymour, counselor at Scottish Rite Dormitory.
Her only survivor is her sister, Miss Nell Fitzwilliam, of Bastrop.
------------------------
She was the beloved sister of Nell Alice Fitzwilliam and Edwin Dennis Fitzwilliam
She never married.
Grace was a Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She taught in Public High Schools in San Angelo and Orange County, Texas. After WWII she became the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M teaching English.
She wrote several articles in the Bastrop Advertiser.
She died of Leukemia at Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
She is buried with the other Fitzwilliams in Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas
----------------
Special thanks to Cousin Marjorie Watson Fitzwilliam for sharing Grace Fitzwilliam's Obituaries!!!
---------------
Death Takes First A&M Woman Prof
BASTROP, Jan 21 - Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, 62, Texas A&M College's first woman teacher, died Monday in Austin after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cavary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
After World War II Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M. When she began teaching there, invading what then was a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her: "Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Although a graduate of the University of Texas (holding both backlor's and master's degrees from UT) Miss Fitzwilliam always cheered for her Aggies in UT and A&M games when the chips were down.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo, Granger, Cuero and Brenham. After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop City Museum.
Her only survivor is Miss Nell FItzwilliam, her sister, of Bastrop.
----------------------
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Miss Fitzwilliam, First 'Woman Aggie,' Dies
Bastrop, Jan. 21-Miss Grace Fitzwilliam, the first woman to teach at Texas A&M College, died in Austin late Monday after an exteneded illness. She was 62.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Bastrop with the Rev. Arthur E. Hartwell officiating.
Miss Fitzwilliam taught English for six years at A&M right after World War II. When she began teaching there, invading what until then had been a man's world, one of the boys wrote of her:
"Miss Fitzwilliam is causing us to spruce up and wear our ties."
Being a graduate of the University of Texas (Miss Fitzwilliam held both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University), Miss Fitzwilliam had another strike against her at A&M besides being a woman. But when the chips were down, she always cheered for her Aggies. She loved the boys and they loved her.
Before going to A&M Miss Fitzwilliam taught at San Angelo High School, Orange, Cuero and Brenham.
After her retirement five years ago to her Bastrop home, Miss Fitzwilliam dabbled in historical writing and did considerable work for the Bastrop County Museum. She was also a member of the Ladies Reading Group in Bastrop, continuing her literary interests until the last.
Nothing she liked better than to talk with writers and historians -and her former students. She was a friend of Mrs. St. John Garwood, and the two of them would often talk about Bastrop County history. Other friends in Austin include Miss Mattie Seymour, who teaches at Fulmore Junior High School, and Miss Cora Seymour, counselor at Scottish Rite Dormitory.
Her only survivor is her sister, Miss Nell Fitzwilliam, of Bastrop.
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