Nancy A. Powell finding words that adequately express our sense of loss is tantamount to capturing the sea in a teacup. Nancy A. Powell, mother, sister, aunt, grandma and best friend, traded her wheels for flight on November 12, 2009, one month short of her 76th birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Thelma Hazel Anderson; brother, Eric; husband of 37 years, William G. Powell Sr. and son, William G. Powell, Jr. A survivor of polio, Nancy was one of life's true steel magnolias; she was the embodiment of class. She was born in Glendale, California and raised in Bisbee, Arizona. Nancy was a 1952 graduate of Bisbee High School. Afterward, she went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Arizona. In 1969, she returned to the University of Arizona where she went on to earn a Juris Doctorate. She is survived by her sisters, Ora Neva "Sug" Buchanon and Mary Ellen Flanders; her five remaining children, Laura (Harold) Buck, Robin Burkhart, David (Kyle) Powell, Luana Powell and Valerie (Gregg) Ferguson, in addition to seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Nancy had a long and successful career in the fields of law and education, proving to all who knew her that the greatest handicaps are those that are self-imposed. Published in the Tucson Newspapers on November 22, 2009