Barbara Ann Printy

Barbara Ann Printy entered the heavenly realm of angels on December 21st at 5:15 p.m. She was born in Sacramento, CA and lived all over the United States before settling in Austin in the early 1980s. This world will never see a more loyal wife, devoted mother, dedicated aunt and loving friend. Barbara was wonderful! She loved her children Blake and Blair and adored her sweetheart and husband of 25 years, Charlie.

HEB Pharmacy was more than fortunate to have Barbara for over 26 years. During the last 15 months, Barbara treated her cancer like a part time job in addition to her dedicated service to HEB. She was a fighter, loved working in the HEB pharmacy, and cherished her coworkers and customers. She worked until the day she entered Seton Hospital. Cancer sucks, but the Seton doctors and staff were amazing, especially the nursing staff on the 7th floor, Dr. Joe Garcia and Dr. Diane Brinkman.

Barbara was an amazing woman, and Motherhood was her primary focus in life. Her son Blake is a student at UT and Barbara is very proud of him. He has his Mother’s sensitivity and his Father’s humor. He is talented and unstoppable. Her daughter Blair is a beautiful, lovely, and smart young lady. She is a senior at Bowie and headed to college next year, just like her brother. Barbara loved her children with all her heart. Watching from above, Barbara will always remain with her children. Her drive, loyalty and motivation runs through their veins.

Barbara loved her family and friends. Her father, Claude Kitchen, passed away earlier this year and is waiting for her. Jenene, her mother, is still here to help Barbara’s family. Julie at HEB was her best friend and of course all of the women in the PVC. Her nieces Ronda, Amy, and Amber always took care of her. She loved her extended family of Ida, Joan, and John, among others.

Barbara loved gardening outdoors and making the yard beautiful; it was a strong passion of hers. She would plant new plants even when it was 100 degrees outside and water the heck out of them. No holiday will ever be the same without Barbara. She was an amazing chef! Her first job prepared her to cook for the masses. Some of her infamous dishes were without a doubt her turkey and cornbread stuffing, chicken fried steak, and chicken and dumplings, her children’s personal favorite.

Visitation will be held at Cook Walden Forest Oaks Funeral home, 6300 William Cannon Dr. in Austin, TX on Sunday at 1p.m., followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the extremely helpful “Wonders and Worries” foundation at 923 Westbank Drive, Suite C, Austin, TX 78746 or http://www.wondersandworries.org/, the Wildflower Center at http://wildflower.org/, or to the charity of your choice.

We are going to miss you Barbara!