passed away March 8, 2021. Though born in Maryland, she often told people she got to
Texas as fast as she could. She held a Masters Degree in Nursing from UIW and was a
member of the Nursing Honor Society. She was a licensed Family Nurse Practitioner
and Certified Diabetes Educator. As a faculty member of Incarnate Word University
School of Nursing she was loved and respected by her nursing students. Over the years
many people were adopted into the family when she found they had no place to go for
the holidays. She will be deeply missed by her husband of over 60 years, Dr. Jerome
Tilles, by her children - David Tilles (Cindy Tilles), Cheryl Tilles, Michelle Tilles Harris
(Mike Harris) and by her three wonderful grandchildren, Michael Tilles (Amber Tilles),
Anastasia Abbott (James Abbott) and Corina McLaughlin, as well as by her extended
family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her loving parents and her sister
Millette Barber.
There will be visitation from 6 pm- 7 pm. There will be a memorial and time of
remembrance from 7 pm - 9 pm at Sunset Funeral Home on April 8, 2021 and interment
at 10:15am on April 9, 2021 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
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