Mary Eloise (Mary Lou)Steen Ryan passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 18, 2023 at her residence in El Paso, Texas. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to John Ryan and Eloise Ryan (nee Johnson).
Mary Lou graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1949 at the age of 16.
She met and married the love of her life partner Harry Steen Sr in 1957 & enjoyed a happy 58 year long marriage until his passing in 2015.
She was an avid bowler and was the first professional woman's bowler from the state of New Mexico. She found pleasure traveling around the country on the pro-tour. Additionally she was bitten by the gambling bug, be it horseracing at Sunland Park, slots in Vegas, bingo and lottery scratch offs or Powerball..she did it all.
She was a vendor at the main PX at Ft. Bliss, Texas for 35+ years, she was a people person & people were drawn to her as she took the time to converse with anybody and everybody who made her acquaintance.. nobody was a stranger. She met a multitude of people from all walks of life from around the world, and made lifelong friends along the way.
Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband Harry E. Steen Sr., father John J. Ryan, mother Eloise J. Gillespie, brothers Jack J. Ryan, Thomas E. Linn, and sister Emily Vivienne Linn Longenbaugh. She is survived by Daughters Holly Pendleton, Pamela Percel, Laura Reza, Melissa Steen and sons. LTC Michael L. Deaner (R), and Harry Steen Jr, grandchildren Jonathan Pendleton, Stephanie Adams, Ryan Percel, Elena Wright, Mario and Enrique Ruiz, Caitlin Reza, Shayne and Chad Steen, Isabella Rivera, Chloe and Max Goldberg, Great-grandchildren Zoey, Flynn, Audrey, Alexandria, Ayanna, Aviel, Kaleb, Sophie, Abigail, Enrique Jr, Cade Jr, Zoey.
In loving memory we ask that everybody have an ice cold coca-cola & buy a lottery ticket.
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