I just found out about Mary Today, Every once in a while I Google her name and look to see if maybe she's on Facebook, Well Today  I found her
I worked with her at Cessna Aircraft , And then I discovered that she lived just down the street from me on Market, Next to the Longfellow School where my kids went ,  Wow, were neighbors  !
 Yes Mary always had a smile on her face, anytime I needed help with reading a blueprint , figuring out  how a part went together or even borrowing a tool, she was happy to assist , many days when she felt bad she would still be friendly with a smile , She was a real sweetheart .
I read some of the stories on here and about her life, then pictures......Wonderful  memories  . BUT then  I recognized  one person.........I thought Who is that  ?Oh yes !!   I used to be a janitor at Bishop Carroll back in the 80's....and my family and I used to clean up the Football Field the next day after a game 
I believe its  David  i recognized  , gosh , I wished I would have known this while we worked side by side at our work bench , we could of told some good stories about Bishop Carroll 
     FAMILY , I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR OF HER PASSING AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. , I'm 10 years older than her. 

My oldest sister Mary and I were ten years apart, but we were so close. We spent a lot of time together before life got in the way. She loved to play games and spend time with family. She loved to play Monopoly and she would always win lol. It was very hard to beat her at Monopoly, that was her game! Mary, Lucy and I would get together and have margaritas and play rummy, poker, yahtzee...lots of games. So many hours spent together...wonderful memories. Mary and I would go visit our mom together and play word games and dice with her. Mom loved us coming over. Mary deserved a lot more in life than she received, but it never turned her bitter. She always had a smile, a hug and an I love you ready to give to everyone. You went too soon Mary, and I'm having a really hard time accepting it. Last night I had a thought I should call you, like so many times before. And then I was like, oh right, I can't. I will miss you so much and I'll forever wish I had been able to spend more time with you the last few years. I love you big sis.❤❤

I was home from school on summer break and my Sister told me that she had bought me a ticket to a Christian concert she wanted to attend because Dad would not let her go without me. After Dad dropped us off at the Kansas Coliseum, Mary came clean that the tickets were for the Styx Mr. Roboto concert.  Mary knew that Styx was one of my favorite bands. I don't think she knew that Styx was my favorite band at the time. I was very surprised, excited, and I thought it was pretty clever that she was able to convince my dad that it was a Christian band.  It was also the very first rock concert and I got to attend with my sister. The concert was great. The atmosphere was…festive, smokey, smoke that didn't smell like cigarettes.  LOL.  It was quite an experience.