Elizabeth Marie Wilkes

She was preceded in death by her first husband James Wilkes.

Elizabeth is survived by her husband Dr. Joseph Whitson; daughter, Jennifer Wilkes; parents, Mary and James Witt of Kerrville, TX; sisters, Laura Warren and husband Robert of Berea, KY, Teresa Longtin and husband Scott of Tomball, TX; nieces, Natalie and Alyson Warren, Carlye and Jana Longtin.

Dr. Wilkes is known internationally in Deaf Education. She was Program Director and Chair for the Master of Deaf Education and Hearing Sciences at UTHSCSA in partnership with Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children. She was a nationally recognized lecturer and workshop leader with work published and cited in professional journals. She created four significant language and speech tools to help professionals working with the hearing impaired.

Over the past 5 years these programs have had international impact in education of the hearing impaired. She was the Alexander Graham Bell "Professional of the Year" in 2002. Dr. Wilkes was an avid bird watcher and a member of the American Audubon Society. She will be sorely missed by family and colleagues.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute to the Dr. Elizabeth Wilkes Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Deaf Education at Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, 103 Tuleta Drive, San Antonio, TX 78212-3196.