Jane Houston Sewell

Jane Houston Sewell, age 91, of San Antonio, died Monday, June 8, 2009. She was strikingly glamorous and with a zest for life even into her 90's. Born on January 29, 1918 and was raised by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.U. Taylor in Austin, where he was the Dean of the Engineering School at the University of Texas for over 40 years. Jane raised two of her children in San Antonio and then moved to Dallas, where she married her second husband, the love of her life, Tom Randal Sewell, and became an interior designer for 40 years. She was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, American Society of Interior Designers and Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas. Family heritage was important to her as she traveled to Scotland and read everything about the Sam Houston family which she was a descendent. We will miss her beautiful smile, her humor, positive and "can do" attitude. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Horace Houston and Julia Louise Taylor; husband, Tom Randal Sewell; grandson, Randy Finch. She is survived by her three sons, Delos L. Finch, III and wife, Diane, Steve Taylor Finch and wife, Elaine, both of San Antonio, and Tommy Sewell of Montana; three beautiful grandchildren, Steve Taylor Finch, Jr. and wife, Melissa, Jayna Finch Neely and husband, Tyler, Taylor Eichler and husband, Greg; five great grandchildren, Stella Finch, Aspen and Palmer Neely, Krista and J.J. Eichler; sister, Marcelle Houston Borgers and husband, Robert and their children, Robin and Casey of Ft Worth; and daughters-in-law, Barbara Finch and Lois Callaway.