Marie Hansen Lewis, beloved mother, stepmother, grandmother, civil servant, Spanish and History teacher passed away at the age of 84 from complications after a stroke at Tuscany Hospice in Conroe, Texas.
Marie was born on November 7, 1939 in Mission, Texas and was the oldest child of Herbert W. Hansen and Mildred L. Aitchison Hanson. She was the wife of Arnold D. Lewis from June 5, 1962 until his death in 2005. Besides her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents, and her step-daughter Laura Carolyn Lewis Gill. She is survived by her step-son, Charles E. Lewis, her daughter Sarah M. Lewis, her son Walden H. “Hank” Lewis and his wife/her daughter-in-law Julie Z. Lewis; her brother Edward Hansen, her grandchildren Helena A. Lewis and Jason H. Lewis; and additionally family William D. “Bill” Fong, his wife Jing Z. Fong, “bonus” grandchildren Tre Fong, Koa Fong, Kiana Fong, Kaia Fong, Ann Gill Williams, Edward Gill, and Paul Gill. Marie lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 20 years before moving to Conroe, Texas, where she lived for 31 years until her death.
Marie graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, Texas in the late 1950s and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in History and Library Science from Lamar University in Beaumont Texas. She earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Marie worked as a Civil Servant for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety for 20 years prior to earning a teaching certificate in Texas, where she worked teaching Spanish and History for the following school districts over the course of an additional 20 years: Conroe ISD, Willis ISD, Klein ISD and Cold Spring ISD, from which she retired from over a decade ago.
Marie had been an active Member of The Seeker’s Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church, Conroe prior to its leaving the denomination. Marie was an active member of The Woodlands Writing Guild, having poetry and stories published in some of their anthologies. Marie was a lifelong learner, having invested a lot of time during her retirement researching different periods of World History. She was a doting grandmother who helped with the early education of her grandchildren, and continued to help cultivate their love of learning as they grew into young adults attending universities. She enjoyed Classical Music, Science Fiction and Mysteries, Chinese Food, gardening, and observing the many cats, squirrels and other animals that passed through her yard.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 5, 2024 at 10:00 am at Cashner Funeral home, 801 Teas Rd Conroe, TX, 77303. Visitation will begin one hour prior. Following the service, interment will take place at Garden Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, we are requesting donations be made to a Memorial Scholarship Fund in her name being established at Lone Star College—University Park, in Houston Texas. The fund will help support students who are majoring in History, which was Marie’s great passion and area of expertise. Please contact her son, Hank Lewis, for details.
The Family of Mrs. Lewis would like to thank the following individuals/agencies for care that was given to her in her final days:
-Tuscany Home Personal Care Hospice and their manager, Mr. Dy Pax: Conroe, Texas
-Chicago-St. Luke’s Hospital: The Woodlands, Texas
-HCA Houston Healthcare: Conroe, Texas
