Anne Stewart Bush Tepichin

After a stoic fight with incurable cancer, an example of courage and strength to her husband, children and loved ones, she finally passed away as she lived, with grace and in peace on August 30, 2005.

She was predeceased by her father the Rev. Edward Bush. She is survived by her mother Anne Bush Leyden; husband Gonzalo Tepichin; sons, Phillip Tepichin, Benjamin Tepichin and his wife Casey, Stewart Tepichin and his fiancé Yvette Gutierrez, and Christopher Tepichin and Kristy Fruin; brother Philip Bush; sisters Bette Boyd, Sara Burns and Julia Lindow; grandchildren Mariah, Anyssa, Leah and Kade; as well as numerous other loving family members in Texas and Mexico City.

Mrs. Tepichin moved to San Antonio in 1960. She graduated from Alamo Heights High School, Stratford Junior College in Danville, Virginia, and Texas Tech University. She taught in SAISD until her marriage in Mexico City in 1970. She taught in Montessori and elementary schools in San Miguel de Allende and Mexico City. She received her Masters degree with Certification in Bilingual Education from UTSA. For 20 years she worked in the NEISD and was a founder of the Bilingual Education Program at Walzem Elementary School. She was one of the first Family Specialists, a liaison between schools and families of children at high risk, at Serna, Oak Grove and Colonial Hills Elementary Schools, ending her career at Colonial Hills Elementary School. She helped set the standard for excellence in this program to support families in achieving success. Anne is also survived by the hundreds of families her work so greatly impacted.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Anne Stewart Tepichin Angel Fund, Colonial Hills Elementary, 2627 Kerrybrook Ct., San Antonio, TX 78230 to benefit families in crisis and children at high risk.