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Betty Porreca Obituary

PORRECA, Betty Hackathorn passed away March 7, 2011. Survived by her daughter, Zana (Dan) Easley; two granddaughters, Cynthia (David) Snodgrass and Elizabeth (Donald) Cook and two great-granddaughters, Lily and Melody. A UofA alumna and a member of Phi Mu, she taught writing at Cochise and Pima colleges for over 30 years. As per her wishes following cremation, her ashes will be scattered off of Coronado, California, a place of many happy family vacations. Arrangements by HEATHER MORTUARY.

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Published by Arizona Daily Star on Mar. 13, 2011.

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Bill Scurrah

March 19, 2011

I will miss Betty. She was a wonderful colleague and had great deadpan sense of humor. We shared many conversations over the years at PCC. A great lady.

Sandy Chan

March 19, 2011

I was a librarian at PCC's Downtown Campus for about 25 years. During that time I worked with Betty and her writing classes. She was a good teacher, a strong supporter of the library, a great colleague and a friend. Betty was very proud of her grand and great granddaughters and spoke of them often. My condolences to her family.

Kathleen White

March 13, 2011

All of us who taught with Betty at PCC will miss her professionalism and enthusiasm. She is a great loss to us and to her students.

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