Mary Gwyn Gillespie's Obituary
MARY GWYN GILLESPIE was born on October 4, 1932 in Austin, Texas. She died on April 6, 2008. After attending Austin High School, she earned a Bachelor degree in Journalism at THE University of Texas and was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and Theta Sigma Phi Journalism honorary. The day after graduation, she moved to Dallas where she began her writing career at Lone Star Gas. In 1964, she met and married Vincent Gillespie, her next-door neighbor. They had two sons, Victor & Marshall, and moved to Richardson in 1976 and has been a resident ever since. Her career stops included Titches, the Texas Credit Union League, the Dallas Times Herald and retired as a features writer with the Richardson Daily News, a Belo Corp. Since retirement, Gwyn authored Historic Richardson-An Illustrated History and served as a volunteer with En Avant Circle. She found time to do a few other things including spending time with her grandchildren, bridge at the Richardson Senior Center, Book Club, cooking with friends, crossword puzzles, and watching her favorite TV shows, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. She was never afraid to brag about anything. At the top of her list were her grandchildren, Forest, Christin and Liam, but, on any given fall Saturday afternoon, nothing came between Gwyn and her Mighty Texas Longhorns. She is preceded in death by her parents, George Stanley McCullough and Mary Webb Bell McCullough, her husband of 40 years, Vincent and sister, Beth Blomquist. She is survived by her sons, Victor, his wife, Sue of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Marshall and his wife, Andrea of Richardson, Texas. Did we mention her grandchildren? Forest, Christin and Liam. She also leaves behind her brother George “Mack” McCullough and his wife, Weaver of Lincoln, Texas. At last count, there were over 60 nephews and nieces and countless cousins who she all loved.
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