Mary McGee

Mary Dolores Heggie McGee, daughter of the late Ernest Heggie and Mary Fairfax Heggie and mother of Claude Turner McGee, departed this earthy life on September 12, 2020. Mary was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 14, 1933. She received her early education in the Baltimore City Public Schools and then furthered her education at Towson State University, Coppin State College (now University), and Morgan State University. Enjoyment from working with children led to a lifetime career: teacher in the Baltimore City Public Schools; member of the Y.M.C.A. Mother's Club; and member of the Y.M.C.A. Board Managers. At the Pennsylvania Avenue African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, she was a Sunday School Teacher, General Superintendent of Church School, Girl Scout leader of Troop #927, the A.M.E. Zion Church Salisbury District Director of Girl Scouts, and Co-coordinator of Zion Outreach After-school Latchkey/Alternative Program. Later She taught preschoolers in Morgan State University's Head Start Mary's contribution to all of these aspects of children's lives gave her great satisfaction in developing young lives socially, emotionally intellectually, and spiritually. Mary worked faithfully at Pennsylvania Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church, where she attended all of her life, joining formerly in 1941 and baptized in 1960. Over the years, she was a member of the Board of Christian Education, the Lay Council, the board of Trustees, Home Missions, Life Line, the Senior Brigade, and the Women's Home and Overseas Missionary Society. Mary was quiet, unassuming person who moved through her responsibilities with poise and grace, She was firm, but she did not yell She was emphatic, but she did not argue. She was persistent, but she was not overbearing, Indeed, she was consummate lady in all of her endeavors and in the way she dealt with others and with the work she undertook. Mary leaves to cherish her fondest memory: her loyal and devoted son Claude “Butch”; sister Rosalyn Tallaferro; special cousin, Elaine Ravnell; niece, Madeline Seamore, and a host of friends

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Mary McGee

March 14, 1933 - September 12, 2020