Laura Higley, a former mayor of West University Place, died Tuesday following a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Laura Higley , former mayor of West University Place and longtime justice on the First District Court of Appeals, died Tuesday following a five-year struggle with Alzheimer ’s disease, her family announced Thursday. She was 77. Higley served as the mayor of West University for a single term from 1989 to 1991. During that time, she earned a law degree from the University of Houston and received her license from the Texas State Bar in 1990.
Appeals court justice with Alzheimer’s disease resigns 'Laura, upon reflection, had committed herself to a test,” Bob Higley said. “Could a woman have a career and devote herself to her family and perform rewarding work in her community?' It was a challenge Higley was more than willing to face, according to a news release from the family. She began working at Baker Botts LLP in 1989, the same year she became mayor of West University.
West University Place mayor contests sons claims for guardianship of wife, former appeals court justice Higley resigned later that year, and the legal dispute between her sons and husband was later resolved, according to documents filed with the Harris County District Attorney's Office. She is survived by her husband, two sons and four grandchildren. A memorial service has been scheduled for Nov. 12 at 9:30 a.m.
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