In Memory

Anita Kaye Dunlap

Anita Kaye Dunlap

Anita Kaye Dunlap

January 27, 1961 - November 1, 2009

Anita Kaye Dunlap

Anita Kaye Dunlap

Haskell, Texas

Anita Kaye Dunlap, 48, beloved mother, daughter, and friend to a multitude of people around the world completed her worldly travels on November 1, 2009 after a valiant battle with cancer. A Graveside service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Holden McCauley Funeral Home, Haskell. A visitation will be Wed. Nov. 4, 2009, 5:15 to 6:30 at the funeral home. The family will also receive friends at 1103 North Ave. G, Haskell, TX.

Anita was born January 27, 1961; to Gene and Thelma Dean Dunlap in Haskell, Texas on a cold snowy day. Anita attended public schools in Spur and McCaulley, Texas; graduating from High School in 1979. She attended Angelo State University where she graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and English. She continued her pursuit of higher education and received a Masters of Education in Special Education.

Anita was one of the survivors of the 1978 McCaulley bus wreck. This experience shaped her life philosophy of living each day as if it were her last. It inspired her ambition to travel and make a difference in the lives of students around the world.

A lifelong educator and sports enthusiast, Anita began her teaching and coaching career in Novice, Texas and continued in Hamlin, McCamey, Jim Ned, and Seminole before being hired by the U.S. Department of Defense Schools where she taught the children of military personnel in Iceland, Germany, and Japan.

Anita's career achievements were numerous, but they pale in comparison to her greatest accomplishment of all - the birth of her daughter, Shady Blue Destiny Dunlap, on June 19, 1997. "My Girl" fulfilled every wish that Anita had of being a mom! In her own words, "whoever would've thought a poor kid from a ranch in West Texas could have seen and done so much in such a short time? I have been truly blessed with family, friends, opportunities, education, and work."

Anita is survived by daughter Shady Blue, mother Thelma, sister Shirley Parker, brother James "Cookie" Dunlap and wife Judy, all of Haskell, and dear nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, 2 sisters - Leta Faye Dunlap and Carolyn Sue Wilborn.

The family would like to thank Dr. Victor Hirsch and staff of Abilene, the staff of Haskell Home Health, and Hendrick Hospice Care.

The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to Hendrick Hospice Care, P O Box 1922, Abilene, Texas 79604.