Betty Brinkmann Jaseckas

Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas on the 7th of August, 2014. Born the 8th of February, 1925, she was a lifelong resident of the city she loved, Port Arthur. Betty succumbed to cancer at 89. Betty's late parents were, Lucy Dell (Mapp) Brinkmann and Henry Ernest Brinkmann. Her brother, Ernest Brinkmann and sister, Joyce Bowles, are also deceased. She is survived by her three daughters, Maxima Brinkmann, Linda Killian and husband Steve Killian and Carol Inglish and husband Danny Inglish. Her grandchildren are, Daniel Inglish, Christopher Inglish, Elizabeth McMillian, Cristyn Killian, Craig Killian and Jonathan Killian. Her great-grandchildren are Hunter, Aidan, Hannah, Ethan, Layla and Jaxon. Betty's ancestors were the first colonists on the Brazos River in 1821. They were part of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. A long career in elementary schools as a teacher was a source of great pride. She held a master's degree in education from Lamar University and studied at several other universities in combination with the extended vacations the family took every summer. She loved to sew and made almost all of her families' clothing. After Betty retired, she devoted herself to her grandchildren, charity work, genealogy and gardening. For all of her life, she was a member of The United Methodist Temple. Betty sang in the choir, taught Sunday school and worked tirelessly for the Saint Stephen's Society. She was involved in Daughters of the American Revolution. The Department Club, Antique Studies, United Board of Missions and was a passionate bridge player. She took many extensive trips abroad but her favorite may have been the trip to England last summer with her daughter Linda. On Monday, 11 August, her Levingston Funeral Home visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. A service at 11:00 a.m. follows. Burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park is planned after the service. We know she would want to acknowledge her nurses, Casey, April and Janet for their outstanding care, thank you so much. Betty loved UNICEF-she worried about children in need and donations to this charity are appreciated. One of Betty's daughters recently asked her, "When were your happiest years?" She answered without hesitation, "Oh, it was when I was raising you girls".