Mary Nelle Davenport Titus

Mary Nelle Davenport Titus, age 71, was born in Weslaco, Texas on April 4, 1931; she passed away on Monday, August 12, 2002. A graduate of Stephens College in Missouri, she went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Washington University School of Medicine in Missouri, her Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, and her Master of Arts in Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She began her successful career as an occupational therapist in the Air Force, where she proudly served for 15½ years. Mary Nelle ended her military service career to stay home with her only child and to travel across the country and the world as a military wife. She later resumed her career in such varied positions as developer and consultant of the occupational therapy program at the Dr. Jose Cardenas Center for Developmentally Disabled Children in the Edgewood Independent School District; as staff therapist on an inpatient intensive rehabilitation unit and in the Day Hospital at the Audie L. Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital; as director of occupational therapy at Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital; and as staff therapist and consultant for several local home health care organizations. She was actively involved in numerous professional committees and co-authored several professional journal articles. In her retirement years, she became a member of Northern Hills Country Club, where she was joined by many friends who shared her love of golf. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifton and Nelle Davenport, of San Antonio; and by her brother, Clifton Davenport, Jr. of Palm Springs, California. Mary Nelle is survived by her daughter, Laura Titus, of San Antonio.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her honor may be made to the charity of one's choice.