Mary Jane Briggs
October 28, 1941 ~ March 8, 2015
Mary Jane Briggs, 73, died at home Sunday, March 8, 2015. She was born in Pampa, TX, to James Marvin and Olga Mae Boring. She married Edward Miles Briggs in San Antonio in 1965. She was an avid gardener, and was known for her beautiful yard. She was a long time member of the Whispering Oaks Garden Club. She also enjoyed bowling, played a mean game of tennis in her younger years, and was well-known for a vibrant and joyous sense of humor and a very quick wit. She and a group of friends regularly met to play Mah Jong. She and her husband were enthusiastic travelers. The pride of her life was being grandmother to Elyse and Ethan Briggs. Lexie, her beloved bichon frise, was like another child to her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her son Roger Daniel Briggs. She was a member of St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Mary Jane is survived by her brother, Jim and Joyce Boring, San Antonio; her sister Barbara Ann Smith, Los Alamos, NM, her grandchildren, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Kendalia, TX.
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So many wonderful memories of my dear Aunt Mary Jane! She was truly a classy lady… always beautiful, full of laughs and fabulous stories. She could talk your ear off! It’s comforting to know that she’s with her beloved parents, husband, and son. We had a great visit a couple of years ago, and I’ll always cherish the stories she told of her adventurous life. I know she will be greatly missed by her many friends.
Sweet Aunt Mary Jane. So many wonderful memories in your house with all of my cousins. You made us all laugh so much and feel like your home was ours. I am so grateful for those times with family and I will truly miss that great sense of humor. I can just picture you making a joke and laying your head on the table. So funny. Your were also a WONDERFUL mother and wife. A great host to all who came into your house. Our visit at Thanksgiving will always be in my heart. Listening to all of those stories until early in the morning. And the radio and deer antlers you gave us mean so much. We are all so blessed to have had you in our lives. You are already deeply missed and it feels like you have been gone so long already. I love you Aunt Mary Jane!
Roger – I am so sorry for your loss.
Scott Gray
It is so difficult for me to try and understand sometimes how God works in his mysterious ways and am left wondering why things happen the way they do. Just last week we were sitting with you at lunch , joking, laughing , and sharing your stories . You showed me your beautiful granddaughters picture and I could see how proud you were of her, one of the few times I had seen you smile in a long time. No need to say we will miss you, for you and Ed were a part of my life. I met you in 1965, and enjoyed the times we shared with Ed, George ,and Jack. I will miss you, but at the same time I pray you are with those you love and find true happiness in heaven.
Jesse Ramon
If I had not met my wonderful husband Mike, I would have never known the wonderful, funny, beautiful woman that Aunt Mary Jane was. I will miss her a lot; along with many, many others.
Andrea Boring
My sweet sweet Aunt Mary Jane…..a quick wit, a jovial upbeat, well-versed, and loving human being. Me and my family were fortunate to visit with her this past Christmas and I treasure the many visits to her house, especially during the holidays from playing pool and listening to music upstairs, and coming downstairs and talking about many things…life and family in general. I am sad, but deeply at peace that she is with her parents, and her son Roger. I am sure God isn’t minding she is talking His ear off with many stories and positive gab she was so gifted with. She will be immensely missed, but a many spectrum of memories to be treasured and to be cherished forever. Rest in peace with lots of love Mary Jane.
Mike Boring and family
I wanted to post my condolences to the Boring Family and all of Mary\’s loved ones. Joyce and Jim have been friends of mine for many many years, and I consider them family. I just saw Mary on Christmas morning when I stopped by to exchange gifts, and she was ready to talk sports right off the bat. While I only had the pleasure of visiting with her on two or three occasions, she was a very sweet lady and had that amazingly quick wit that we only wish we could all have. May she rest in peace for eternity.
I will so miss my little sister! Any differences we have had in the past dissolve in tears of grief. When we would converse or correspond, I would always end with, \”Love you…\” to which she would respond, \”Love you more…\” Over time she abbreviated this to \”LYM,\” and ended each exchange with that. Now, I can only say, \”LYM, dear sweet Mary Jane.\”
Like everyone else, I cannot believe that my beautiful
cousin is gone. She e-mailed me a few weeks ago in reply to one of mine to her and at the conclusion, reminded me that she loved me. As I have sometimes done,
I phoned her from my college classroom where I was preparing to teach two
English classes. She was not in so I
told her that I had recently sent an e-mail and that I was well and expressed
my mutual love for her. After I received
the shocking news from Barbara Ann, my only consolation was that I had so
recently written and phoned because she knew that I had been thinking of
her. We had not met since 2005 when I
attended a CCHS reunion so these e-mails and calls meant much to both of
us. In the e-mails we would share what
we were doing individually and with our families. During these contacts, I always enjoyed her
scintillating sense of humor (which others on this Guest Book have
mentioned). Mary Jane had a gift for
characterizing situations and people always with sharp and sympathetic humor. I am very grateful that I preserved some fine
photos from our last visit along with some lovely e-mails from her. But the world, including San Antonio, is rather
darker now for her departure. My
sympathies, Barbara Ann, Jimmy, and all family members.
Sleep Well, My Dearest Cousin.
Bill
William C. [Boring] Clayton, Ph. D., Garden City, Long Island, NY
It’s very hard to express the great loss I am feeling since Mary Jane left to be with The Lord. I know she is happy to be reunited with Ed and Roger and her folks and others who have gone before, but I am so sad to lose my best friend and confidant. She was so much more than my sister-in-law. I always told her she was the sister I never had, and we conversed almost everyday in emails. We told each other things that no one else knew or could understand, and I will miss our chats so very much!
I like to think I helped broaden her world by getting her into Amazon, or maybe I just helped her to spend money, lol, but she really enjoyed ordering things. She always asked for my advice on gardening, though I know she knew more than I did, but she made me feel important, and I think I did that for her too.
For me to be in the middle when she and Jim would get together and start telling jokes and puns was a hoot! She could keep up with the best Jim dished out. I know my life became so much better having her to cheer me up when I felt down, and she knew she could always count on me to have her back as well.
She was so “ready for Spring’ as she would say. Well my sweet Mary Jane, you will never be cold and depressed in the winter, or too hot and worn out in the Summer again. Enjoy your family reunion, and give my love to my mom whom you were close to as well. I will try and take good care of your brother for you….Cheers!!!