Background
Crain, Mary Tom was born on August 27, 1918 in Vernon, Texas, United States. Daughter of Samuel Asa Leland and Mary Verna (Johnson) Morgan.
Crain, Mary Tom was born on August 27, 1918 in Vernon, Texas, United States. Daughter of Samuel Asa Leland and Mary Verna (Johnson) Morgan.
Student, Stephens College, 1938. Student, University Texas, 1939. Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1941.
Teacher Williams Bay (Wisconsin) Schools, 1941. Reporter Amarillo (Texas) Globe News, 1957-1965. Executive secretary Potter-Randall County Medical Society, Amarillo, 1960-1969.
Retired, 1969.
People need not just to accept but also to grow in relationship with God. God's grace and love constantly prompts and seeks to transform us, and so we should continually seek and pray to grow in holiness and love.
The state should not use its authority to promote particular religious beliefs, nor should it require prayer or worship in the public schools. However, the state should leave students free to practice their own religious convictions.
As human beings people find themselves as part of an unjust, sinful and violent world, which we may feel individually helpless to change. If we accept forgiveness, God can enable us to resist evil and to live life to the full.
Member lay advisory board St. Anthony's Hospital, Amarillo, 1957. Member development board High Plains Hospital, 1995. Council president Girl Scouts United States, Amarillo, 1953-1955.
President Junior League, Amarillo, 1956. Board directors Amarillo Symphony, Art Museum, Panhandle Plains History Society, Amarillo Area Foundation, since 1945, Llano Cemetary. Member City of Amarillo Park and Recreation Commission.
Board directors Amarillo College Foundation, Amarillo Public Library., Art Force.
Married David Rasco, December 24, 1941 (deceased April 1955). Children: Sarah M. Rasco Thomas, Mary Prudence Rasco Courtney. Married Sam H. Crain, September 17, 1975 (deceased June 1980).