Loo Smith, a loyal Texas Aggie, dedicated educator and committed Democrat of high morals and ideals, died recently at her home in Bandera County. She succumbed to an aggressive, malignant Glioblastoma tumor.
A giving and gracious woman, her final gift was to donate her body to UT Health Science Center to assist those studying medicine, a decision she made in 1978.
Loo, born on Sept. 26, 1956, graduated from John Marshall High School in San Antonio and received her B.S. degree from Texas A&M. She taught social studies in Rockdale, Texas, Alexandria, Louisiana, San Antonio and Bandera.
She challenged her students to be ...