She is survived by her daughter, Ginger Long, and husband Derek of Carrboro; grandson, Elijah Long of Carrboro; as well as a sister and brother and their spouses and children.

Mary was always curious, wanting to know how the universe works. She sought information from people, books, classes and workshops, meditation, contemplation, and personal experience.

She was committed to helping create a world where the environment is safe and healthy and everyone has the opportunily to live a life filled with joy and contribution. She was friendly and liked people but was generalIy rather quiet. She lived in an interactive co-housing comnunity in Carrboro in Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1950.

Her working career involved social work, office work, commercial copywriting, and teaching string instruments in the public schools. As a volunteer, she worked at the Charlotte Planetarium, giving Sunday shows for the public and weekday programs to school children. During her final years, she published her theory of the interwovenness of morphic fields. A memorial service will be held at the Eno River Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship in Durham at a later date. Donations in her memory may be sent to any responsible environmental organization or plant a tree to refresh the planet.

Online condolences may be sent to www.walkersfuneralservice.com.

Arrangements by Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill.