MARY ANN CASEY NEWTON

Mary Ann Casey Newton went to be with the Lord on February 16, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born to Dr. Franklin and Linda Casey on February 10, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia, where her father was a medical resident. It brings us great comfort to know that Mary was received in Heaven by her beloved mother and other dear family members.

Mary was raised by her parents to love family, God, all creatures great and small, to have a servant's heart, to live after The Golden Rule, and to honor the value of hard work and education. Mary instilled these values into her three children - Hattie, Rosser, Jr., and Laughlin - as well.

Mary graduated from The Greenhill School in 1983. While at Greenhill you could find Mary with her friends, riding her horses at Willow Bend, or driving her yellow Corvette Stingray (with the personalized Mary KC license plates!). Mary went on to Southern Methodist University, pledged the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, and graduated with degrees in mathematics and art history. Mary's life-long friends from Greenhill and SMU were so supportive of Mary throughout her life, during her cancer diagnosis, and in her final days.

Mary had a gift for mathematics and enjoyed tutoring students during and after college - having achieved a perfect score on the Math Section of her SAT Exam. In 1989, Mary and her sisters were Idlewild debutantes together, a tradition carried on by her daughter Hattie.

Mary graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1991. She had a gift for criminal law defense work, treated all of her clients with respect and dignity, and is credited for helping many clients turn their lives around after working with her. Most recently Mary had worked in the oil and gas field and enjoyed the problem solving, mathematics, and engineering involved in the business. Mary was an avid reader and particularly enjoyed studying religion. Mary loved and fondly recalled all of the animals that she had throughout her life. Her beloved poodles, Captain and Frodo, brought Mary immense comfort throughout her cancer treatments.

Mary married the father of her children, Rosser Newton, Sr., in August 1992 and together they had three beloved children. The legacy of Mary's life will live on through her children.

Mary was pre-deceased by her mother, Linda Ann Drain Casey; grandparents Maude and George Drain and Pauline and William S. Casey; and uncles Dennis Casey and John Childs. Mary is survived by her father, Dr. Franklin Casey; children Hattie, Rosser, Jr., and Laughlin; sisters Dr. Donna Casey (Dr. Gary Weinstein), Dr. Lisa Casey (Dr. Brad Raper), and Cindy Casey Brown (Edgar Brown); aunts Brenda Casey, Carolyn Barry (O'Keefe Barry), and Roselyn Casey Childs; nieces and nephews Beatrice Mitchell (Cassie Roberts), Dr. Kyle Weinstein (Corrin Osborn), Bella Raper, Franklin Brown, and George Brown.

The family wishes to thank Mary's oncologist, Dr. Cynthia Osborne, for her exceptional care and devotion throughout Mary's cancer treatment. Thank you to caregivers who are like family and provided amazing care to Mary throughout her illness: Peggy Miller, Christine Chesire, Toni Dennis, Bessie Richmond, and Icy Verser, many of whom also cared for Mary's mom in the final year of her life. We all have sincere love and appreciation for Aunt Brenda Casey whose countless hours of time, knowledge of cancer, and unrivaled bedside manner made Mary feel so supported from diagnosis until her final days. The family also wishes to thank the staff at the T. Boone Pickens Center Faith Presbyterian Hospice for the care and kindness they showed to Mary and our family in her final days - even allowing us to bring up Mary's poodles for visitation.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, February 21st at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, at 9200 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas, 75220. A reception will immediately follow the service, with a live stream available as well.

In lieu of flowers the family is grateful for donations honoring Mary to the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Research Foundation ("BCRF") or other breast cancer group, T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center, the SPCA, or the charity of your choice.