Linda Diane Pressler

Linda Diane Pressler (Née McWilliams) “Linda Mac" passed away at Hospice Brazos Valley in Bryan Texas on September 11, 2018, two days shy of her 68th birthday.

Linda was born in Sinton, Texas on September 13, 1950 to William Christian (W.C.) and Ruby Helen (Fryar) McWilliams of Fredericksburg. Her father, originally from Michigan was the manager of Central Texas Electric COOP in the Texas Hill Country for 35 years. Her mother was a housewife whose family farmed cotton in the Big Spring area of West Texas. Growing up in Fredericksburg with her brothers Butch and Terry, Linda attended Fredericksburg schools. She was active in the high school band playing the clarinet, Vocational Office Education, Future Business Leaders of America, Future Teachers of America, Spanish Club and UIL Typing. She was a Gillespie County Fair Duchess in 1968 and represented Fredericksburg and Gillespie County in the "Hemisfair" activities in San Antonio and parades throughout central Texas.
After graduating from Fredericksburg High school in 1969, Linda attended Durham’s College of Business in Austin where she graduated with a diploma in Fashion Merchandising and General Business.

Linda met her husband Larry when she was just 15 years old and both were students at Fredericksburg High School. They met on a blind date at Balanced Rock just north of Fredericksburg in May 1966, right after Larry performed at the high school prom. They were married in Fredericksburg on January 2, 1971 at Edison Street Methodist Church between semesters while Larry was studying Wildlife and Fisheries Science at Texas A&M University. Throughout that time Linda worked as a secretary and surgical assistant to Dr. Jacob Biel of Bryan. During their 47 year marriage, they were blessed with two daughters, Nicole and Christy, and 5 grandchildren. Linda’s children were her life and she was an actively involved mother serving as treasurer of the PTA at St. Paul Lutheran School in McAllen and chairman of the fundraising committee when their daughters attended elementary school. An Aggie through and through, she was extremely proud when both daughters graduated from Texas A&M with degrees in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Science and Agricultural Development.

Linda worked as a professional secretary, an accounting clerk, and as a professional realtor for Trendsetters Realty during the 36 years Larry was the Director of Parks and Recreation in McAllen. She loved to work, but especially loved real estate. Unfortunately, Linda was stricken with Fibromyalgia in 1999 and Multiple Myeloma in 2013. Both devastated her professional career and disrupted her personal life. In spite of enduring aggressive chemo therapy and a Stem Cell Transplant she maintained a cheerful and positive outlook until the very end. She was a member of St. Mark Methodist Church in McAllen and sang in the choir. Linda was a devout Christian with the highest sense of integrity and personal responsibility. She was unyielding in her moral convictions with unquestionable devotion to her husband and family.

Linda was always the life of the party and a consummate hostess. She had an amazing sense of humor and a tremendous laugh. She was a movie buff, loved muscle cars and loved to talk for hours to her friends and neighbors. The youngest couple on the block in McAllen, Linda and Larry cared for two different elderly residents on their street who had no local families. Linda attended them in their homes for three years each, cooking, cleaning, taking them to doctor’s appointments, getting their groceries, and comforting them until their deaths. She also spent three years caring for her mother in Fredericksburg until her death.

Linda loved collecting antiques and Christmas ornaments. After her husband's retirement and moving back to Aggieland in 2009 she became a garage and estate sale regular, increasing her collection into the thousands. She was passionate about collecting primitive house wares, glassware and, of course Christmas ornaments. She enjoyed musicals and attending plays on A&M Campus but more than anything, she loved attending Aggie ball games...women's basketball, football, baseball, volleyball and ice hockey. She adored her dogs, and even more, her grandchildren Allison, Alex, Kendall, Kyle and Avery.

Linda will be remembered as one of the funniest people in high school, but in business as one of the most honest and hardworking. She leaves behind her husband Larry E. Pressler of College Station (Formerly of McAllen and Fredericksburg), daughter and son-in-law Nicole DeAnn and Bill Sorrells of San Antonio, daughter Christy Dawn Pressler Blanton of College Station, five grandchildren – Allison, Alex, and Avery Sorrells and Kendall and Kyle Blanton, her brother and sister-in-law Terry and Jerlene (Wilke) McWilliams and their son Willie of Fredericksburg, her sister-in-law Frances Pressler Heimann and husband Louis Rech and son Dale Heimann of Willow City and her niece Erin Harris of College Station. Linda is preceded in death by her parents W.C. “Mac” and Ruby McWilliams of Fredericksburg and her half-brother and sister-in-law Larned "Butch" and Donetta McWilliams of Arlington Tx.

A Celebration of Life will be held on September 22 at 3 p.m. at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with a reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall. A private Interment will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to:
Willow City Volunteer Fire Dept.
2553 Ranch Road 1323
Willow City, TX 78675
Linda McWilliams Pressler Educational & Training Fund

Hospice Brazos Valley
502 W. 26th St.
Bryan, TX 77803
Can donate on line @www.hospicebrazosvalley.org/donate