Kathleen Betty Lou (Bezner) Caponi
1931-2025

Betty Lou was born August 26th, 1931. She was the seventh of nine children of Jake and Lizzie Bezner and received the name of Elizabeth Louise at her baptism. She was preceded in death by her Father Jake, her mother Elizabeth, and siblings w/ spouse:  Lambert (Johnann Seyer), Wilfred (Joan Geray), James (Laurie Wilde), Evelyn (Sister Anna Rose), Lucielle (Sister Ramona), Weldon (Rose Walterscheid), Viola, and Arnold. She was proud to have her mother's first name. Everyone called her Betty Lou.
Studying was always enjoyable and she has fond memories of all her teachers and Father Conrad Herda who would visit the classroom.
Betty Lou graduated valedictorian of the class of 1948 and entered Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Tx on a scholarship. Teaching Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, membership in the Sodality of Our Lady, Beta Alpha, business sorority and the German Club were some of the activities in which she was involved.
After two years of college, she joined the Convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence and received the name of Sister Mary Kathleen. She earned a B.S. degree and a B. A. degree from Our Lady of the Lake in 1955 and 1961. A Master's degree in Education in 1966 prepared her not only for teaching but also administrative work in secondary schools. Sister Kathleen served in secondary schools in Texas and Oklahoma and taught Business, English, Math, and Religion and assumed the role of Principal for many of those years.
In 1972 she left religious life and took the position as Assistant Principal / Dean of Students of Notre Dame High School in Chicago, Illinois. It's an all girls school with enrollment of 800. As Assistant Principal she oversaw the formation and operation of student organizations, fundraising and fulfilled the role of Dean of Students.
In June of 1973 she married Michael Caponi who was Science and Math teacher at Notre Dame High. They lived in Park Ridge, Illinois until Mike's death in 2019 when she moved back to Texas and eventually to Our Lady of the Lake where she spent her last years in San Antonio.