Rory Ann Houston's Obituary
On Dec. 1, 2018, God received into His glory Rory Houston, born May 2, 1949 in Sedona, CA. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles R. Houston II and mother, Norma Houston along with her brother, Bob Houston. She is survived by her sister, Kim Spofford and brother-in-law, David as well as one niece and three nephews (Ande McNamara, Rob Houston, Seth and Spencer Spofford) and nine great nieces and nephews. Rory grew up a military brat and moved about every 2 years living in California, Hawaii, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and Texas, several states twice. She graduated from Marquette University and received her Masters from UNT. She settled in Texas with a career in teaching until retiring in 2016. She loved her work and devoted herself to helping children succeed in school and was blessed to be called “mentor” by many. Always securing season tickets, she regularly attended musicals with her friends and enjoyed holiday family gatherings. After her father passed away in 1985, she welcomed her mother into her home where they kept each other good company for 30 years.Visitation will be from 6pm-8pm, Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Restland Funeral Home with Funeral Services at 12:30pm, Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Wildwood Chapel in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, TX. Memorials may be made to Scottish Rite Hospital.
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