Cecil Amelia Blaffer "Titi" von Fürstenberg

CECIL AMELIA "TITI" BLAFFER von FÜRSTENBERG of Lyford Cay, Bahamas died peacefully on Friday, November 17. Born in Houston, Texas on December 17, 1919, she was the daughter of R. L. and Sarah Campbell Blaffer. Her son, Edward Joseph Hudson and his wife, Lynne, of Houston and her son, Robert Lee Blaffer Hudson, of Napa, California, survive her. Five grandchildren, Sarah Hudson Montgomery and her husband, Joel, Edward Joseph Hudson, II, Wilhelmina Campbell Hudson, Claire Elena Hudson and William Campbell Drewes Hudson, also survive her. Two sisters survive her, Jane Blaffer Owen of Houston and New Harmony, Indiana, and Joyce Blaffer von Bothmer of Oyster Bay, New York, as well as many nieces and nephews. The widow of H.S.H. Prince Tassilo von Fürstenberg of Austria, Titi retained the title of Her Serene Highness Princesse Cecil Amelia von Fürstenberg. She was the recipient of Northwood University's Distinguished Women's Award of 1972. She created the Cecil Amelia Blaffer Foundation, a charitable foundation, which she merged with the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation. She served as a trustee of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation for more than thirty-five years. She established the Cecil Amelia Blaffer Fürstenberg Endowment in 1999, providing funds to support USC architecture's program at Le Centre d'Etude d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme in Saintes, France. Titi was a celebrated hostess fluent in four languages, an avid art collector, a tireless traveler, and a student of European history. Passionate for music, especially opera, Titi was a long-standing supporter of the Wagner Opera Festival in Beyreuth, Germany. She was an active member and contributor to the American Cathedral in Paris as well as St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. The family wishes to thank Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Sandra L. Sessoms, M.D., Mohammed Attar, M.D., Henrika E. Banning, R.N., and numerous others who devoted countless hours to her care. The family will hold a private service in her memory. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, c/o Mr. Charles W. Hall, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, 1301 McKinney, 48th Floor, Houston, Texas 77010 or The American Cathedral in Paris, c/o The Very Reverend Zachary W. M. Fleetwood, 23 avenue George V, 75008 Paris, France, or St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road, Houston, Texas 77056.