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Loretta Joyce (Harris) James born June 24, 1949, in Charco, TX went to be with our Lord February 28, 2013, at the age of 63. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend who will be greatly missed by many. Loretta was Executive Assistant to the Dean at UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing for over 29 years. She is preceded in death by her parents Dillard Harris Jr. and wife Mary Harris, her sister and brother, Patricia Reed and Alvin Harris. Loretta was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She is survived by her daughter, Veronica Denise Keller and husband David; sisters Barbara O'Brien, Mary Iguchi and husband Victor, Monica Harris; brothers, Bobby Harris, Bandera County Commissioner and wife Patty, Michael Harris; grandchildren, Hunter Asbury and Abigail Keller; great-nieces, VictoriaLynn Newsome and MaryFrancis Newsome; sister-in-law, Tressa Harris; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was blessed with the gift of giving and gave freely of herself without hesitation, she touched the lives of every person she met.
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Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 9:00 AM at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North with Pastor David Mayer officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the Loretta James Memorial Endowed Scholarship at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio's School of Nursing, Attention Gwen Notestine, Mail Code 7923, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900.
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Gloria Abdin
March 4, 2013
My deepest sympathy. From a UTHSCSA employee.
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March 4, 2013
Hey Retta, you will be missed by many, but not more than me. I loved sharing our adult lives together and getting into all the shinnagiens, especially the last filming of Friday Night Lights at UT Austin, wasn't that the best $56.00 we ever earned! All your friends and family from the Texas Star Trail ride, will miss you at all the meals, and the quality control service you provided from the time you arrived to the time you left, we all wondered how you stayed so thin,contantly eating and tasting everything. Your uniform, apron and badge will always be at every ride in the future. This 2013 ride is dedicated to you and aq special Sunday service in the pasture at Lukenbauch was in your honor performed by Rev. Jerry Hoyt of Fisher.
Loved having you as my sister who valued life and the human spirit. Thank you also for trying to work as long as you could with the cancer research. I know some one in the future will benefit from your pain and endurance. And thanks for always including Helen in our catering events, when the two of you got together, the food didn't matter, it was the constant laughter.
No one could call me Bobo like you did. I loved you always growing up in your footsteps and will love your spirit daily. Be sure to say hello to mom, dad, Patsy Ann and Al and most of all give my Charlie O'Brien a big big hug. And know that I will always be there for Monica, she was such a special sister to care for you as she did. I'll always treasure her for both of us. And she will be the almost grandmother to your precious Abbilious and Hunter. I know now you can rest in peace! More love than I can express,Bobo
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