Mary Lou attended Beaumont Grade School, Grant High School and was a graduate of Reed College. She married Lloyd T. Thomas and had three children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mother taught in the Talented and Gifted Program in the Salem Public Schools for many years. She had a lifelong passion for the pursuit of knowledge, nature, science, art, oceans and sea life and graciously shared her joy in these subjects with family, friends and students. Mary Lou was a member of the Mazama mountain climbing club, summiting all of the Cascade peaks. She was also a gifted artist and member of the Portland Society for Calligraphy and happy member of the Gold Bugs group. She was especially skilled in gilding with gold leaf. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd and her daughter Megan.
Memorial suggestions: Oregon Natural Resources Council, especially wetland protection, specifically tidal marshes.
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