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Beloved mother and wife, Maria Mary Gordon, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017.
Maria was born into this world on July 12, 1961, daughter of Larry and Letty Galusha in Johnson City, NY. She moved to Rochester, NY to attend grade school where she excelled as a flute player and was offered a scholarship to continue her musical training in high school. Maria moved to Deposit, NY, where she attend Deposit Central High where she excelled in many activities and become a Wrestlerette, cheering on the team until her graduation in 1980.
In 1981, Maria met the love of her life, Paul Gordon. Together they moved to Lawton, OK and were married on December 2, 1981, where she gave all of herself every day until her last. Maria was a loving and supportive wife while her husband served in the United States Army, traveling with him from Fort Sill, OK to Schabish Gmund, Germany. As a military spouse, Maria not only supported her husband, but the soldiers as well, operating a phone call center at Fort Sill and running the Stars and Stripes bookstore on Bismark Kasern, Germany.
While living in Lawton, she was always in the service of others, working at Sportsworld, being the membership director at the YMCA (2006-2015) and at Platt College as a Financial Aid (2015-2017). Maria also served the community on the United Way, member of AMBUCS and a Redcoat with the Lawton Chamber of Commerce. She organized a team for the Relay for Life to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Maria loved to dance, working and participating with Windwood Hills Dance Academy in Susquehanna, PA, while also working at the high school, running the computer lab and I.T.
Not only was Maria a loving wife to Paul, and wonderful mother to her two children, Ian and Heather, but she was loved by all, touching many lives and making lasting friendships along her journey of life, always with a smile, a hug and a huge heart. Maria also enjoyed dancing, music, food, the outdoors, riding with her husband, and the community, but she loved nothing more than spending time with family and friends.
Maria is survived by her husband Paul Gordon of Lawton; Son Ian Gordon and wife Chelsea and their son Daniel of Lawton, two daughters, Heather Gordon of Lawton and Michelle (Hoffman) Leckson and husband Chris, their sons Adian and Max and daughter Eli of Annapolis, MD. Her mother, Letty Galusha and sisters Dawn and Letitia of Deposit, NY along with numerous other relatives and close friends.
Memorial Service
Friday, May
19, 2017
11:00 AM
Western Hills Church of Christ
1108 NW 53rd St
Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
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