Mary Ann Turley, ADK-Zeta

The open road beckoned to a pretty young Arkansas Traveler who saw opportunity in the Golden State and headed west. So began the journey of Miss Mary Ann Weatherton to a new life embedded in education, new friendships and a blossoming family.

What a transition from the University of the Ozarks to Long Beach Unified School District where she taught typing, business and shorthand at Stanford, Washington, and DeMille Jr High Schools and lastly at Lakewood High School. Her education continued at CSULB where she earned a Masters Degree and even after retirement, she continued to teach part time at School for Adults. Night and day, year in and out, her life was dedicated to education.

She became Mary Ann Turley and her family blossomed as son Brent grew into a fine young man, married and gave her the gift of two dark haired grandsons, Luke and Elijah, both of whom excel in school, and are the pride of their grandmother. They live close by and are lovingly stroked and sometimes gently redirected when brotherly love turns a little boisterous.

Joining Zeta chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa was a thirty five year commitment for her and Zeta benefited from her two terms as president and her consistent involvement. Quiet, kind and faithful, Mary Ann made lifelong friends here, one of whom is writing these words and firmly believes, “If everyone lived such a life as hers, this earth would be a better place.”

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