Janice Beverly Pringle D'Alta's Obituary
Janice Beverly Pringle D’Alta was born August 5, 1931 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She remained
in St. Petersburg through junior college, growing into a bold, somewhat opinionated young woman with an adventurous spirit.
Janice loved playing the piano, beginning her church pianist career at the tender age of 10, playing for her Sunday School department. She had the joy of playing for nearly eighty years, blessing several congregations and choirs with her gift.
She graduated from Duke University with a BS in medical technology and was part of ground-breaking innovations in separating and typing blood. She was even called to testify in paternity suits, able to use a blood type to disqualify but not confirm parentage. After college she worked at a hospital in Dalton, Georgia, where she met Rafael D’Alta, the love of her life. They worked together for several years, and were married on July 25, 1959. Always ready for an adventure, she moved with him to his hometown of Maracaibo, Venezuela, becoming fluent in Spanish in her thirties. She spent many of her years there teaching English. She loved Venezuela and being part of Rafael’s large family.
Rafael was a small aircraft pilot and Janice enjoyed being his navigator. In addition to their many trips across the Gulf of Mexico to Miami, they once landed on the top of a mesa in the Amazon for a fishing trip.
Janice seldom met a puzzle she couldn’t conquer, from jigsaw to crossword. She was a fierce Scrabble opponent, but was always ready for any card or board game. Playing with Janice was not for the faint of heart.
Janice and Rafael retired in 2004 to a family property in Spring, Texas. They enjoyed family dinners and celebrations as well as the company of chickens, geese, ducks and goats.
Janice got to see her beloved Savior face to face on February 6, 2025, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Pauline Pringle. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Rafael D’Alta, her brother Douglas Pringle (Margarita) and three generations of nieces and nephews.
We will miss our beloved wife, sister, aunt, friend.
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