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Submitted: 6/20/13 • Approved: 6/20/13 • Last Updated: 6/23/13 • R896824-G896824-S3
Nov 15, 1917 - June 1, 2007
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MARY CAROLINE BEEM KAZMANN, 89, died at home on June 1, 2007, in Houston,TX surrounded by family. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, on November 15, 1917, to Belle McKee Beem and Perry Louis Beem. She will be remembered for her graciousness, her generous and kind nature, her cheerful attitude, and her love and devotion to her family. She grew up in Stuttgart and attended Stephens College in Missouri and the University of Arkansas, where she graduated in 1940. She married Raphael G. Kazmann in 1942 and was happily married for 55 years until his death in 1997. They lived in Tennessee, Ohio, and Stuttgart prior to their move to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Ray joined the Louisiana State University faculty as a professor of civil engineering. Prior to her move to Houston in 2001, she was a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for 38 years and was active in many organizations, including the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association, where she held various offices and served as Kappa Kappa Gamma Delta Iota House Board Association President. She delighted in working with the Baton Rouge Kappa alumnae and undergraduates. She was also a member of the Louisiana Engineering Society Auxiliary, LSU Campus Club, Woman's Club, and the Foundation for Historical Louisiana. She enjoyed cooking and was particularly interested in nutrition and health and read extensively on these subjects. Her superb parenting skills and homemaking interests were a great influence and benefit to her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Raphael G. Kazmann, her parents, and her sister Patrice Louise Beem. She is survived by her daughter Paige Moore and husband Craig of Houston; daughter Hollis Kazmann of Houston; son Bill Kazmann and wife Carolyn of Dallas; grandchildren in Texas: Cherice Moore of Clear Lake; Benjamin Moore and wife Mary of Sugar Land; Jordan Kazmann and wife Maddie of Austin; Asher Kazmann and wife Meghan of Houston; and Colter Kazmann of Dallas; sister-in-law Tamar Wann of Terre Haute, Indiana; sister-in-law Reena Kazmann of Washington, D.C., and nephew Rob Wann and wife Linda and children of Indianapolis, Indiana. A memorial service will be held in Baton Rouge at the University United Methodist Church at 3350 Dalrymple Drive at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association of Baton Rouge, 4554 Whitehaven, Baton Rouge, LA., 70808, for a scholarship in memory of Mary Caroline Beem Kazmann.
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