Tess Barksdale: Difference between revisions

[[Helen]], [[Rita]] and [[Amy Barksdale]]'s mother in [[Richard Lobinske|Richard Lobinske's]] [[Falling Into College]]. She is a fine example of a southern matriarch. Widowed after the death of her husband [[Simon Barksdale|Simon]], a banker, she inherited a comfortable fortune and managed it well for years. However, in "[[And the Bubble Burst"]]," she had lost much of it day trading stocks, forcing her and Rita to ask Helen and Amy for help to recover. Tess was unhappy with Helen's decision to marry [[Jake]] and long considered it a mistake until the events of "[[A Matter of Priorities"]]. "