Mary Louise Baum

MARY LOUISE BAUM-   b. SEPT 7, 1930 - d. NOV.22,2024

MARY LOU PASSED AWAY NOV. 22, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SHE

WAS A LOVING MOTHER TO HER DAUGHTERS, SUSANLOUISE CONSALVO (ANTHONY) OF FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA, DONNA FARRELL (JAMES) OF KENDALL PARK, NJ, AND SON, JOHN MEGYESI OF MESA AZ. SHE WAS ALSO A LOVING GRAMMA "OOPS" TO LAURA CONSALVO AND JAMIE FARRELL.

IN HER YOUNGER YEARS, SHE COMBINED HER LOVE OF HORSES AND HER LOVE OF ART TO BECOME A GREAT ARTIST, BEGINNING WITH PICTURES OF HER HORSE, CHAMP.

AFTER RAISING HER CHILDREN, MARY LOU ENROLLED IN WHAT IS NOW RVCC AND RECEIVED AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ART THERAPY.  FROM THERE, SHE CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT WHAT IS NOW THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY AND EARNED A BA IN ART THERAPY, GRADUATING SUMA CUM LAUDE. SHE WORKED AS AN ART THERAPIST AT THE DELTA SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA AND MOVED TO BENSALEM, PA, WHERE SHE LIVED FOR THIRTY YEARS. SHE LIVED IN THE BENSALEM SENIOR APARTMENTS WHERE SHE HAD MANY FRIENDS. SHE WAS INVOLVED IN MANY SENIOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LINE DANCING, YODELLING, AND ARTS & CRAFTS.

IN 2023, SHE MOVED TO FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA TO LIVE WITH SUSAN. THEY BOTH BECAME MEMBERS OF THE PARK PLAZA SENIOR CENTER WHERE SHE PLAYED SHUFFLEBOARD AND ATTENDED THE MONTHLY ART CLASS.

THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE AT COLLEGE HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON DECEMBER 7 AT 1PM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION, 1600 QUARTER HORSE DR., AMARILLO, TX 79104.

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