Babs Saul Landon, 93, of Arlington, died peacefully and with dignity at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, with her daughter and sister by her side. Babs was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents Bertha “Bert” and William “Bill” Havrda. They had two other children: her older brother, Billy, and a younger sister, Diana. Babs went to school in Hartford, Fort Trumbull, and Milford, CT. When she was in high school, her father was transferred to Texas with the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation. The family settled in Arlington. After graduating from Arlington High School, Babs worked at Vought and attended UTA until she received her associate’s degree in accounting. Babs met John R. Saul at a friend’s party. Johnny graduated from the University of Notre Dame and worked as an engineer at Vought. They married in 1954 and raised one daughter, Teresa. In the 1970s, Johnny founded MICMIX Audio Products, where Babs served as office manager and treasurer. Following Johnny’s death in 1981, she assumed the presidency and managed the company until it was sold. She returned to college at UTA to pursue her Political Science degree. During this time, she developed a love for golf because it was a required component of her degree program.
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