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Laura BECHTEL Obituary
Laura "Page" Mitchell Bechtel, 58, died peacefully at home on Friday morning after a vigilant battle with lung cancer. She was born to the late Terry and Maret Ann Mitchell, on June 7, 1955 in Winfield, Kansas. Page received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas in 1988 and graduated as valedictorian. After graduation, although she was accepted to both Harvard University Law School and Yale University Law School, she decided to continue her education at the University of Texas School of Law where she obtained her doctor of jurisprudence in 1991.
Page married the love of her life, Paul Bechtel, on September 15, 2007 and they resided in Lost Creek.
In addition to Paul, Page is survived by her sons, Sean Finch and Matthew Bechtel, both of Austin, Texas. She is also survived by her sister, Maret Mitchell, of Flagstaff, AZ and her nephew, Ryan Kinney, of Tempe, AZ.
Page was a very successful trial lawyer and devoted the majority of her practice to family law. Since 1998 she was a partner with the law firm of Mitchell & Colmenero, LLP.
She was so many things to so many people. Page was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. She loved her family above all else.
Page loved to play golf and travel. If she planned any trip, golf was a requirement in the itinerary. Being home with Paul, Matthew and Holly was her favorite time. She loved her friends and everyone in her family and took good care of all of us. We will miss her.
The family will be holding a service to celebrate her life at 6:30PM on Thursday, January 23rd at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Goodwill Industries.
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Karen Choate
January 25, 2014
The Choate family sends our prayers and deepest sympathy to Page's family. Page recently represented our son in a custody trial for his son, (our grandson). She was a brilliant attorney, caring, funny and dedicated to the end, helping those in need. She truly was a blessing in our lives at a time when we needed her most. We will never forgot her, or what she did to help keep our little grandson safe with his dad, and our family together. May God bless you, and keep you, Page. He took another Angel home......
Doug Bach
January 23, 2014
My deepest sympathies to Paul and the family. My thoughts are with you.
Beki & Steve Smit
January 23, 2014
The world has lost a true gem - we will miss you Page!
Christine Sanchez
January 23, 2014
She will be missed by so very many people. Truly a fantastic and brilliant woman and attorney. I enjoyed working with her and will miss her much.
Marie Sanchez
January 22, 2014
No words can express my deepest heartfelt condolences to Page's family, both home and work families. I had the privilege of being Page's Banker and friend. Page left a lasting impression with me, she was so Kind, Brilliant and Genuine and made every person she met feel significant. I will miss her presence in this world and grateful God gave us Laura Page Mitchell Bechtel.
James & Elaine Smith
January 22, 2014
The Smith Family offers their deepest condolences to the family of Page Mitchell. Page was a lovely person both inside and out and shared that love with her family, business colleagues and clients. She was greatly admired and will be missed by all her knew her.
The Gabriel Villarreal Family
January 22, 2014
My family and I were blessed and honored to have met Page. We hired her as our family lawyer and she treated us with the upmost respect. She gave her all and met our every need. She was very loving and understanding and we never doubted her. We will always love and remember her for the amazing woman she was. Our lives are better because of her. Our condolences go out to her family. She is now beautiful angel looking over us from heaven.
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