Katherine “Kitty” Rusling Gleason, 74, passed away June 22, 2017. Katherine was born in Port Arthur on November 1, 1942. She was the only child of the late G. Roy and Audrey Rusling of Port Arthur, Texas.
Kitty attended the Port Arthur public schools and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1960. She then entered Lamar State College of Technology and graduated with a degree in mathematics education. At Lamar she was a member of the Cardinal Band playing flute. She also belonged to Tau Beta Sigma Sorority.
She then began a 30 year teaching career in Nederland, Beaumont, Galveston, and Victoria public schools, the latter at Howell Intermediate school. Katherine was active in local Democratic Party Politics, the Texas Classroom Association and the Victoria Retired Teachers Association.
Katherine was preceded in death by her parents.
She leaves behind her husband of 53 years, James D. Gleason; son, Paul N. Gleason and his wife Carolyn; daughter, Heather Montgomery and her husband Jay; grandchildren, Lauren and Jason Montgomery.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at First United Methodist Church of Victoria.
The family deeply appreciates the medical help of Dr. Kristan Chand and Crown Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends that memorial donations may be made to Adopt A Pet or any other charity of your choice.
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