Cecilia Ann Daley

Cecilia Ann Rabun Daley, age 82, of Austin passed away Sunday February 5, 2023. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mary (Peden) and Richard Rabun, as well as her loving husband, Earl K. Daley, who she was married to for 47 years.

She is survived by daughters, Debbie Matheny & Husband Miles, and Diane Daley; son, Joseph Daley & Wife Cathleen; Grandchildren, Bret Luna, Chris Luna, and Blaire Lovos & Husband Nelson, Tyler Taute, Jake Taute, Coby Taute, and Kaila Taute, Rachel Daley, Jonah Daley, Ellie Daley, and Samantha Daley; great-grandchildren, Vivianie Luna and to Chasity Luna ; along with her two sisters, brother, nieces, nephews & friends (she never met a stranger).

Cecilia Ann was born in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1940. Her parents moved to Austin, Texas to raise their growing family. Cecilia was the oldest and the only redhead of the four Rabun children.

Cecilia Ann married the love of her life, Earl Daley, on February 14th 1960. Cecilia & Earl bought a little house in the middle of Oltorf where they raised their family for 62 years. Cecilia loved rescuing dogs and took in several dogs over the years (Brandi was the most recent). She attended water aerobics at the YMCA for years, and through this amazing group she learned how to kayak on Lady Bird Lake (Town Lake) in central Austin. More than anything, Cecilia loved supporting her children and grandchildren in all of their extracurricular activities (dance recitals, music recitals, soccer, softball, football, baseball, basketball, karate, etc). Cecilia was such a dedicated fan, she was hit by a foul ball, to the face, during one of her granddaughters’ softball games and stayed for the rest of the game. That black eye was a badge of honor for her and she was happy to share the story about how it happened with everyone.

Cecilia graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelors’ of Art in 1988. She worked her entire career for the state of Texas (HHSC, Attorney General’s office) as a computer programmer and tester. She was a Girl Scout troop leader for decades in support of her daughters. She loved to travel and shared that love of travel with her grandkids (NY, Hawaii, Germany, Greece, Italy). Cecilia enjoyed attending her high school reunions at McCallum High school, class of 1959. Her graduating class called themselves the ‘6 year seniors’ this was because they were the first children to attend McCallum HS when it opened and due to lack of space they spent 6 years in high school. Cecilia was always the one at every event with a camera, she loved taking pictures and sharing the photos and memories with everyone. Cecilia also enjoyed attending live performances at the local Zach Scott Theater in Austin which she shared with her grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Monday, February 13 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at 2620 S. Congress Ave Austin Tx. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 14th at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home . Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery in Austin, Texas.

Serving as pallbearers will be Chris Luna, Tyler Taute, Jake Taute, Coby Taute, Nelson Lovos, and Michael Luna.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wcfishsouth.com for the Daley family.