TIMOTHY ANN HARDY SLOAN DININO

1937-2016

A native resident of Bay City, Texas and prominent retired lawyer, Timothy Ann Hardy Sloan DiNino died peacefully in her home on July 31, 2016 at the age of 79, surrounded by her five sons, siblings and close friends. Born on July 22, 1937 to Susie Lou Cunningham Hardy and retired State District Judge G.P. Hardy, Jr., she is preceded in death by her husband Vincent R. DiNino, Director Emeritus of the UT Longhorn Band, and sister Patricia Sue Townsend. She is survived by her five sons, David Michael Sloan, wife Dena Guisti, of Baytown; George Todd Sloan, wife Elizabeth, of Austin; Timothy Patrick Sloan, of Houston; Richard Geoffrey Sloan, Sr., wife Marianne Gordey, of Austin; and Matthew Hardy Sloan, and wife Crystal Len, of Bay City. She is also survived by her step-children, Dinah DiNino Rieves and husband, Mike, of Alaska; Carmen DiNino Alspach and husband Rick, of Hutto; step-grandson, Charlie Ward. In addition, she is survived by her brother G.P. Hardy, III, wife Sandra McKenzie Hardy, of Victoria; sister Susie Lou Hardy Long, husband Robert Long, of Bay City, and sister Melinda Hardy Horn, of Stafford. She is also survived by 8 loving grandchildren, their spouses, and 5 great grandchildren, numerous cousins and other relatives. Timothy was married three times, first to David Walter Sloan, father of their five sons, then Earl Vandorn Keene, and finally to Vincent R. DiNino.

Timothy was the oldest of five siblings and possessed a unique feature - one blue eye and one brown eye. She graduated from Bay City High School with the Class of 1955 and later attended the University of Texas at Austin and transferred to Midwestern State University where she received a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in Biology, English and Education. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law and received a JD in 1971, as she was one of only six women in the graduating class. After working as a prosecutor and attorney in Missouri, Odessa and Ft. Bend County Texas, she returned to her hometown and opened a law office, and later retired in 2013.

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A “Celebration of Life” service will be held on August 20, 2016 at 11:00am at the Matagorda County MultiPurpose Building located at: 4511 FM2668, Bay City, TX 77414. Memorial donations may be made in Timothy’s honor to the Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center. P.O. Box 1820 Bay City, Texas 77404 www.crisiscnt. com or The Longhorn Alumni Band Charitable Fund P.O. Box 163326 Austin TX 78716-3326 http://www. lhab.org/donate