Mary Lou Black

Mary Lou Black, 73, of Gaithersburg, MD passed away December 29, 2020 at her home at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, MD. Mary Lou was born on July 26, 1947, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Mary Belle Jordan and the late Leo L. Jordan.

Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Black; her father, Leo Jordan; her brother, Larry Jordan; and her brother-in-law, Skip Walker. She is survived by her mother, Mary Belle Jordan; her sisters, Kathy Schmidt and Barbara Walker; her brother Joe Jordan and his wife Nancy; and her sister-in-law, Dottie Jordan. She is also survived by nine nieces and nephews: Kim, Jeff, Matt, Phil, Ashley, Debbie, Sherry, Michael and Sean; and ten great nieces and nephews.

Mary Lou was a former employee of GEICO Insurance Company. She retired from GEICO in 1999 after 28 years of service. She spent much of her career working in Accounts Receivable operations and in Policy and Procedures analysis.

Mary Lou will be missed by the residents and associates at Asbury where she brightened their lives with her cheerful and caring personality. She served as the Secretary of Asbury’s Coordinating Council and was active in planning delightful Meet and Greets for new residents as well as fun-filled holiday parties for residents in her building. Her favorite pastimes were playing games with her Asbury friends and hand-making beautiful and creative greeting cards for her family and friends. She was truly a kind and generous person with a knack for making everyone feel special.

No memorial service is scheduled at this time.

In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Mary Lou may be made to the Asbury Methodist Village (AMV) Benevolent Care Annual Fund at https://www.asbury.org/foundation/donate/asbury-methodist-village/ or by mail to: AMV Benevolent Care Annual Fund, Attn: Stephanie Hubbard, 201 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

“I’d like the memory of me

to be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow

of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo

whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times

and bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve

to dry before the sun

of happy memories

that I leave behind

when life is done.”