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On Sunday, May 6, Elizabeth Kay Libby Bebinger went to be with our Lord and

Savior, Jesus Christ, after battling with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for 19

years. Libbys heroic battle with this devastating disease will be understated in this

small space. Suffice it to say she was the focal point a fabric of admirers,

contributors, caregivers, prayer warriors, and family members that only grew with

time as she fought her disease.

Born October 23, 1970, she grew up in Alamo Heights following in the footsteps of

her father, James Calvin Bebinger, and three siblings, Martha, Carol, and David in

attending Cambridge Elementary and Alamo Heights High School, graduating in

1989. Her high school career and adult life were forged by the friendships she made

through her many activities including varsity cheerleading, track and field as well asleadership in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and other organizations. She then

attended Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) where she was

president of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and majored in communications and Spanish.

She graduated in 1994 around 6 months after her formal diagnosis with LouGehrigs disease.

Instead of following her mother, Floy Sylvia Martin Bebinger into the teaching

profession she was forced to come to grips with a terminal illness typically claiming

its victims in 3-5 years. Much of Libbys next two decades involved the ever

shifting challenge of being a living witness to the love of Jesus Christ as her speech

failed, followed by her legs, then an inability to feed herself, perform any self care

and finally Sunday morning with an inability to breathe.

Up until the end all of her family members and friends received regular updates on

her life (and advice on their lives), caregivers received friendship and conflictmediation, and Jesus received a lot of prayers for all of us which are no doubt

continuing into perpetuity. Libby, Aunt Bucky, is survived by her immediate

family members Sylvia, Martha, Carol, and David. Her father Jim passed away

when Libby was seven. She took great pride in and had great love for her ten nieces

and nephews who are split evenly between Austin, Texas and Boston,Massachusetts. Carol and her husband Colby Smith have the Austin five. The

Boston group is split between Martha Bebinger and Adam Marks as well as David

Bebinger and Angela Belcher. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 8th from

6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Loring on McCullough.

SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012, 1:00 P.M.

ALAMO HEIGHTS UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

825 E. BASSE ROAD

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Interment will be private for the family at Sunset Memorial Park. While Libby most

wanted her life to be an instrument for others to meet and deepen their relationshipwith Jesus Christ she did have charities that she was more sympathetic towards and

contributions could be made to the following: the 700 Club, The ALS Association,

or the Jefferson State Bank in care of Libby Bebinger.

You are invited

to sign the Guestbook

at www.porterloring.com

Arrangements with

PORTER LORING

1101 MCCULLOUGH AVE.

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