On Friday, June 26, 2020, Ms. Mary Jemison Ripoll quietly passed away. She was born on February 18, 1937, to the late James Edward and Mary Rhodes Jemison in New Orleans, LA. Mary was the youngest and only remaining of five children, all who were known for having recounted many wonderful and often amazing stories. Mary demonstrated the love she had for children and young adults by having coached girls softball and the boys 11 year old baseball team. Every year, she enjoyed tuning into the Little League Baseball World Series. Mary leaves an infinite number of warm memories to her two loving sons: Joe (Marilyn) and Jim (Cheri) Ripoll, her closest friend and sister-in-law Corinne Jemison. She is survived by five grandchildren (Ted, Beau, Megan, Clare and JoJo), one great granddaughter (Aliza) and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, all who will greatly miss her kindness and affection. Mary was a graduate of Francis T. Nicholls High School. For nearly all of her career, she was an office manager for commercial construction companies in Houston, Morgan City and New Orleans. Family and Friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at Leitz-Eagan, 4747 Veterans Blvd, Metairie, on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 at 12:00 noon. Visitation will begin at 10:00 in the morning. Masks and social distancing are required. As an alternative to attending in person, the service will be extended virtually. The link can be found through her online guestbook at www.leitzeaganfuneralhome.com or facebook.com/leitzeagan.
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