Mary was born August 14, 1918 in Tulsa, OK and passed away on August 10, 2008. She spent most of her adult life in Richland and Pasco, WA, Puerto Rico and Sun River, OR before moving to the Redmond, WA area in the 1990s. 
She is survived by two sons, Russ Lucas and Jim Lucas, a daughter, Mary Ann Thompson, a son, Dr. Esteban Ambrad-Chalela she adopted when she was 83, a daughter-in-law Jeanne Lucas, a son-in-law Marty Thompson, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, three brothers and her husband of 60 years, Lawrence Lucas. She was an excellent cook. Mary, lovingly called Moppy by family members, would make her legendary peanut brittle every Christmas having perfected a recipe originated by her father who raised his own peanuts. Mary loved to travel and was a voracious reader. She very much enjoyed writing, journalizing all her travels and completing both a children’s story entitled 
Snookyfoot about a mouse and his family and an unpublished book Dear Cornelia, a collection of humorous letters written between two guardian angels. Mary became close friends with literally everyone she met. She leaves fond memories in the minds of many. Memorial donations are suggested to her favorite charity, the Christian Children’s Fund, 800-776-6767, http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/donate/donate.aspx