Cynthia L. Fairley

Cynthia L. Fairley Cynthia La Rue Fairley was born September 15, 1942 in Galveston, Texas. She departed this life on August 22, 2008 at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas. Cynthia was the first of four children horn to Cowart and Helen Fairley. Her father's military career allowed her to experience growing up and traveling abroad which included Germany and Korea before retiring in El Paso, Texas after 30 years in service. She was preceded in death by her parents Cowart and Helen Fairley, and her brother Cowart David Fairley. Cynthia was loved by all who knew her. Her friends knew that they could always count on her to be there for them. She was well connected in the political arena and worked hard for the Democratic Party. She will be greatly missed. She graduated from Killeen High School (Killeen, Texas) in May 1960 and worked several years in the private sector and Federal Government before beginning a career in State Government. She began her career with The Texas Land Commission and retired from the Office of the Attorney General as a Legal Secretary in May 2004. She was very active with the NAACP, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, Black Austin Democrats, Texas Conference of Black Mayors, the Black Caucus of Texas and "Teach the Children". Her hobbies included cooking and baking for others and keeping abreast of the political climate at National, State and Local levels of government. She resided in Austin. Texas for over 20 years before a disabling accident required her to relocate back to El Paso, Texas. Cynthia leaves to cherish her memory her brother, Arnold W. Fairley; sister-in-law, Bridget Allen Fairley of Austin, Texas; sister, Chere Jo Fairley Williams; niece, Brittney Williams; nephew, Kenneth Fairley all of El Paso, Texas; one aunt, Mary Joyce of Chicago, Illinois; best friends, Linda Hatch-Espy of Austin, Texas, Iris Lawrence of Amarillo, Texas, Linda Lewis of Waco, Texas, Rita McBride of Austin, Texas and a host of other relatives and friends. She will be laid to rest in El Paso, Texas. Celebration of her life will be held at Mount Carmel Funeral Home located at 1755 N. Zaragosa on September 3, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Community Baptist Church, 9801 Phoenix, El Paso, Texas on September 4, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.