Gonzales County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Hoskins, Don B. February 19, 2008
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Austin (TX) American Statesman  22 February 2008
Don B. Hoskins Sr. passed away at the Retirement and Nursing Center in Austin, 
Texas, on February 19, 2008. Don was born as the last of seven children, on 
August 22, 1917 in Waelder, Texas to Conde Raguet Hoskins, Sr. and Lena Maria 
Walter Hoskins, both of Gonzales County. He attended the University of Texas, 
and married Miriam Blair Malloy "Mimi" on August 3, 1943. After WWII the 
couple resided in Corpus Christi and he operated an accounting, insurance, and 
used car business. The couple was blessed with three children Donald Blount 
Jr., Blair Thomas, and Conde Raguet Hoskins. Sadly Don Sr. was preceded in 
death by his wife Mimi in 1973, his eldest son Don Jr. in 1993, and his 
youngest son Conde in 1971. Don retired in 1979 and moved to Austin, where he 
met and married his second wife Elaine "Kitty" LaRue on July 4, 1982. Don 
entered the Retirement and Nursing Center in August of 2007. The Family would 
like to thank the staff of RNC for the kind and loving care he received during 
his stay. Also a special thanks to Dr. Tom Hill, Dr. Fran Sansteen, and Dr. 
Mary Maxwell for their continuous efforts and support during Don's illness. 
Don is survived by his wife, Kitty Hoskins; son, Blair; grandsons, Joel, 
David, and Myron; granddaughter, Rebkah; great- granddaughter, Alexia; and 
many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church 
209 west 27th Street in Austin, Texas of Friday, February 22, 2008 at 10:30 
a.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations in the name of Don 
Hoskins to be made to either Capitol Area Parkinson's Society P.O. Box 27565 
Austin, Texas 78755-2565 or Austin Hospice 4107 Spicewood Springs Road Suite 
100 Austin, Texas 78759.


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