
I primarily know Mary through Nancy, so I have enjoyed reading the memory pages as well as Mary's biography.  I have a new appreciation for the amazing woman that she was.  She is missed by many because she gave us precious feelings and priceless memories. I am blessed to have known her.  



Dear Nancy and Michael:

Please accept our deepest sympathy for the passing of your mother Mary.  She was a true friend, a delightful person and a wonderful neighbor.  She was a very good person and we are sure that she is in heaven now.

I would like to share a funny anecdote with you.  When we moved to Austin from Mexico in the summer of 1987 your mother was the first neighbor to show up at the door to introduce herself and to welcome us.  She was holding a plate with chocolate muffins and had a big smile on her face.  Her kindness was unbelievable and she conquered my heart immediately.  Back then, I did not speak any English and she did not speak any Spanish, but he had a long and nice conversation and became friends.   When my husband SaÃºl came back from work I told him that Mrs. Murphy had come and that I was sorry for her because she had told me that her husband was 'retarded'.  Later we met your father and I said to SaÃºl that Mr. Murphy was not 'retarded', but a smart man.  Then we discovered that she had said 'retired', but I had misunderstood her due to my poor English.  That was hilarious!  Later a neighbor asked me for my Portuguese father, and I said, "no, my father was Spanish, not Portuguese, where did you hear that?â€ She said that Mrs. Murphy had told her so.  I had told your mom that I spoke Portuguese.   In conclusion, our conversation was amiable and fun, but totally inaccurate. 

We really appreciated her friendship, and even more because in those years those Texans who were racists did not bother to hide their true feelings and were mean to us.  You can imagine how much we loved your parents for making us feel welcomed and accepted.  

Mary was who took us to the Bethany Methodist church to register our daughter Sathya in preschool.  We really enjoyed that little school.  She also gave us all kinds of good advice and we enjoyed a friendship of many years until she moved to Dallas.  We missed her tremendously.

We are sending you a big hug and our sincere condolences.  She was a wonderful person whose kindness touched many people.

Much love,
Dr. & Dr. SaÃºl and Nicky Mercado






Thnak you, Mary, for your service to our country.



Nancy's Mom was always suportive of me and our relationship. She was truly one of the good people in the world. 



We have happy, warm memories of Mary and of Walt and Mary.  They were wonderful people.  Mary was the unofficial neighborhood "welcome wagon lady", bringing each new family homebaked goods and an open invitation to friendship. We will cherish our memories always.
Love, Bruce and Pam 



I am truly sorry for your loss. I pray the sure hope, as found in the bible will bring comfort to your hearts. "The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear the voice of Christ and come out." (John 5:28,29 Acts 24:15) Yes, you will see your loved ones again because Christ will journey there to awaken them from sleep. (John 11:1,11-14,43,44) And the life to be enjoyed when this takes place is almost to wonderful to contemplate. ((Revelation 21:3,4 Psalms 37:11,29 Isaiah 11:6-9) tymack79@aim.com


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Mary Jean Murphy

November 26, 1922 – January 19, 2011

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