Mary Kathleen Galde's Obituary
Mary Kathleen Galde passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 9th at age 74 at her care home in Round Rock, TX, due to complications from multiple myeloma. She was born on June 7,1948 in Dallas, Texas to Ed and Gladys Phillips. She married Peter Mason Galde in June of 1968 who preceded her in death in July of 2009.
Kathy loved to love on people, whether it was her children, grandchildren, her corgis, or her students she taught as they struggled with dyslexia, her fellow teachers and educators, and her closest friends and neighbors. She loved quilts, Tex-Mex food, her church and above all else, people.
For many years Kathy worked as a dyslexia teacher helping kids with learning disabilities, teaching them to read, write, and spell. It suited her servant heart. After her children were grown and out of the house, she began her career in teaching and education. She loved every holiday, especially Christmas and Thanksgiving. She had a passion for tennis, watched it religiously along with golf and crime and medical dramas.
Her life was a living example of one of her favorite Bible verses, Mark 12:30-31 - “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
Kathy is survived by her three sons, Todd (53), Josh (48), and Wade (47), daughters-in-law, Stacey and Megan, son-in-law, Esteban, grandchildren, Emily, JT, and Ella. She is also survived by her siblings, Bill Phillips, Bruce Phillips, and Barbara Good and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a private graveside memorial service to celebrate Kathy’s life on Saturday, October 22nd at Restland Funeral home where she will be buried next to her parents Ed & Gladys Phillips, followed by a reception. For those unable to attend, the service will be Live Streamed at: https://youtu.be/LKMllJwV9Cs
In lieu of flowers and in recognition of her passion for teaching, helping others, and cancer research, please consider making a donation in her honor to one of the following organizations:
- Adopt a Classroom
- World Central Kitchen
- The International Myeloma Foundation
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