Lucinda Ewald "Cindy" Dickson

Cindy was born in Roanoke, Virginia and was brought up in Rural Retreat. She attended the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, as an undergraduate, graduating in 1965. She then went to graduate school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and obtained an MBA at the University of Houston. She met her first husband, Glenn Nichols, who died in 1992, at the University of Tennessee. In 1973, she moved to Houston, when Glenn, having taught at the University of Richmond, got a job at Texas Southern University, where he taught Political Science. Cindy and Glenn spent a year in Brazil, where he researched his dissertation. Brazil is a country that Cindy developed an abiding love for and she continued to this day to support children there through the Child Fund International. In Houston, Cindy’s love for animals took her to begin a long involvement with Citizens for Animal Protection, which took up a lot of her time and energy. She became an HR specialist at Texas Commerce Bank and was well on the way to a lucrative career when she was in a car accident in 1990 that incapacitated her for a long period. After her recovery she provided consulting services in HR and other fields to a number of companies around Houston.

She met her second husband, Richard, in 1993, and they were married at Christ Church Cathedral in June 1998. He worked as a consultant for Electronic Data Systems until they both retired in 2007. They traveled extensively to Europe and especially Scotland and England, where Richard had family. Richard and Cindy visited South Africa in 2012, where they enjoyed a wonderful few days on safari, indulging in their passion for photography, and visiting Cape Town. In January of this year they spent a blissful 10 days in West Texas including visits to Big Bend State Park and Marfa. These are memories Richard will treasure always.

Cindy loved art and history both at home and in the places she visited. One day her face lit up with amazement when presented with a shoebox of Roman antiquities that had recently been discovered in France. She was an active member and volunteer at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and at the Houston Grand Opera. She was also a keen theatre goer, supporting Houston’s Alley Theatre, as well as the many theatres she visited on her travels. Cindy was an avid photographer and developed a love of black and white film photography. She was a long-term student of the Glassell School of Art. Cindy spent her final day in the dark room of the school indulging in one of her greatest passions.

She was an active member of Christ Church Cathedral, and had recently been appointed as head of their Altar Guild. All at the Church will miss her greatly.

Cindy was a passionate animal lover, devoted to her two cocker spaniels, Winston and Ashby. At any event where there were animals, she would make sure they got as much attention as people present.

All who knew her will remember her as a kind and generous person, who enjoyed and celebrated the successes of others. Her fun and adventurous spirit made her a pleasure to spend time with, which is reflected in the very many friends who will miss her dearly. Cindy was a devoted wife to Richard, and much loved step-mother to his two daughters, Penny and Nicola. She will be greatly missed, but very fondly remembered by them all.

The memorial service is to be conducted at eleven o’clock in the morning on Monday, the 11th of March, at Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue in Houston, where the Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean, is to officiate. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in Latham Hall.

In lieu of customary remembrances, and for those desiring, contributions in memory of Lucinda may be directed to World Vision, P. O. Box 9716, Federal Way, Washington, 98063-9716; or Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave., Houston, TX, 77002.