El Paso Co. TX -  Betty PAUL (1933-2001) (obit.)

Submitted by Peggy B. Perazzo  <pbperazzo@attbi.com>

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   Betty Paul
   Betty  Paul  died  Aug.  24, 2001, at her home in Davis, where she had
   lived for 37 years.
   Born  on  Jan. 1, 1933, in El Paso, Texas, she grew up during the Dust
   Bowl  days.  She  made  her way to California with her family in a car
   weighed  down  with  a mattress and tents. Typical of the period, they
   moved frequently in search of work and eventually settled in San Jose,
   where Betty worked in canneries every summer.
   She  was  a  diligent  student  and  entered  UC Berkeley in 1950. She
   supported  herself in school by working the swing shift in the medical
   records section of the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Oakland. Although
   she  had  no  strong  political views, she became very active in labor
   issues  and successfully encouraged her co-workers in the first strike
   of office workers against Kaiser.
   While  still  a  student  she  met Jack Paul, and they were married in
   1955.  She  continued  her  education  and received a bachelor of arts
   degree in Chinese and Indian history.
   When she moved to Davis in 1964, she was an active volunteer at Valley
   Oak  Elementary  School,  where  her  two  sons,  Sam and Andrew, were
   students.  Among  several  school projects she was involved in, one of
   the  more satisfying was getting the crossing light installed in front
   of Valley Oak.
   Her  political  interests were piqued again when John McMurdie ran for
   state  Assembly in 1965. Her living room became campaign headquarters,
   and   she   participated   on   his   campaign   advisory   committee.
   Unfortunately,  McMurdie  was  not  elected  in  the year that brought
   Ronald  Reagan  to power, and thereafter she no longer participated in
   politics.  She  devoted  her  energy  to her family and to her love of
   literature and history.
   When  the children went off to college, she worked for 10 years in the
   personnel  office  at  UC  Davis.  She  retired  in 1991 and spent her
   remaining  years  enjoying her grandchildren, canning tomatoes, making
   jam  and  doing what she loved most: reading history, anthropology and
   English mysteries.
   She  is  survived  by  her  husband  Jack,  sons  Sam and Andrew, five
   grandchildren,  four  brothers and a sister. A private service will be
   held.
   (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, August 29, 2001,
   (Yolo  County).  Submitted  with  the  permission  of  the  "The Davis
   Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616,
   <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>.  Please  note:  I am not related to
   the  family listed above, and I do not have any further information on
   this family.)