Ellen Hays Troup was born to Guy and Celia Hays in Houston, Texas on October 16, 1950. She attended elementary school in Port Arthur, Texas and graduated from high school in Sinton, Texas. Ellen then earned an Associate Degree from San Jacinto College. Her many careers included interior design, real estate and advertising sales, HEB Cooking Connection chef and elementary school substitute teacher. She worked and lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Phoenix, Arizona, and Chicago, Illinois before she landed back in the Houston area to stay.
Ellen was married to the love of her life, Jan Marshall Troup, PhD, on November 30, 1996, and their adventure began. Over the course of almost thirty years, Jan and Ellen traveled to every continent in the world except Antarctica. They were avid scuba divers, with dives in Indonesia, the South Pacific, Australia, Galapagos, and the Caribbean, to name a few.
Ellen was a Lifetime Committeeman at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and served on the Ticket Trailer and World’s Championship Barbeque Committee for a total of 25 years. She also volunteered as a Docent at the Houston Zoo. Ellen loved the Nationally Famous Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band and she and Jan attended almost every home football game for the last 28 years. Ellen and Jan were so committed to Texas A&M University that they funded an endowed award in the Department of Chemistry.
Ellen was passionate about gourmet cooking, had tremendous dining expertise and could become the organizer of any event that came along.
After developing complications from cancer, Ellen went to Heaven on February 26, 2021. Our loss is immeasurable. Ellen was unique, fun and full of pleasure to be around. She will be missed by so many. Ellen’s wit, humor, intelligence, storytelling and authenticity were loved. Truly, one of a kind.
Ellen was proceeded in death by her parents, Guy and Celia Hays, her brother, Rupert Hays, and her niece, Karen Franklin. She is survived by her husband, Jan Troup, her sister, Janice Hays Crockett (Garland), sister-in-law, Sue Hays, an uncle, Fred Chatelain (Barbara), nephew Steven Hays (Randall), great nieces Brooke Franklin and Erica Kimble (Justin), great nephews Hunter Hays and Liam Franklin, and many beloved cousins as well as a great-great niece and nephew.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Houston Food Bank, 535 Portwall Street, Houston, TX 77029 or Text InMemory32 to 71777 or online at https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/InMemory/EllenTroup
A Celebration of Life can be viewed via Facebook Live on a personal account or here at Ellen's memorial page on Friday, March 19th beginning at 11AM. Urn entombment will be in the Mausoleum at Forest Park, The Woodlands, in perpetuity.
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