Growing up on her family's cotton farm in Littig, TX,
Maud Caldwell learned the importance of hard-work
and education, values that she passed on as a mother
and grandmother.
Maud, the eldest daughter of Alge Collins, Sr. and
Henrietta Perkins, passed away on Sunday, July 15,
2007, in the loving care of her family. Bom October 18,
1931 near the Texas Hill Country in Pilot Knob, Maud's
family soon moved to a 100-acre farm located in Littig,
about 20 miles southwest of Austin which her father
purchased with the assistance of a Depression-Era grant.
Her elegance and beauty, two qualities that would stay with her throughout her life, belied a deftness she displayed harvesting her family's crops and a sharp intellect demonstrated in the classroom.
As a child growing up, Maud dreamt of either working in law enforcement or for 4-H, a youth organization administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
After graduating from Littig High School in 1949, where she was an
outstanding student, Maud enrolled in Houston Tillotson University, a historically-
black college affiliated with the Methodist Church in Austin.
While pursuing her bachelors of science in Home Economics, she was actively involved with Christian activities on campus and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Within months of obtaining her degree in 1953, Maude married John Morgan Caldwell, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service and moved to
Corpus Christi, TX. There she worked as a schoolteacher before the couple
moved to Los Angeles where she continued her career as an educator.
Together, they would have three children: Cherry, Jennifer and John, Jr.
As an educator, the joy of learning typified Maud life's work in every way, from her work teaching in public and private schools throughout Los Angeles to raising three children all of whom would obtain degrees from some of the nation's elite universities. Maude also played a central role in the raising of her two grandchildren, Ryan and Rianna.
Maud seamlessly bridged the worlds of femininity and feminism, excelling both as a homemaker and a career woman. Sadly her professional life was brought to an abrupt halt in 1987 when she suffered an aneurism,
from which she fully recovered but which also left her unable to work fulltime. Maud is survived by her daughters, Cherry and Jennifer; son John, Jr.;
grandchildren Ryan and Rianna; Son-in-law, Steven and siblings Donnie Breedlove, Alge Collins, Jr., Wright Collins, Carrie Holmes, Virgie Garrett and Henrietta (Jean) Terrell and James Collins who preceded her in death
Maud Caldwell learned the importance of hard-work
and education, values that she passed on as a mother
and grandmother.
Maud, the eldest daughter of Alge Collins, Sr. and
Henrietta Perkins, passed away on Sunday, July 15,
2007, in the loving care of her family. Bom October 18,
1931 near the Texas Hill Country in Pilot Knob, Maud's
family soon moved to a 100-acre farm located in Littig,
about 20 miles southwest of Austin which her father
purchased with the assistance of a Depression-Era grant.
Her elegance and beauty, two qualities that would stay with her throughout her life, belied a deftness she displayed harvesting her family's crops and a sharp intellect demonstrated in the classroom.
As a child growing up, Maud dreamt of either working in law enforcement or for 4-H, a youth organization administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
After graduating from Littig High School in 1949, where she was an
outstanding student, Maud enrolled in Houston Tillotson University, a historically-
black college affiliated with the Methodist Church in Austin.
While pursuing her bachelors of science in Home Economics, she was actively involved with Christian activities on campus and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Within months of obtaining her degree in 1953, Maude married John Morgan Caldwell, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service and moved to
Corpus Christi, TX. There she worked as a schoolteacher before the couple
moved to Los Angeles where she continued her career as an educator.
Together, they would have three children: Cherry, Jennifer and John, Jr.
As an educator, the joy of learning typified Maud life's work in every way, from her work teaching in public and private schools throughout Los Angeles to raising three children all of whom would obtain degrees from some of the nation's elite universities. Maude also played a central role in the raising of her two grandchildren, Ryan and Rianna.
Maud seamlessly bridged the worlds of femininity and feminism, excelling both as a homemaker and a career woman. Sadly her professional life was brought to an abrupt halt in 1987 when she suffered an aneurism,
from which she fully recovered but which also left her unable to work fulltime. Maud is survived by her daughters, Cherry and Jennifer; son John, Jr.;
grandchildren Ryan and Rianna; Son-in-law, Steven and siblings Donnie Breedlove, Alge Collins, Jr., Wright Collins, Carrie Holmes, Virgie Garrett and Henrietta (Jean) Terrell and James Collins who preceded her in death
Growing up on her family's cotton farm in Littig, TX,
Maud Caldwell learned the importance of hard-work
and education, values that she passed on as a mother
and grandmother.
