Loving to write, Mary was known for sending encouraging cards and wrote the following words about her life... "God has given me an incredibly rich life. By the world’s standards I have never been wealthy, but with God’s blessings I was a millionaire. To God be the glory for the things He has done."
Mary was born in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Kenney and Mildred (Stanford) Patterson. She grew up as the apple of her daddy’s eye. She graduated from McCallum High School in 1963, then Durham’s Business College, and later worked for the State of Texas for a few years. On February 12, 1966, Mary married her lifetime friend, Jimmy. Their families had been friends for years before Mary and Jimmy were born.
After the birth of their children, Jennifer and Kenney, Mary stayed at home to be a mom and help Jimmy with his transmission business, JW Automotive, in downtown Austin. Mary was very involved in her children’s education, working in the PTA and volunteer organizations at every school her children attended. Mary welcomed her children’s spouses, Ruth Ray and John Cootware, as if they were her own, baking and decorating both of their wedding cakes herself.
She adored her grandchildren, Patrick and Carl Cootware, and Baylor and Amy Wrubel. Mary loved finding patterns of children’s clothes to sew for her grandchildren, even tiny doll patterns for the baby boys that were born prematurely and were very tiny. Mary was delighted to meet Baylor’s fiancé, Kendall Paulsen, and was eager to find out about their coming wedding.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents Kenney and Mildred Patterson; her mother–in-law, Anna Bucher Wrubel; and her son-in-law John Cootware. She is survived by the love of her life, Jimmy Wrubel; daughter, Jennifer Cootware; son, Kenney Wrubel (wife, Ruth Ray Wrubel); as well as her grandchildren, Patrick and Carl Cootware, and Baylor and Amy Wrubel.
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