Betty Earlean Dietiker's Obituary
Betty Earlean Dietiker passed away on February 20th at the age of 74.
A native of Dallas, Texas she attended both Catholic and public schools. After high school, Betty took college courses and also enrolled in business school. She subsequently worked as a bookkeeper at various Dallas area firms.
In 1990, Betty graduated from East Texas State University with a B.S. degree, majoring in Education. This was the achievement of her lifetime of which she was most proud. She was elected to Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society.
Her teaching career was in the field of Special Education and later in English. She taught primarily in the Dallas Independent School District from which she officially retired. After retirement, she did substitute teaching in the Garland Independent School District for a few years.
In 2014, she and Kay moved to the Sun City Texas active retirement community in Georgetown, Texas, where Betty was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church.
Betty was a funny, quirky, intelligent, creative, and sometimes fiery person to which many can attest. She had a passion for teaching and also loved music, dancing, reading and crossword puzzles.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents, John E. Dietiker and Betty Jo (Weeks) Dietiker Lindberg. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy D. Dietiker (Michele Conley) of Greenville, Texas, and by life partner of 39 years, Kay M. Fooshee of Georgetown, Texas.
Also, survived by four grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren: Jennifer Dietiker of Lewisville, Texas (gch. Taylor and Christopher III Wilson), J.B. Wisely II Coker of Edgewood, Texas (gch. Kaylee, Sophie, MacKenzie), Susan (Coker) Jackson of Tyler, Texas (gch. Madison Bovard, Kai Jackson), and Chelsea Coker of Tyler, Texas.
Betty will be dearly missed by family, loved ones, friends and numerous students whose lives she deeply impacted.
She would have been a 5 year cancer survivor this coming summer but instead succumbed from Alzheimer's disease, of which there is yet to be a first survivor. Betty's journey on Earth is complete. Her eternal life in Heaven has just begun and she is finally at peace.
A private Memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment will follow in the Acacia section of Restland Cememtery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in the name of Betty Dietiker to:
Alzhimer's Association www.alz.org
or to: St. Helen Catholic Church, 2700 E. University, Georgetown, Texas 78626
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