Maud, the eldest daughter of Alge Collins, Sr. and
Henrietta Perkins, passed away on Sunday, July 15,
2007, in the loving care of her family. Bom October 18,
1931 near the Texas Hill Country in Pilot Knob, Maud's
family soon moved to a 100-acre farm located in Littig,
about 20 miles southwest of Austin which her father
purchased with the assistance of a Depression-Era grant.
Her elegance and beauty, two qualities that would stay with her throughout her life, belied a deftness she displayed harvesting her family's crops and a sharp intellect demonstrated in the classroom.
As a child growing up, Maud dreamt of either working in law enforcement or for 4-H, a youth organization administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
After graduating from Littig High School in 1949, where she was an
outstanding student, Maud enrolled in Houston Tillotson University, a historically-
black college affiliated with the Methodist Church in Austin.
While pursuing her bachelors of science in Home Economics, she was actively involved with Christian activities on campus and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Within months of obtaining her degree in 1953, Maude married John Morgan Caldwell, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service and moved to
Corpus Christi, TX. There she worked as a schoolteacher before the couple
moved to Los Angeles where she continued her career as an educator.
Together, they would have three children: Cherry, Jennifer and John, Jr.
As an educator, the joy of learning typified Maud life's work in every way, from her work teaching in public and private schools throughout Los Angeles to raising three children all of whom would obtain degrees from some of the nation's elite universities. Maude also played a central role in the raising of her two grandchildren, Ryan and Rianna.
Maud seamlessly bridged the worlds of femininity and feminism, excelling both as a homemaker and a career woman. Sadly her professional life was brought to an abrupt halt in 1987 when she suffered an aneurism,
from which she fully recovered but which also left her unable to work fulltime. Maud is survived by her daughters, Cherry and Jennifer; son John, Jr.;
grandchildren Ryan and Rianna; Son-in-law, Steven and siblings Donnie Breedlove, Alge Collins, Jr., Wright Collins, Carrie Holmes, Virgie Garrett and Henrietta (Jean) Terrell and James Collins who preceded her in death
Maud Caldwell learned the importance of hard-work
and education, values that she passed on as a mother
and grandmother.
Maud, the eldest daughter of Alge Collins, Sr. and
Henrietta Perkins, passed away on Sunday, July 15,
2007, in the loving care of her family. Bom October 18,
1931 near the Texas Hill Country in Pilot Knob, Maud's
family soon moved to a 100-acre farm located in Littig,
about 20 miles southwest of Austin which her father
purchased with the assistance of a Depression-Era grant.
Her elegance and beauty, two qualities that would stay with her throughout her life, belied a deftness she displayed harvesting her family's crops and a sharp intellect demonstrated in the classroom.
As a child growing up, Maud dreamt of either working in law enforcement or for 4-H, a youth organization administered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
After graduating from Littig High School in 1949, where she was an
outstanding student, Maud enrolled in Houston Tillotson University, a historically-
black college affiliated with the Methodist Church in Austin.
While pursuing her bachelors of science in Home Economics, she was actively involved with Christian activities on campus and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Within months of obtaining her degree in 1953, Maude married John Morgan Caldwell, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service and moved to
Corpus Christi, TX. There she worked as a schoolteacher before the couple
moved to Los Angeles where she continued her career as an educator.
Together, they would have three children: Cherry, Jennifer and John, Jr.
As an educator, the joy of learning typified Maud life's work in every way, from her work teaching in public and private schools throughout Los Angeles to raising three children all of whom would obtain degrees from some of the nation's elite universities. Maude also played a central role in the raising of her two grandchildren, Ryan and Rianna.
Maud seamlessly bridged the worlds of femininity and feminism, excelling both as a homemaker and a career woman. Sadly her professional life was brought to an abrupt halt in 1987 when she suffered an aneurism,
from which she fully recovered but which also left her unable to work fulltime. Maud is survived by her daughters, Cherry and Jennifer; son John, Jr.;
grandchildren Ryan and Rianna; Son-in-law, Steven and siblings Donnie Breedlove, Alge Collins, Jr., Wright Collins, Carrie Holmes, Virgie Garrett and Henrietta (Jean) Terrell and James Collins who preceded her in death
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