Alicia Towster
January 16, 1939 - February 17, 2020
Alicia Towster passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the age of 81. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11:30 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice. Burial will follow in Carron Cemetery. At the request of family, visitation will be held from 8:00 AM until time of Services on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice. In 1961, Alicia Graduated from Radcliffe College (now merged with Harvard) cum laude in mathematics. She performed her graduate work in linguistics at UC/Berkley; computational linguistics at UW/Madison, and computer science at the former USL, now UL/ Lafayette. After moving to Lafayette, she worked for the University, most recently as Director of Computing Support Services. Alicia is survived by her partner of forty years, Raymond Francois; one son, Robert Towster and wife Jeanette; one sister, Cate Ewing; one brother, Joel Ewing and wife Elizabeth; two grandsons, Henry and Jack; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, George McNaught Ewing and Alice Jones Ewing. In lieu of flowers, her wish was for donations to be made to Heart of Hospice, 1100 Bertrand Drive, Suite A, Lafayette, La 70506
Alicia Towster passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the age of 81. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11:30 AM at Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice. Burial will follow in Carron Cemetery. At the request... View Obituary & Service Information