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Portrait of Gladys Deans
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Gladys Deans

April 11, 1925 – September 25, 2015
Lived 90 years
Bellaire, Texas
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Gladys Deans of Bellaire, Texas passed away peacefully September 25th, 2015 at The Gardens of Bellaire in Bellaire, Texas. Gladys was a loving mother, wife, and friend. She was always there for her family and anyone else in need. When people think of Gladys, they remember her glowing smile and outgoing personality. She treasured her years of working with infants at Richmond Plaza Baptist School and other nurseries for 28 years. Gladys was an active member of the Seekers Class at Bellaire United Methodist Church for the last 30 years, and a former member of the Adelphi Class at First United Methodist Church in Houston. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Deans, her parents Betty and Hale Lawrence Beard, her brothers, Floyd and Hale Lawrence Beard, Jr., sister Betty Lorene Hataway, her loving daughter-in-law, Judy Deans,deceased wife of Michael Deans, and her grandchild, Shane Manlove. Surviving is her loving family, including her two sons, John & his wife, Beth Deans, of Brenham, TX and Michael Deans and his wife Jackie Deans of Highlandville, Missouri.; a daughter, Judy & her husband, Bill Collins, of Cuenca, Ecuador; six grandchildren: Devin Manlove, Brandon Manlove, Shane Manlove, Jacqui Deans, Danielle Deans; Dustin Deans;

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1925
Born April 11
1928
Gladys was 3 when Mickey Mouse debuted in "Steamboat Willie"
1935
Gladys was 10 when Parker Brothers released Monopoly
1945
Gladys was 20 when World War II ended
1950
Gladys was 25 when the Korean War began
1961
Gladys was 36 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1976
Gladys was 51 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Gladys was 64 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Gladys was 69 when "Friends" premiered
2007
Gladys was 82 when the first iPhone went on sale
2014
Gladys was 89 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
Passed away September 25, age 90
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