Jo Leta Zivley Gavit passed away on February 6, 2022 in her home.  Jo Leta and her twin brother, George Andrew, children of Charles N. and Martha Ann Robertson Zivley, were born in Austin, Texas on July 26, 1934.  They were graduates of Austin High School and attended the University of Texas.  While at the University of Texas, Jo Leta became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.  Their philanthropic program remained important to her throughout her lifetime.

She was married to William Lindsay "Lynn" Gavit on May 31, 1958.  She was employed by the University of Texas in the Division of Extension while Lynn completed studies to become a Registered Pharmacist, after which she moved with him to Corpus Christi.  She was a home- maker during her children's early years, and became involved in several community activities on a volunteer basis.  She served as president of the Nueces County Pharmaceutical Auxiliary and was Co Chairman of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association State Convention in Corpus Christi.  She became a board member and later the Executive Director for United Cerebral Palsy of the Coastal Bend area.  In 1967 Jo Leta became the Volunteer Coordinator and Spokesman for the newly opened Corpus Christ State School, a position she held until she and her husband bought their own business and moved to Port Aransas to operate the Island Pharmacy in 1972.  In addition to working with her husband in the store she became aware of the need for a public library in Port Aransas and became a charter member of the William R "Bill" Ellis Library group, and assisted raising the funds needed to furnish the first Library, then housed in the Port Aransas City Hall.  She became a charter member of the Friends of Ellis Library, and her dedication to that organization continued for the rest of her life. She then spent one year updating the foyer in the City's hall, and later raised all the needed funds and headed the creation of the "Discover Port Aransas" exhibit in the same location.  She was a member of the UT/MSI Advisory Council.  She supported a number of   other civic projects during the many years she lived in Port Aransas.  Following the death of her husband in 1995 she served for many years as the manager of both her family's commercial and residential properties in Port Aransas.

She was preceded in death by her much beloved husband Lynn Gavit, both of her parents, her sister Ann and her twin brother, George.

Jo Leta's greatest joys were her two sons whom she was survived by, son Brad and wife Gail of Tarpley, Texas, son Bill and wife Kristin of Corpus Christi, Texas, Grandsons Glenn and wife Amanda of Bryan, Texas, Dean and wife Eileen of San Antonio, Texas, and Michael of New Ulm, Texas and granddaughters Jessica and husband Kevin of Richardson, Texas and Lindsay and husband Jamie of Norman, Ok.  She was   also survived by great grandson Grayson and great granddaughters Willa, Isobel and Aria.

A memorial service will be held at the Trinity By the Sea Church in Port Aransas at 11:00 am on February 26, 2022.  In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate contributions to the Friends of the William R. "Bill" Ellis Memorial Library, at P. O. Box 11 in Port Aransas, Texas in memory of Jo Leta Gavit.