Virginia Gullette

Virginia M. Gullette, 81, passed away peacefully at her home near Brenham on January 10, 2006. Ginger, as she was known by family and friends, was born on October 15, 1924, in Quincy, Illinois to T.E. Musselman and Mary Locke Scripps Musselman. She graduated from Quincy High School and later attended the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, where she majored in geology. She also met Cameron Gullette, her future husband, in Urbana and they were married July 15, 1944. They moved to Houston in 1959, where they started The Cameron Company and built it into the largest building maintenance firm in the Southwest. Ginger was also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority at the U of I, and continued her affiliation in Houston, working on many Kappa Christmas Pilgrimages through the years. She and Cam retired in 1972 and moved to the hills of Austin County, TX, where they restored a country home and raised cattle and bluebonnets. Through the years as a military spouse, mother, wife, business partner and rancher, Ginger had a zest for life that brought joy to everyone that knew her. She also was a bird lover and a life-long student of nature. Survivors include her husband, Cameron C. Gullette; her son, Thomas C. Gullette and his wife Lynn of Houston; her grandchildren, Kelly and Robert; and her sister, Mary Margaret Schultz of Beardstown, Illinois. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 13, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel, Brenham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brazos Valley Hospice, 302 E. Blue Bell Road, Brenham, TX 77833. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., Brenham.