Libby (Becker) Horton

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Elisabeth Alice (Libby) Horton passed away at the Horton home after a courageous fight with breast cancer on September 30, 2007. Born on December 28th 1942, Libby was the daughter of Ernst Diedrich Becker and Alice Spillmann Becker both of German descent. Libby graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1960 and graduated with highest honors with a BA in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin on June 1 of 1963. On June 8, 1963 she married her high school sweetheart Wendell Horton who she met in an Austin High physics class. The Horton family has been a life long member of First English Lutheran Church of Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and her infant daughter Mary Margaret. She is survived by her husband Wendell Horton of Austin, TX, her sister Dr. Margaret Peters of San Antonio, and her sister-in law Margaret Morefield of Arlington, TX. She is also survived by her son John Horton and his wife Johauna and their children Jaclyn, Jayna, and Joseph of Santa Barbara, CA, her son Mike Horton and his wife Melissa and their daughters Mica and Maya of Mountain View, CA, and by her nephew Patrick Peters, his wife Mary Kate of Round Rock, Texas, and her nephew Brian Peters of Charlotte, NC. Libby was an intelligent and fascinating woman as well as a loving and inspirational wife and mother. Shortly after their marriage, Wendell and Libby lived in Trieste, Italy. Libby, as a new bride, loved to prepare Italian meals following the old-Italian tradition. In their early years, the young family spent much time in Germany and other parts of Europe. Libby spoke German and loved to travel in the Southwest, Europe, and Asia. Libby's career was spent working on the development of software and support for mainframe computers. She started by writing software for high energy physics simulations, at UCSD in 1965, which supported her husband's post-doctoral research in nuclear fusion energy. After raising her children, she worked at the Texas Education Agency supporting their computer systems and databases, and then at BMC Software Company where she supported customers of BMC's mainframe database tools around the world. She was a determined problem solver and deeply enjoyed both her work and coworkers. Libby was universally loved and admired by her coworkers for her ability, her sense of humor, and mostly for her thoughtful and always pleasant nature. Customers routinely took extra effort to praise her for her compassion and helpfulness. She was always there and willing to help in any way. Libby lived as a Christian witness through her selfless service to all around her. She was the problem solver at home and at work. As directed in Philippians 2:14-15 she led a blameless and harmless life without rebuke, in the midst of a perverse world, where she shone as a bright light. Special thanks to the Angel Healthcare, Hospice Austin and Texas Oncology Center - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=elisabeth-alice-horton&pid=95490534#sthash.YotdtoRU.dpuf

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