Marguerite LaBau Houston

Marguerite LaBau (Browne) Houston 78, of Tucson, Arizona and Mansfield, Ohio, passed away at her home in Tucson on April 24, 2011. She was born in New York City, New York, on December 2, 1932, daughter of the late George Morgan Browne III and the late Frances Gleason (Tenney) Browne. She attended both the Chapin and Spence Schools in New York City and graduated in 1950 from the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT. She made her debut in New York City. She graduated from Bennett Junior College in 1952 and Smith College in 1954. She married William Robert Montgomery Houston, M.D. on April 25, 1968 in St. James Episcopal Church, New York City. She was a member of the Junior League of New York City and Tucson, Arizona and the Colony Club of New York City. In addition she was an active member of the Mansfield Wednesday Study Club, Tuesday Bridge Club, and the Gilt Edge Investment Club of Mansfield. Other affiliations included the Society of Mayflower Descendants and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was survived by her husband William Houston of Tucson, Arizona and Mansfield, Ohio, and her three children; Erling Houston (Jenny), of Kensington, Maryland, Elisabeth McCaleb (Bill), of Tucson, Arizona, and Selby Houston (Stephanie), of Tucson, Arizona. She is also survived by six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in honor of "LaBau Houston" be made out to Doctors Without Borders, P.O. Box 5022, Hagerstown, MD, 21741A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Casas Adobes Congregational Church at 6801 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, Arizona. Arrangements entrusted to ADAIR FUNERAL HOME, Avalon Chapel. (742-7901)