Courageous and beautiful in death as in life, Pauline Washington Gillespie, gracefully welcomed peace at 8:20 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2005. She entered a peace that lovingly embraces all life: the huge, the small, the endangered and the wildly prolific. She lived a life of grace, self-sacrifice, kindness and devotion to her family and friends. Pauline Tillotson Washington was born March 14, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of Queena Pauline Gammon Washington, Corning, New York and Joseph Edwin Washington, “Wessington”, Cedar Hill, Tennessee. Her ancestry included: artists, senators, heroes of the Alamo and the half brother of the first president of United States. Pauline met her future husband, Frank Morgan Gillespie, Jr., an avid horseman, while riding in the Battle of Flowers Parade with the Saint Mary’s Hall Drill Team. He immediately fell in love with the stylish and athletic young woman. He often repeated,” After she caught my attention, she never graced another horse.” They began their marriage in the early days of World War II while Frank was assigned as the U.S. Naval Liaison with the Cuban Navy in Havana and had “Paula”, their first of 3 daughters. Their marriage included Ford cars, rattlesnakes, moderately dry wells, world travel, and too many dogs, cats and ponies to number. Pauline’s life centered on her husband, her three daughters, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and an endless menagerie of animals. She was a member of many civic and social clubs; the most cherished being “The Friday Fries”-- comprised of life-long Saint Mary’s Hall friends and a few foreigners--and her Monday Argyle Luncheon Group. In 1989, after 49 years of marriage, her beloved husband Frank preceded her in death. We rejoice that they are once again together. Also preceding her in death was her youngest sister, Elizabeth Hotchkiss Washington McNeel of San Antonio. She is survived by her sister, Mary Bolling Washington Holley, Lake Placid, New York: her daughter and son-in-law: Pauline Gillespie Gossett and Robert Francis Gossett, Jr and their two sons: Robert Francis Gossett III and Frank Morgan Gillespie Gossett; her daughter and son-in-law: Zelime Gillespie Matthews and John Kenney Matthews and their daughter in law and son: Catherine King Matthews and Wilbur Lee Matthews II and their two children: Mary Lamar McLeod Matthews and Vance Washington Matthews; and their daughter Zelime Vance Gillespie Matthews. Pauline is also survived by her youngest daughter and son-in-law: Elizabeth Tobin Gillespie and Carlton Gustav Schenken, Jr and his three children: Carlton Gustav ”Trey” Schenken, John Spencer Schenken, and Linde Allen Schenken. The family would like to thank Pauline’s loving and faithful friends: Inez Roberta Hooks, Denise Zamora, Lourdes Gonzalez, Mary Bert, George Dears, Willie Jackson, Marilyn Izzell and Toni Robinson. Special love and thanks to Doctor Christopher Kopecky and Brenda Jaye, RN.