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Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, and Mimi
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Beloved Husband — Raymond Louis Saleh
Mother - Martha Plowden Roseberry Neese
Fathers — Max Deal Roseberry and Marvin Felix Neese, Jr.
Daughter Mary Pamela (Pam) and husband Bob Allen Atchison of Shreveport, LA with sons:
Robert Jarrod and wife Rebecca Rose and daughters, Piper Rose and Riley Carter Atchison
Justin Allen and wife Lisa Nicole and daughter, Celeste Nicole Atchison.
Daughter Martha Penelope (Penny) and husband Craig Wyatt Stephenson of Edmond, OK with children:
Son Travis Wyatt and wife Valerie Kay Stephenson and children Wyatt Cole, Hannah Rose, Luke Levi
Daughter Lauren Elizabeth and husband Michael Ty Burnett and children Dylan Elizabeth and Bowen Michael.
Son Raymond Richard (Ricky) and wife Jina Joanne Saleh of Corona, CA with daughter Chelsey Beatrice.
Son Robert Rory and wife Karen Anne Saleh of Phoenix, AZ, with son Cole Alexander.
Son Roger Randall (Randy) and wife Carolina Socorro Saleh of Bedford, TX with daughter Gabrielle Marie
whose special relationship for Mimi ended each visit, "See Ya Later Alligator" ... "After a while Crocodile!"
Sister Jacquelyn Eggerton of Orlando, FL with four children, 8 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.
Brother J. R. Roseberry of Tybee Island, GA, with 2 children and 3 grandchildren.
We want to sincerely thank the excellent staff of Discovery Village Assisted Living Centers for the past four
years of lovingly caring for our mother, and her hospice providers from Champion Healthcare of North Texas.
Our deepest gratitude also goes out to Mayor Linda Martin, Loretta Getchell, City Manager; Sherry Knight,
Director of Library Services; Glenda Hartsell Shelton, Texas Star General Manager; Mike Brown, Police Chief;
and the entire staff of the City of Euless for their generous outpouring of love and support.
...and a very special thanks to Lucas Funeral Home who cared for Mother through internment
at Bluebonnet Cemetery.
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Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
This grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright, shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun
Happy trails to you, Until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, Keep smiling until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you, 'Til we meet again.
Some trails are happy ones, Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one for you.
Happy trails to you, Until we meet again.
Happy trails to you,
Keep smiling until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you, 'Til we meet again.
MAY 4, 1931 AUGUST 30, 2023
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
3:00 PM — 5:00 Pill
MARY LIB SALEH EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY
"Her Mouth is full of Wisdom; Kindly Teaching is on her Tongue"— Proverbs 31:26
Na!Z&12" *"d%3'aqformer Mayor of the City of Euless, TX (1993 — 2014), went to be with her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, Wednesday, August 30, 2023. "Mary Lib" as people fondly knew her, was born on May 4, 1931, and was preceded in
death by her beloved husband, Raymond (Ray) Louis Saleh, to whom she was married for 54 adventurous years. Together, they lovingly
raised five children, who in turn gave them seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren who affectionately called her "Mimi."
A diminutive Southern lady born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Mary Lib stood "Texas Tall" as the first female Mayor of the City of
Euless. She blazed a wide trail of influence and accomplishment across her adoptive state of more than 60 years.
In 1952, she married Ray Saleh, a decorated Army veteran of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Early in his career at the LTV
Corporation Ray was transferred from Maryland to Euless, Texas in 1964. They quickly grew to love their new home and began
establishing roots. Mary Lib was an active leader in the PTA and her beloved church, the First United Methodist Church of Euless (now
Ash Lane United Methodist Church) serving on many UMW committees and as a Lay Leader and Sunday School teacher for 20 years.
In 1993, after four years as a Euless City Council Member, Mary Lib made history when she was elected Mayor of Euless and served in
that position faithfully for 21 years. During her tenure, the City of Euless received numerous national awards including: The Tree City
USA Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation, the City Livability Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Named the Best
Small City in Texas to Raise Children by Business Week Magazine, and one of the Best Small Cities in the U.S. by Money Magazine.
Additionally, the Texas Star Golf Course was named Best Municipal Golf Course in the state of Texas, and the new Euless City Library
was named the best such facility in Northeast Tarrant County.
Residential and business growth, modern government offices, and outstanding recreation facilities were not the only enhancements Mary
Lib helped facilitate to make Euless a model city in which to live and work. She also led successful efforts to fund the creation of original
bronze statues and paintings that depicted historical and meaningful moments in the lives of its citizens. She appointed the first Euless
Historical Preservation Committee, which has been instrumental in researching and preserving the city's history.
Mary Lib took a leading role in many influential county and state organizations. She established the Women in Government organization
to provide educational opportunities for women elected in Tarrant County. Mary Lib served as Chair of the Tarrant County .Mayors'
Council, Director of the Northeast Leadership Forum Mayors' Roundtable, Chair of the Harris Methodist Health System Board of
Trustees, Chair of Region 8 of the Texas Municipal League, and Chair of the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition Committee.
Mary Lib was a member of the Texas Health Resources Board of Trustees, the Texas Attorney General's Municipal Advisory Committee,
the Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Arts Council of Northeast Tarrant County Board of
Governors, the Board of Directors of the HEB Chamber of Commerce, the North Texas Commission Board of Directors, the Business
Press Advisory Committee, the Trinity Railway Express Advisory Committee, and the Tarrant County AIDS Outreach Advisory Board.
In recognition of her accomplishments, Mary Lib was named Tarrant County's Most Influential Woman in 1998; the Clyde Mooney Award
from the Hurst -Euless -Bedford Chamber of Commerce, 1999; and the Northeast Leadership Forum Distinguished Leadership Award in
2002,
Friends, supporters and even those with opposing views admired Mary Lib's sincerity, charm, and intellect, while applauding her honesty.
"You could always take what Mary Lib said to the bank."
Horticulture was also one of her passions. She became active in the Ft. Worth Botanical Society and Ikebana International (I.I.), an
organization originated in Japan which integrates friendships through living flowers. Mary Lib earned the title of First Degree Master in
the Ohara School of Ikebana and traveled throughout Japan, East Asia, and Europe; exhibiting, lecturing, and teaching with her mother,
Martha P. Neese, a highly respected Ohara Master Instructor.
Mary Lib retired as Mayor in 2014. In recognition of her numerous contributions to the City of Euless, the new library was named the
Mary Lib Saleh Euless Public Library in her honor... an honor she humbly cherished as the beautiful gift of a Legacy for her Leadership.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave His only son that whosoever believeth
In Him should not perish, but have eternal life".
John 3: 16
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Jesus said to her: "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."
John 11:25-26