Elizabeth Mann's Obituary
MANN, ELIZABETH GAINES born April 19, 1911 in Jasper, Alabama and died Monday, September 2, 2013, age 102 in Dallas, Texas. Elizabeth graduated from University of North Alabama and started teaching math at age 19. During WWII she was recruited to work in Ballistic Missiles at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md. for the war effort. During this time she worked around a number of noted scientists including Albert Einstein. She also worked on the very first computer which covered three full stories of the building where she was located. Elizabeth’s responsibility was to mentally check the accuracy of the computer. While at Aberdeen she met her future husband, G.B. Mann, a Civil Engineer and graduate of SMU. They moved to Dallas in 1947. Elizabeth applied as a Substitute Teacher at Richardson High School. She taught Calculus there for 18 years and served as the Head of the Math Department and sponsor of the Student Council. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, George Boley Mann; parents, Rissie and Edmund T. Gaines Sr.; brothers, Edmund T. Gaines and John S. Gaines Sr.; and niece, Betty L. Gaines Koestner. She is survived by nephews, John S. Gaines Jr. and Norman T. Gaines; three sisters-in-law, Margaret Wallace Gaines, Vesta Mann Ice, and Doris Mann Farrow as well as numerous other nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Restland Funeral Home. All are invited to the Graveside services at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Restland Memorial Park.
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