Anita Miller Byley celebration set for Dec. 5

A celebration of the life of journalist Anita Miller Byley will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 2-5 p.m. at the Meadows Center, 201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos (formerly Aquarena Springs).

Anita stories, live music and a reception will highlight the event. Musicians performing will include longtime friends Sterling Finlay, HalleyAnna Finlay, Molly J. Hayes, Marilisa and Tanner Corl, and Ace Pepper.

Parking is free on the weekends, and the Meadows Center building is handicap accessible. The reception will be on the first floor past the museum.

Anita Miller Byley covered San Marcos and Hays County for more than 40 years for the San Marcos Daily Record and the Hays Free Press/ News Dispatch, winning numerous awards and honors for her service.

A detailed story about her career and community contributions was published by the San Marcos Daily Record on Nov. 4, 2021. Read it here.

Anita Miller Byley died on Oct. 26 at the age of 68.

She is survived by her husband David Byley, sisters Susan Tippit, Gloria Crone, and Betsy McDaniel, brothers-in-law Allen Tippit, Gary Crone, and Terry McDaniel; nieces and nephews: Remi Chaisson Miller Tippit Keathly, Hannah Estelle Crone, Lori McDaniel Henry, T.J. McDaniel, Julissa Lopez, Gary Crone Jr., Jill Oliver Theriot, Jayne Douga, second cousins Beth Nichols Gibson, Kelly Nichols, and their families.

Donations in Anita Miller Byley’s memory may be made to The San Marcos River Foundation, El Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos and its Amigas group, Dunbar Heritage Association, Mano Amiga, LULAC, The Institute for Indigenous Cultures, La Sociedad de Cuauhtemoc, Southside Community Center, and the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center.

Submitted by Melissa Millecam with contributors David Byley, Gloria Crone, Dianne Wassenich, Susan Hanson, Diana Finlay Hendricks, Kim Porterfield, and Ashley Landis.