Olga Acevedo Waterbury, 92, passed away on May 10, 2010 in Irving, Texas. She was born on February 27, 1918 in Laredo, Texas, the daughter of Cayetano C. and Santos R. Acevedo. Olgas father was a minister in the Hispanic Presbyterian Church and the family lived in several south Texas cities as she was growing up. She graduated from Henrietta M. King High School in 1936 in Kingsville, Texas. Olga was a retired associate professor of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University). She received her bachelors degree in History and Elementary Education at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M Kingsville) in 1940, and taught first grade in Robstown and Austin, Texas before entering the US Navy in 1942. During WW II she instructed Navy cadets on instrument flying and aerial navigation without radar, at three different naval air stations. She also used her bilingual skills to provide instruction in Spanish to Central and South American allied Navy cadets. She was honorably discharged from service as an Ensign in 1946. Olga earned a Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from Southwest Texas State (SWT) in 1951, and worked at Victoria ISD, San Antonio Cerebral Palsy Center and Harlandale ISD. During her tenure at SWT from 1961 until her retirement in 1981, her roles included Clinical Director of the Speech, Hearing, and Language Clinic, clinical supervisor, and professor. After completion of audiology courses at the University of Wisconsin Madison, she became dually certified in Speech and Audiology. Specializations including Language Learning Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, and parent counseling. She presented grant research results at a Symposium of Aphasia in Children in Mexico City in 1972. Published contributions included work on dyslexia and Second Look at Math. Until her move to Irving in 2003, she was a resident of Austin, Texas for 20 years where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was a lifelong Bible scholar and led numerous Bible studies in English and Spanish over the years, including El Buen Pastor in Austin and Memorial Presbyterian in San Marcos. She also conducted many individual Bible studies in Austin and Irving. She is fondly remembered by her many church friends, especially the womens circles at Covenant. Survivors include her daughter, Sylvia Jones; three grandchildren, Tracy Burger, Marcus Jones and Steven Jones; three great-grandchildren, Otto and Max Burger, and Addie Jones; and a sister Bertha Acevedo. She was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. For her 92nd birthday, she celebrated with 4 generations of family members. There was much joy in getting to know her great-grandchildren, and keeping in touch with her friends through avid letter writing. Her commitment to her church family endured distance and time after she relocated to Irving. Her thirst for knowledge and ability to teach influenced many people and will be missed. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Austin, on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. A family funeral in Arlington, Texas and burial with military honors at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will be on Friday, May 14, 2010. Memorials have been arranged through www.heifer.org gift registry or make a gift to Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services www.pchas.org. Arrangements by Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, Irving, Texas [emailprotected].