Elizabeth Jane De Longchamp McCann

(08/06/2003) Elizabeth (Betty) Jane de Longchamp McCann passed away on August 2, 2003, in Austin, Texas, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Cripple Creek, Colorado, on April 28, 1920, to James Charles de Longchamp and Mildred Hazel Kneale, a daughter of Colorado pioneers. Betty was a member of the collegiate Who's Who, National Honor Society member, president of the Associated Students and earned her B.A. from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She worked first as a teacher and then for the U.S. Air Force before marrying Thomas Paul McCann in September of 1947. Tom, Betty's beloved husband and lifelong friend and love, preceded her in death on July 16, 2003. In her almost 56 years of marriage, Betty moved 28 times. She often joked that her marriage vows were to ``love, honor and move''. The family's frequent transfers across the country as well as to London, England, did not dampen her love for travel both within the United States and around the world. Betty will be remembered as a loyal and giving friend, gracious hostess, cherished mother and enthusiastic golfer. For over fifty years she was a member of P.E.O., a member of the Lakeway Ladies Golf Association for over 10 years, and volunteered at the Lakeway Crisis Ministry for over a decade. Betty is survived by daughter, Susan Tuholske and son-in-law, Ronald Tuholske, daughter, Virginia Garrett; son, Michael and daughter-in-law, Janet McCann; two grandchildren, Jennifer Garrett and Marissa McCann; sister, Mary Huyett; as well as nine nieces and nephews, and a host of loved ones and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Cancer Society located at 2433-B Ridgepoint Drive, (512) 928-1144 or to the Austin Hospice Christopher House, 2820 East MLK Blvd., Austin, Texas 78702, (512) 322-0747. Funeral Services will be held at Emmaus Catholic Church, Lakeway, Texas, on Thursday, August 7th at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements by Weed-Corley- Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 452- 8811. You may view memorials online at www.wcfish.com