MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES

Profile Updated: September 19, 2023
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER

Then

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER

Now

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER

Yearbook

Yes! Attending Reunion
Residing In: Galveston, TX USA
Spouse/Partner: Ron Shortes - deceased 11/10/19
Occupation: social worker/therapist - retired!
Children/Grand Children: Daughter Diana E.H.-Shortes has made New Orleans her home as an accomplished thespian including 2010 More…Best Actress award. She was very instrumental in getting me, my cats & my plants relocated to Galveston in Sept. 2021. Son Matthew Stoddard is now a “family man,” having moved into his first home outside Philadelphia with wife Allison (married Oct 2019) & son Atlas (born 9/02/20), first bio. grandchild! The miles of separation have been a challenge but very much looking forward to a Thanksgiving 2023 visit in Philly😍
Comments:

In June 2008 I finally married Diana's Dad which took me from Nashville/Clarksville,TN (home for 24 yrs) to live & work on the frontier in Catron County, New Mexico. We renovated a log cabin on the Shortes XX Ranch where we lived "off grid" w/solar power & gravity fed spring water until Ron’s sudden death there in Nov. 2019 due to failing health. Ranch has been sold by his sons & I relocated f/t to Alamo Navajo Indian reservation where I have been working 6 yrs as a licensed behavioral health therapist as Child & Adolescent Coordinator. After a challenging yet meaningful experience on the Rez during the COVID-19 pandemic, retirement is accomplished and have returned to the TX Gulf Coast, making Galveston my home as of 9/10/2021 (my 70th birthday)! After the first retirement year of living in a Victorian walk-up apt., I soon realized that ground floor accommodations was a requirement. So now I’m settled into a lovely condo on the East End near the Yacht Club, take walks on the beach, attend classes at the OLLI “super senior center” at UTMB & navigate downtown on my e-bike. Looking forward to reconnecting with classmates & moving into the next phase of this adventure called Life.

MARY JO's Latest Interactions

Hide Comments
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a photo to her profile gallery.
Sep
19
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a photo to her profile gallery.
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a photo to her profile gallery.
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:17 AM
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a photo to her profile gallery.
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:13 AM
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a photo to her profile gallery.
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:13 AM
Sep 19, 2023 at 11:09 AM
Sep
10
Sep 10, 2023 at 3:33 AM
Sep 26, 2022 at 11:05 AM

Happy (belated) Birthday, Maura?? Hope it was a great one ??

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES has a birthday today. New comment added.
Sep 10, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Posted on: Sep 10, 2022 at 3:33 AM

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES posted a message. New comment added.
Jun 19, 2022 at 9:31 AM

Posted on: Jun 18, 2022 at 10:35 AM

Dearest Danny, although we’ve had few opportunities to interact in person over our adult years, I’ve always considered you to be a special friend from our school days together. Being a widow myself, I know how sudden and difficult the adjustment can be to redefine oneself after such a major loss. You are truly in my prayers. You appear to be a man of faith which is the only way to carry on towards peace and acceptance. My love to you and your family as you approach this Father’s Day without your beloved by your side. God’s peace to you now and always, Mary Jo

Apr 14, 2022 at 11:19 AM

Carolyn Huff was one of the most influential mentors of my lifetime... she demanded that her students reach their full potential with no excuses. I was very saddened to learn of her demise & will always feel honored that she and her husband attended my 66th birthday celebration at Surfside which was the last time we sparred in person?? May she Rest In Peace and always be remembered fondly ????♥?????

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES added a comment on her Profile.
Jan 28, 2022 at 3:47 PM
Sep 26, 2021 at 10:28 AM
MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES has left an In Memory comment for her Profile.
Sep 26, 2021 at 10:22 AM

So very sorry to learn of Paul's passing. Sincere condolences to Sophia and their girls. A lifelong friend moves along to a better place, without a doubt...??????

MARY JO HEIMBIGNER SHORTES has a birthday today. New comment added.
Sep 10, 2021 at 10:41 PM

Posted on: Sep 10, 2021 at 3:33 AM

Jun 04, 2021 at 11:53 AM
Jun 04, 2021 at 11:47 AM
Jun 04, 2021 at 11:45 AM
Jun 04, 2021 at 11:43 AM
Jun 04, 2021 at 11:31 AM
Hide Comments
Posted: Sep 19, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Posted: Sep 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM
Posted: Sep 19, 2023 at 11:25 AM




agape