Marie Abbott Slaton

passed away on January 4, 2016. She was a dear, sweet friend who was loved by all who knew her

and admired by those whose lives she touched.

Marie was in the original Ice Follies, which brought her to Dallas. Her first skating engagement in

Texas was at the Adolphus Hotel where she met and soon after married Dr. Jack Rushing, the founder

of Gaston Episcopal Hospital, which was one of the original hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

The couple had a home in Acapulco, Mexico and together they founded Friends of Acapulco,

a home for indigent children, which is still in existence after approximately 55 years.

Marie supported many charities, included in which were various humanity, medical and animal

causes.

Marie was a loving wife and a wonderful friend. Among her numerous accomplishments she was a

cancer survivor, a Red Cross volunteer as well as a pilot. She was a member of the National Society

of the Children of the American Revolution and she and Dr. Rushing were members of the

Southwestern Region of the Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

After the death of Dr. Rushing she married James Slaton and continued to be involved in her many

charities for the rest of her life.

Marie was a joy to be around, with a zest for life that remained with her until the end. She loved to

play backgammon, enjoyed fishing and had a great sense of humor. She was a lover of mankind and

an inspiration for those who loved her and who will cherish the memories she left behind.

She is survived by three cousins, Bill, Abbott and Janet King, three nieces, Marie Abbott Porter,

Marcia Abbott Gedney and Michelle Abbott Himmerich, and Susan Glazier, who was a stepgranddaughter.

Her estate will be donated to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota in memory

of her grandfather, Dr. Amos Abbott, who in 1882 was one of the hospitals founders.