Nicole Deana Xylouris Osborne

Nicole's Mama wanted Nicole's final days to be spent near her home, where her so beloved brother Michael, step-father Tom Bowles, close friends, and her much loved Yorkie Perseus could surround her with love, peace, hugs, and prayers. She was as beautiful as ever, serene, comfortable, and very peaceful during her last journey, in her mother's arms, surrounded by family, friends, her local oncologist Dr. Debra Patt and family Priest Father Vasileios Flegas.

Nicole had valiantly fought breast cancer for the past four and one half years, with her mother at her side at every step of the way. During her illness she lived with her mother in four different cities and was treated by some of the very best cancer centers around the country: Northwestern University in Chicago, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and three and a half years at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Nicole charmed numerous doctors and was loved enough to be given their personal cell phone numbers to call when needed.

Following in her brother's footsteps (Class of '94), Nicole graduated in 1996 from Phillips Exeter Academy, one of the most elite preparatory schools in the country. She went on to attend A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management, followed by a Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. She was only a few hours away from receiving her second Master's degree in creative writing from Northwestern University in Chicago. While attending summer classes at Yale University, Nicole fell in love with acting and later delighted New York audiences as a stand-up comic.

Professionally, Nicole held the position of Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs at Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture in Chicago, Illinois and later as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for Academic Advising at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She delighted in helping numerous students through their toughest times and loved giving back to her community.

Nicole was highly respected and loved by all who knew her. She was an adventurous spirit with a great sense of humor. She loved to travel all over Europe, but her favorite memories were of the summers she spent on the Greek islands and getting to know her extensive Greek family who showered Nicole with love, warmth, and true Greek hospitality.

She is survived by her Mama, Niky Xylouris Osborne Bowles, who often called Nicole her "life line," and "the sunshine of her life," her brother Michael Osborne, who loved to call her "Plots," her adoring step- father Tom Bowles, her numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins in Greece, her dear friends from childhood, Exeter, Tulane, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern, Yale, and numerous other friends from all over the world. Most special to her was her beloved Yorkie Perseus, whom she referred to as "Mr. P.," along with her brother's dog Icarus, and her mother's dog Polo.

"Nicolio" brought love, sunshine, kindness, and compassion to all with whom she came in contact. She will forever be missed.

Nicole will forever be Loved

Nicole will forever be in our Hearts and Minds

Nicole will forever be Unforgettable

Monday, December 7th, 2015:

Nicole will receive her friends and family at: Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home

411 Ranch Road 620 South, Lakeway, Texas 78734

2:00pm to 5:00pm - Visitation

4:00pm - Trisagion (Greek Orthodox Prayers)

5:00pm - We will escort Nicole in procession to Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 414 St. Stevens School Rd., Austin, Texas 78746

Nicole will remain overnight in the Church.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015:

10:00am - We will meet Nicole at the Church for the Funeral Service

The service will last approximately one hour

At 11:30am we will escort Nicole with Police procession to her final resting place at: Capital Parks, 14501 North IH-35, Pflugerville, Texas 78660

This will be our final opportunity to say goodbye to our sweet Nicolio.

In memory of Nicole, if you feel so compelled, please donate on her behalf to:

"Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church Consecration Fund"

(The Holy Consecration of a Church is a sacred event that happens only once in the history of a Church community. Consecration is a holy service where the Church building is set apart and made holy, dedicated to God. The ceremonies and prayers date back to the Holy Tabernacle of Moses and the Holy Temple of Jerusalem. Donations in memory of Nicole made for this historical Consecration will insure that Nicole's name is forever sealed in the center of the Holy Altar Table for the life of the Church.)

414 St. Stevens School Road

Austin, Texas 78746

or

American Cancer Society HOPE LODGE New York City

c/o Laine Jones

132 W. 32nd Street

New York, NY 10001