Mary Ann Neal (Van Halen), of Scottsdale, Arizona, died April 7, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cardiac and respiratory conditions. She is survived by her husband, David Vanhalen, of Phoenix, Arizona, and her brother, Walt Neal, of Santa Clara, California.
I was so sorry to hear of Mary Ann's passing. I got to know her at Stonequarry Elementary. She was lots of fun, and I always thought how cool it would be to live right across the street from school. She's gone much too soon. R.I.P. Mary Ann.
Am so sorry to hear this about Mary Ann. We were good friends in High School, had great fun together and did a lot of crazy things. We carried on that friendship for several years after High School but eventually lost touch. Walter put me in touch with her last year and I called her several times.
One of the things I remember about her was that she was very artistic. She made a Manger Scene for me (out of the precast greenwear) which she painted and had fired. I still have that manger scene and put it up every Christmas.
My thoughts and prayers go with her husband David and with Walter. Joyce Yeager Dixon
Mary Ann was cool in my mind because she was the first girl I knew at BHS who could drive a stick shift. She was dropping off Walt at an evening school function (or maybe picking him up), driving on the circular drive in front of school shifting gears as smooth as an automatic. — how cool.
Judy Bailey
So sorry to hear about Mary Ann. She was so much fun in junior high. She had a great sense of humor. RIP Mary Ann.
Connie Boling (Curry)
So very sorry to hear about the loss of Mary Ann. Thoughts and prayers with the family
Marjorie Clifford (Heffner)
I'm so sorry. My prayers are with your family.
Linda Bourne (Hellard)
I was so sorry to hear of Mary Ann's passing. I got to know her at Stonequarry Elementary. She was lots of fun, and I always thought how cool it would be to live right across the street from school. She's gone much too soon. R.I.P. Mary Ann.
Joyce Yeager (Dixon)
Am so sorry to hear this about Mary Ann. We were good friends in High School, had great fun together and did a lot of crazy things. We carried on that friendship for several years after High School but eventually lost touch. Walter put me in touch with her last year and I called her several times.
One of the things I remember about her was that she was very artistic. She made a Manger Scene for me (out of the precast greenwear) which she painted and had fired. I still have that manger scene and put it up every Christmas.
My thoughts and prayers go with her husband David and with Walter. Joyce Yeager Dixon
Art Barnes
Mary Ann was cool in my mind because she was the first girl I knew at BHS who could drive a stick shift. She was dropping off Walt at an evening school function (or maybe picking him up), driving on the circular drive in front of school shifting gears as smooth as an automatic. — how cool.