Gwendolyn Blackburn

Gwendolyn Sue "Gwen" Blackburn, 66, of Beeville, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Rockport.
Gwen was born December 26, 1951, to Harley and Marjorie (Gray) Daughters in Corpus Christi. She graduated from high school in Beeville. She attended Texas A&I University, where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She then obtained her Master's degree in Special Education. Gwen taught Special Education in Kingsville, Robstown and Beeville. She became a Registered Educational Diagnostician and later, added the Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician (NCED) credential. Gwen was a diagnostician with Mathis ISD, Brush Country Co-op and Beeville ISD. She retired after serving as an educator for 31 years. After retirement, she continued to substitute teach and contract with school districts in the area.
Gwen was a registered member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She (along with her mother) was a past state delegate for the Republican Party. Her family were descendants of the McCoy's of Hatfield and McCoy fame. In addition, she was proud to be a 15th generation descendant of Hannah Dustin, the first woman in American history to have a statue erected in her memory in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Gwen was a devoted Christian and an active member of Grace Covenant Church. She was an avid traveler and had recently returned from Europe and a family vacation to Colorado. Her last project was building a home for her family in Rockport. She was actively involved in every step of the process and loved every minute of it.
Gwen's greatest joy in life was her family. She married James Blackburn on July 6, 1991. They spent years enjoying love and laughter. She felt that her greatest accomplishment were her sons and the fine men they became. She loved their families with a passion, spending many hours with her daughters-in- law and her beloved grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents. Gwen is survived by her husband, James Blackburn of Beeville; two sons, Hunt Walker (Sharon) Sherman of Rockport and Wade Fischer (Betsy) Sherman of Houston; a stepson, John Louis Blackburn; four grandchildren, Connor, Caitlin, Madeline and Luke Sherman; two brothers, Tommy (Mary) Daughters of Bayview and David (Lynn) Daughters of Waco.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 6, 2018, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Galloway & Sons Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Galloway & Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Berclair Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wade Sherman, Rodney Schorlemmer, Tommy Daughters, Hunt Sherman, Connor Sherman and David Daughters.
The family requests that memorials be made to Grace Covenant Church, 902 N. Polk, Beeville, Texas 78102.
A reception at Berclair Manson will immediately follow the interment.

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