Mary Marcelle Hines

Mary Gerin Hines was born on November 7, 1934 in Honolulu Hawaii to Captain Marcel USN/ret and Mary Gerin and went to be with our Lord on August 23, 2013 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years William and her son William Jr. Mary is survived by her three sons Stephen (Danielle) Hines of Cypress, Christopher (Mary Anne) Hines of Conroe, and Michael (Doria) Hines of Houston, Texas and her four grandchildren Matthew, Daniel, Stephanie, and Kelly. She is also survived by her sister Anne Warren of Falls Church, Virginia and her brother Dr. John Gerin of Bethesda, Maryland. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.

Mary was a graduate of Marymount Junior College in Arlington, Virginia and Trinity College in Washington, DC. Her passions in life have been her faith, her children, her grandchildren, and her pets. She also loved to draw. Her husband was an air traffic controller and the family moved from San Antonio to Houston in 1965 with the opening of the Houston FAA Air Traffic Safety Center.

Mary had the gift of talking and could instantly strike up a conversation with anyone. Mary worked as a teacher, a business manager, and a volunteer throughout her life. She was a volunteer school librarian at St. Rose of Lima School and served on the Parish Council. She also he served as Garden Oaks neighborhood watch member and as a precinct judge for several years.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM followed by a Rosary at Pat H. Foley, 1200 W. 34th Street on Thursday, August 29. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, August 30 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 3600 Brinkman Dr. in Houston. In lieu of burial flowers, donations may be made in Mary’s name to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Houston St. Thomas High School, Marymount University in Virginia or to the Carlton County Historical Society in Cloquet, MN.