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Paula Waddle Obituary
Paula Waddle passed from this life on Jan. 4, 2008. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Paula was born in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 9, 1947, to Jake and Virginia Waddle.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1969. In 1976, she earned her doctorate in Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law.
As an attorney, Paula had a varied career. She worked as an attorney in the Law Office of F.L. Edmunds from 1983 to 1986. Paula was the lead attorney for the then largest Small Business Administration office in the United States from 1979 to 1982 in Corpus Christi, Texas. From 1982 to 1986 Paula was a municipal court judge for the city of Corpus Christi. In 1991 she opened her own law firm and in 2001 she was legal counsel with the South Texas Immigration Counsel. Paula was named the Fifth Circuit Court Librarian for the Southern District of Texas in 2006. She served the federal courts in Brownsville until her passing on Jan. 4, 2008.
Paula held various adjunct teaching positions at various institutions of higher learning where she taught various areas of the law to college and pre-law students. She was a member of professional and community organizations where she gave of herself tirelessly for the betterment of the community. Her membership in civic and community organizations included the Harlingen Rotary Club, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Foundation Board, South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, League of Women Voters, Art Museum of South Texas, and many other worthy organizations. Paula often assisted doctors by translating for them when they provided services for the needy in Mexico.
With her passing, a very large void has been created within the legal community and especially within the federal court family. The void will not be quickly filled.
Paula was preceded in death by her father, Jake Waddle.
Paula is survived by her mother, Virginia Green B. Waddle of Harlingen, Texas; her loving aunt, Lupe Marie Barksdale; and many loving cousins.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at Paula's residence located at 760 Garrison in San Benito, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Harlingen Public Library.
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Sponsored by her friend Jennifer Coile in California.
August 18, 2018
I worked for Paula at her law office in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Estevan Flores
October 28, 2016
I wanted to talk to Paula about our days at UT Austin when we both were members of the Austin Friends of the Farm workers. I googled her name only to find out that she passed 8 years ago. We were very good friends in those days, she working on her law degree and me on my Ph.D. in Sociology. But we didn't keep in touch, my loss...she is missed...by many...
Bill Petrie
June 17, 2012
Paula and I were classmates(prelaw) at Loyola New Orleans 1965-1966. Good to see she had a good life and touched so many. Sorry to hear she passed so soon. She always had a smile at Loyola and was a ROTC scabbard and blade sponsor.
Todd St. Pe'
January 17, 2008
Paula befriended me in January 2006 and I have enjoyed the correpsondence and telephone calls that we have had since then. I shall miss her invitations to the many functions in the Brownsville area that she offered me these past two years. She was an extraordinary person, positive and enthusiastic about everything.
Jennifer Laws
January 15, 2008
Paula touched many lives and spread her smile and enthusiasm everywhere she went. She will be missed, especially by the US Courts family.
January 15, 2008
Peace be with you.
Amy Hale-Janeke
January 15, 2008
Paula was a wonderfully sweet and caring person. I will miss seeing her at all the various library functions we attended. She always wore a smile and had a good attitude no matter what was going on in her life.
Linda Jewell
January 14, 2008
We have lost a dear treasure. But we know she is in God's comforting arms.
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