Mary started working for Sears in 1975 when she was 17-years-old. She started at the North Hill store in the catalogue department and then over the years worked her way up to management positions in Marlborough, Chinook, North Hill, South Centre, the Brentwood Home store as well as the Regional Office. In 2007, she finally reached her career dream of becoming store manager of Sears North Hill where she had started at Sears 33 years earlier. Mary made many friends during her career at Sears. She was known for her friendliness, sense of humour, fairness, hard work, organization and her interest in everything that was going on around her. Mary never asked anyone to do something she would not do herself, and she was a great delegator (at work and at home!). She was always happy to share her knowledge and would find an answer to any question she didn’t already know. Mary always had a story to tell at the store-wide meetings. Other managers would talk about sales and numbers, and Mary would too, but she made the meetings more fun with her escapades with moose and deer etc. Although she was upper management, Mary never treated people as if she were better than they were because she was the boss. However, she was very capable of handling any issues that arose. Mary had a great memory for numbers and she could tell you a stock number from years ago. She knew the stock number of all the ride-on ducks in the toy department when Marlborough was opened. Mary was well respected and loved by many people who crossed her path at Sears during the years. She wasn’t just a coworker or manager, she was a friend and mentor. She made a difference in a lot of people’s lives and she will be greatly missed.
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