MARY LOUISE was born on December 12, 1922, daughter of Arthur and Ariel Cline, of Columbia, Missouri, died on June 18, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is survived by her daughters Deborah, Wendy, Elizabeth, Cynthia; son Gary; her sister Sarah Jane; former husband Donald L. Foxworth; eleven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. She graduated from the Jackson Memorial Hospital's School of Nursing in 1943. She played basketball, tennis and played the xylophone in the band. She had a love of music and sang in numerous choirs with a strong alto voice. Mary Lou met Donald L Foxworth in Ann Arbor, Michigan while attending the University of Michigan. They married on December 29, 1950. Mary Lou earned a Masters of Arts in Education from the University of Michigan in 1961. While raising a family of five, she was a High School counselor and nurse at Central High School in Flint, Michigan. She was the Director of Health Occupations for the Genesee Area Skill Center. She established the curriculum for high school students to earn college credits towards their nursing degrees - a first in the State of Michigan. Mary Lou also held the office of President of the State of Michigan Nurses Association. Mary Lou continued to work in the nursing field and as a substitute teacher until her 80th birthday. Her life was committed to the belief that people can significantly improve their lives and others through education. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, June 20, at Daniels Family Funeral Home in Rio Rancho. Mary Lou's cremains will be placed in the rose garden at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho near Fairwinds Retirement Center where she last knew home and the company and care of many great friends. She will be deeply missed. In gratitude for her dedication to education, donations can be made in Mary Lou's honor to the Center for Conscious Living, a local non-profit education organization dedicated to ending poverty and relational violence. The address of the Center for Conscious Living is 2825 Broadbent Parkway N. E., Suite E, Albuquerque, NM, 87107. To view information or leave a condolence please visit: www.danielsfuneral.com Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-821-0010
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