Obituary for Ginger Lord Ginger Lord was born on May 20, 1944 and went to be with the Lord on July 2, 2018 at the age of 74. She is preceded in death by her parents Don and Billie Mays of Artesia, New Mexico. She was originally named Donna Kay, but her grandfather thought she looked like a “ginger snap”, and she’s been Ginger ever since.
Her family and friends referred to her as Ginger, and her grandchildren called her Mimi. Ginger grew up in Artesia, New Mexico, where she was Homecoming Queen and a cheerleader at Artesia High. She attended Arizona State University where she was a Gamma Phi Beta.
She met her beloved husband, Dick Lord, at a Peter Paul and Mary concert while Dick was in Pilot Training and four months later they were married. It wasn’t long until they started their family of two girls, Joy and Jill. The first 20 years of their life together, Dick was in the Air Force, and Ginger was the perfect military wife, including an overseas tour in England for 3 years where Dick flew for the Red Pelicans, an aerobatic team with the Royal Air Force and Ginger enjoyed her British friends.
They also lived on base at the Air Force Academy; Lubbock, Texas; Montgomery, Alabama; Burkburnett, Texas. She was an active member of the Officers Wives Club. After spending 20 years supporting her husband in the Air Force, Dick and Ginger settled down in San Antonio when Dick retired.
They then began the next chapter at Merrill Lynch for 35 years. They traveled together to so many wonderful locations around the world with their Merrill Lynch friends and loved them dearly. Dick and Ginger enjoyed playing tennis, golf, boating and bridge.
They shared the love of tennis with their daughters as they played in high school and ginger adored watching their matches. Ginger and her daughters loved to be with one another and had there “quarterly outings” together where they shopped and at lunch together. The happiest times for her were when the grandchildren were born.
She had 4 granddaughters; Jillian, Jenna Belle, Abby and Carly and one grandson, Jimmy. They called her Mimi and she loved them so much she had a special song for each grandchild. She would take them to “Mimi Camp” at their lakeshouse at HoreshoeBay every summer where countless memories were made.
As the grandchildren got older she enjoyed visiting them at TCU, attending cheer competiions, baseball games, and just laughing hysiterically with them. They have so many stories and “Mimi-isms” that they will cherish forever. Ginger was a member of the Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, Club at Sonterra, The Argyle, Horseshoe Bay yacht Club, Los Allegradoras, the Gardenia Club, The Petroleum club, Gamma Phi Beta,bridge groups and birthday clubs.
She never missed party and always taught her girls that an invitation to a party is an honor so you always accept and have fun! She also dearly loved their lakehouse at Horseshoe Bay. Dick and Ginger went almost every weekend and enjoyed their house on Lighthouse Drive.
So many wonerul memeories were made with the grandchildren and friends at the lake. Ginger is survived by her loving husband, Dick Lord; daughters Joy and husband Triple Fuhrmann with daughters Jillian, Jenna Belle and Carly; Jill and her husband Bobby Burk and daughter Abby and son Jimmy. Her brother Barney Mays and wife Mary; her nieces and one namesake Ginger Thompson and Traci Coker and their families.
She is also survived by many other well loved extended family. -A celebration of Ginger’s life will take place on Friday July 6, 2018 at Alamo Heights Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. Reception following at the Club at Sonterra.
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