Marilyn Kay Moody M.D.

1946 - 2023

Marilyn Kay Moody MD
July 29, 1946 - January 20, 2023
Arlington, Texas - Marilyn Kay Moody, MD of Arlington, Texas was called to her Heavenly home on January 20, 2023 at the age of 76, after an 18-month battle with lymphoma.
Marilyn served many years on the clinical faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine in Dallas. Her primary clinical practice was at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children as a pediatric radiologist. She was also one of the contributing authors of Pediatric Orthopaedics. For many years, Marilyn gave board exam reviews to resident physicians at UT Southwestern, who rated her the best professor on multiple occasions. She was also known for showing extreme kindness and compassion to her pediatric patients when performing radiological procedures.
Growing up, Marilyn lived in many locations as an Army brat, including two different tours in southern Germany. She loved the mountains and beauty of Bavaria and recalled her walks to school as being in a winter wonderland. She also had an incredible memory, recalling minute details from her past. At two years of age, she was able to translate to and from German and English for her parents and German citizens.
Marilyn was an accomplished artist and was asked to display her paintings in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth. An extremely hard worker, Marilyn kept a spotless home and was a perfectionist in everything she did. She had a keen wit, and loved to tease at times, as well as assign funny nicknames. She always put others' needs ahead of her own. After her own mother was in a severe automobile accident, Marilyn cared for her for many years, even under trying circumstances. She was truly a great beauty with a caring heart.
Following her retirement, Marilyn converted to the Catholic faith, after previously teaching children's Sunday school at the First Presbyterian Church in Arlington. Marilyn recalled people of all religious faiths worshiping together at the Army bases of her childhood. She believed that the title of the church was not as important as the true love of God. She often noted that we are simple, small specks in a vast universe, and realized that life on this Earth is, in the broad span of time, very short.
Marilyn also firmly believed that one should not take oneself too seriously. She would ask, "How many people think of this or that famous person every day?" And then respond, "Not many." Her point was that fame is very fleeting. With great compassion, she always looked out for the underprivileged in our society. She was truly a kind and wonderful person.
Marilyn will be greatly missed by her survivors, including her husband Stephen W Barksdale MD of Arlington Texas, daughter Elizabeth Moody Barksdale of Irving, Texas (Kevin Beane), daughter Juliet Moody Barksdale of Austin, Texas (Jeremy Brautigam), brother Douglas Moody of Rancho Palos, California (Jane Lin), sister Beth Moody Davis of Houston, Texas (Jeff Davis), aunt Georgia Geouge of Burnsville, North Carolina, aunt Ruby Huskins Hall of Burnsville, North Carolina, niece Melissa Carson of Houston, Texas, nephew Neill Carson of Pearland, Texas (Kristina Carson), niece Laura Yeoh, MD, PhD of Boston, Massachusetts (Seng Keat Yeoh), niece Sarah Moody of Austin, Texas, niece Anne Moody of New York City, and grandniece Emma Sophia Carson of Pearland, Texas.
There will be a private mass for family members in the future.