Mary Lee Deegan

Mary Lee Deegan, age 88, died Sunday, December 4, 2005, in Georgetown. She was born on May 22, 1917 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Anita Dalgren Forrest and Robert Lee Forrest. After moving a great deal throughout her childhood, her family settled in Donna, Texas in 1929. Mary Lee took dance lessons as a child, excelling in ballet and fostering her life-long love for dance. During her years in the Rio Grande Valley, she became proficient in Spanish and throughout her life, used it whenever she could. She graduated from high school in Donna and moved to San Antonio, where she met her future husband, Robert. They were married on May 11, 1940 in San Antonio, Texas. Mary Lee loved music and dance, and had a Ballet School for many years at the Deegan home on Sutton Drive in San Antonio. She sang alto in both St. Paul’s and St. Luke’s church choirs and was a member of the Tuesday Musical Club. She delighted in playing bridge with the Bridge ladies and Scrabble with her grandchildren. Outgoing and social, Mary Lee developed many enduring friendships in the San Antonio area. Her husband, Robert, and her son, Bobby George, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Jean Flahive, and husband, Michael, of Austin; her son, John Michael Deegan, and wife, Londa, of The Woodlands; six grandchildren: Robert Christopher Deegan, Forrest Deegan, Jennifer Tarkiainen, Denise Deegan, Julie Flahive, Claire Irwin and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10 at Holy Cross Cemetery Chapel, 17501 Nacogdoches Rd., San Antonio, TX at 12:30 p.m. The family would like to thank the Barton House of Austin and Wesleyan Nursing Home of Georgetown for the love and care given to Mary Lee. Obituary and guestbook available online at wcfish.com