Elizabeth (Betty) J. Warmack passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept 26, 2019 with her husband, Wally Warmack, of 66 years at her side. They married in 1953, moved to Ft Worth for several years then in 1963, they moved to Grand Prairie, still in the same house.
Betty received a BA in Library Science from what is now TWU. After graduating, she worked for Longview ISD then after their marriage she worked for the Convair Engineering library (later became Lockheed Martin). Once they moved to Grand Prairie, the city libraries became her focal point.
Over the years she was active on the Library Board, the Library Foundation and the Friends of the Grand Prairie Library. For the last many years, she served as President of the Friends of the Grand Prairie Library. Under her guidance, the Friends began to have book sales to raise funds for special library equipment and programs that would supplement budgeted funds.
She and Wally loved to travel, seeing as much of the US and Europe as possible. In 1971-72, they had a French foreign exchange student, Nicole, live with them. Nicole became their second daughter and Nicole’s family became a second family.
Betty’s other passion was fishing. She and Wally spent untold hours doing just that at their house on Cedar Creek. Many times, Betty would be catching lots of fish and Wally would not get one bite.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, Bill and Sarah Hopkins of Texarkana and her sister and brother in law, Mary and Don Fischer, of Arlington, VA. She is survived her husband, Wally Warmack, her daughters, Patricia Evans of Grand Prairie and Nicole Perroud of Lyon, France. Plus, many loving cousins scattered across the US.
A Remembrance will be held at:
Main Library at 10:30am on Friday, November 15, 2019
901 Conover Dr
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
Remembrances can be made to:
The Friends of the Grand Prairie Library (shortened to FGPL)
901 Conover Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
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