Lucille Alice Harris Gill passed away peacefully at her residence on February 17, 2005 in the arms of her family.
Mrs. Gill was born on December 17, 1917 in New Orleans, Louisiana to loving parents Louise and Richard Harris. She moved to Beaumont in 1948 with her late husband, Dr. George Glenwood Gill, a prominent orthopedic surgeon. In 1939 she graduated from Sophie Newcomb Memorial College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. In 1975 she received a Master of Education degree in Guidance and Counseling from Lamar University.
Dr. and Mrs. Gill had six children and she devoted her life to her husband, her family, and their activities. She served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Elizabeth Hospital for several years. She was also an active volunteer at St. Anne, the Catholic Diocesan Office, St. Jude, St. Anthony and Kelly High School. She served for many years on the Board of the YWCA, the Blue Bird and Camp Fire Girls Councils, and as a local representative for Camp Mystic. She was active in the Jefferson County Medical Society Auxiliary Alliance, the Book Club of the Medical Alliance, the Jasper Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Republican Party. She also coordinated women’s retreats for the Cenacle Retreat House of Houston. In her later years she participated in the JOY Group at St. Anne’s and the 49er’s at St. Jude’s.
Mrs. Gill is survived by her children and in-laws Peachie and Bill Schneider of Houston; Carolyn and Howard Topp of Williamsburg, Virginia; Julie and Rene Drouin of Austin; Mary and Jim Bryant of Hampton Cove, Alabama; John and Mary Gill of Dallas; and Glen and Terri Gill of Sugar Land, Texas.
Her grandchildren include Kathy and Eric Pubentz, Bill and Dawn Schneider, Amy Schneider; Heather and Derek Fritz, Andrew and Stacie Topp, Eric and Susan Topp; Lindsey Drouin, Jennifer and Matt Bulpitt, and Michelle Drouin; Annalise Gill, Richie Gill; Shannon, Austin, Travis and Spencer Bryant; Hannah, Miller, Rachel, and Rebecca Gill. Great grandchildren include Alyssa and Jake Pubentz, Charlotte Fritz, Myra Schneider, and Emma, Maren and Adelle Topp.
She is preceded in death by her husband Dr. George Glenwood Gill, her daughter Jan Lucille Drouin, her sisters Evabelle Baudean and Marie Louise Woods, and her brother Sydney Prague.
Her family is especially grateful for the loving care and friendship given their mother through the years by Vina Ellis, who has been a part of the Gill family for 28 years. They are also thankful for the dedication of her other caregivers Denise Darling, Glenda Dent, Mary Samuels, Kitty Cooper, and Rhonda Franklin.
Visitation will be on Saturday evening from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Broussard’s Funeral Home on Major Drive. A memorial service will be held at Broussard’s on Major Drive on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. and officiated by Reverend Ron Foshage.
A private family graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn prior to the memorial service. A reception following the memorial service will be held at St. Judes Catholic Church Hall from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Holy Family Retreat Center, 9920 N. Major Drive, Beaumont 77713 or the Cenacle Retreat House, 420 North Kirkwood, Houston, 77079.
