Janelle Regina Dupont

Janelle Regina Dupont Janelle Regina Dupont, 62, of Austin, Texas, passed away on September 3, 2010 at her home, surrounded by family. She is survived by her daughters, Amy Elizabeth Scott, Austin, and Jessica Scott Recht, her son-in-law, David Recht, Irving, TX, six brothers and four sisters, several nieces and nephews, and many close friends. She is also survived by her aunt and uncle, Curtis and Winona Scott and many cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry Louis Dupont and Marilyn Lahare Dupont. Janelle was born in Passaic, New Jersey on August 2, 1948, and spent most of her childhood in New Orleans, LA, before moving to Texas in 1966. She completed both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in History, the former from The University of Texas at Austin and latter from The University of Texas at San Antonio. She was a member of the Daily Texan staff during her years at UT. Janelle loved to travel, especially to Paris and other parts of France. She was an avid Houston Astros fan, a fervent reader and an accomplished writer. Her published works include the book We Can Fly: Stories of Katherine Stinson and Other Gutsy Texas Women (co-author, 1983) and the article "French Lessons" in The Smithsonian Air & Space magazine (March 2004). In 1980, she worked on the Texas Women's History Project that is now a permanent exhibit at Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas. She was a beloved member of the St. Austin Catholic Church choir and a lover of music in general. Above all, her greatest love was her daughters with whom she enjoyed traveling, watching baseball, and scrapbooking. She will be greatly missed by them as well as many others. Throughout her adult life she was passionate about her career as a writer/editor. While living in Houston, she worked at Rice University in the School of Continuing Studies. Prior to her death, she worked in the School of Information at the University of Texas as the managing editor of their journal, Libraries & The Cultural Record. She also tutored students at Austin Community College. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 10, with the family in attendance from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Weed Corley Fish funeral home, 2620 South Congress Ave. Austin, The wake is Friday, September 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. and the funeral is Saturday September 11, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., both will be at St. Austin Catholic Church, 2026 Guadalupe St. in Austin. She will be laid to rest afterwards at Assumption Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Janelle requested that donations be made to the choir at St. Austin Catholic Church. Memorials and guestbook online at wcfish.com