Mary Jane Perry died suddenly, yet peacefully on Thursday, March 23rd. Mary Jane was an amazing person. She was the loving wife and best friend of Raymond F. Perry; beloved sister of Genevieve, Joan and Patricia; devoted mother of Bonnie, Kevin, Sean and Lea; and best grandmother in the world of Meghan, Ashleigh, Connor, Kyle, Brian, Aaron, Malia, Aiden, Izzy and Owen.
Mary Jane was a registered nurse, who delighted in caring for all whom she encountered. She was extravagantly generous with her time and love, regardless of whether or not she had known you for minutes or decades. Mary, quick to laugh delighted in all aspects of life. She and Ray loved to travel, from Hong Kong, Ireland, Hungary and Hawaii, to Rehoboth and Williamsburg.
Mary Jane and Ray met by happenstance in May of 1953 when he saw her across the room at a friend’s wedding. From the moment he saw Mary Jane, he knew that he wanted to marry her, six years later he did just that. Ray was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps and he and Mary spent the first twenty-two years of their lives together living in places such as San Diego, Hawaii and Virginia.
Theirs was an abiding relationship that was a model of the enduring power of deep love, commitment, prayer and laughter.
Mary delighted in the varied and many exploits of her children and grandchildren. And always had a story of one of them to share with her friends.
None of her family and friends can convey the depth of the hole her passing leaves in our lives. Although all who love her are now bereft, we find comfort in her faith, and know as the knew that she now lives in the house of the Lord.
May her soul and the souls of all of the departed
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
