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Fawn (Hudson) Echeverria

Posted 2008-11-09 by Sharon
Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
September 24, 2008, p. B-12

Fawn Hudson Echeverria, born Aug. 16, 1928 in Indianapolis, Ind., died peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, Sept. 7.

Fawn came to Wickenburg from Terre Haute, Ind., with her family in 1943 so they could be closer to her father who was stationed in Hawaii. The family stayed on in Wickenburg after Fawn’s father returned.

At Wickenburg High School, she was an active, popular girl where she was a cheerleader and class officer. Fawn met and married her high school sweetheart, Roy Echeverria, on Nov. 12, 1948.

After living a short while in Tucson, Ariz., and Fort Collins, Colo., the couple settled in Casa Grande, Ariz. In addition to being a super mother to seven children, she was active in the Republican Party, the Casa Grande Christian Women’s Club, Chairman of the Heart Fund Drive, and was a founding member of Beta Sigma Phi, an off-campus sorority, and the Homako Hospital Auxiliary.

In 1971 Fawn moved to Colorado, and after she and Roy divorced, she owned and successfully operated a ladies clothing boutique, The Bustle Limited. At 50, she decided to change careers and studied to become a licensed cosmetology instructor. She loved teaching and working with young people and was quickly recruited as the Educational Director for Michael Taylor Hair Institute in Denver, Colo. After several years with MTI, the opportunity to own her own cosmetology school became available. Fawn jumped on the opportunity and moved to Atlanta, Ga., where she operated Echeverria Institute of Cosmetology.

When Fawn’s mother became ill, Fawn returned to Casa Grande to care for her and started a whole new career as the office manager and bookkeeper for Tune N Lube.

In 2001, after 15 years at that job, Fawn retired and moved to Chandler, Ariz., with her daughter. For the past several years she has lived in Sonoita and Patagonia, Ariz.

Fawn was a crack shot and a lifelong member of the American Rifle Association. She loved Country Western and Big Band music that you could dance to. Despite several strokes and heart problems, she danced with her son-in-law only a few weeks before she passed away.

Fawn is preceded in death by her parents, CV and Leah Hudson, her sister Lillian Rhoades, her brothers Steve and Richard Hudson, her former husband Roy Echeverria, and her son Roy Echeverria Jr. She is survived by her brother Dan Hudson of Casa Grande; her daughters Deborah Fain of Patagonia; Josephine Walker of Sonoita; and Lilly Gold of Livingston, Mont.; her sons Jim of Center, Colo.; Richard of Austin, Texas; and John of Chandler, Ariz.; plus 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren who will miss their “angel,” Granny Fawn.

Those who knew Fawn will miss her big blue eyes, contagious laugh, and wonderful hugs. Please join Fawn’s family to celebrate her life at 5 p.m. on Oct. 25 at BeDillon’s in Casa Grande, Ariz.




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