Born in 1957 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Audrey Lee Guild lived most of her life from age 4—on in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Guild taught psychology courses at Houston Community College for 20 years, until she was forced to retire for health reasons. Specializing in Statistical Methods, she also left many grateful tutoring students. Before and during her teaching career, she worked on many diverse psychological, sociological, neurological research projects. The topics included stress and self-mutilation, bulimia, the neurochemistry of learning, efficacy of parenting classes, and how to encourage women and minorities to pursue scientific and technical careers, funding included National Science Foundation and Defense Department grants.
Earning her bachelor’s degree on psychology and psychobiology from Ripon College in Wisconsin in 1978, she edited the college poetry journal and learned how to live in snow and small towns. She earned her master’s degree in Medical Sciences (Neuroscience) in 1981 from the University of Florida.
Audrey enjoyed supporting and participating in many groups such as the Triple Nine Society, the Prometheus Society, the Katy Nightwriters, the Escape Center for Abused Children, Abbusters and the Center for the Healing of Racism. Her haunting poetry was performed locally and published nationally, and her slight Texas accent can be heard in the long diphthongs of its verses.
Audrey Guild spent her last years in a nursing home, keeping up with her poetry and the latest developments in science and technology.
Audrey was preceded in death by her father Calvin Corwin Guild, mother Wanda Lee Greene, and her brother Bradley Wain Guild. She leaves behind her uncle Gerald Greene, half-brother Tim Gallagher, and sister-in-law Jeanne Miller.
Rest in peace Audrey
I felt honored to have had Audrey as a friend for a number of decades, and as a teacher for one stats class. I very much admired her dedication to teaching psychology and statistics in support of many new and promising nurses and other healthcare professionals. Audrey had a strong light of intelligence with a passion for scientific approaches, and a focus on truth supplemented by an interest in metaphysical truths as well. Her membership and participation in a local MENSA group was unsurprising, and led her to many interesting persons and experiences. Her interest in the understanding of trauma enriched the lives of many who knew her. She was delightfully interesting to talk to and learn from, and I will miss our cumulative hours and hours of deep conversation. She contributed so much to the world, possibly more than she knew, and she will very much be missed.