Mary Kaye Lydon
March 8, 1964 - February 23, 2022
Obituary
Mary Kaye (Temoshok) Lydon
March 8, 1964 – February 23, 2022
Mary Kaye Lydon passed away on February 23, 2022, at age 57. Nee, Mary “Kathleen”, Mary Kaye was adopted by her parents, Stephen and Audrey (Finlinson) Temoshok, of Burien, Washington. Mary Kaye is pre-deceased by her husband and life-long love Eric Joseph Lydon, and survived by her beloved son Trevor Dean Lydon.
Mary Kaye grew up in the Shorewood area of Burien, where she attended St. Bernadette Parish School, John F. Kennedy Catholic and Evergreen High Schools. During this time she worked closely with her father at the charitable organization of St. Vincent de Paul (renowned for his compassion, humility and generosity), delivering food and household goods to the local area residents in need. She also discovered the “cute boy” across the street.
Mary Kaye graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Central Washington University in 1985, and went on to teach Third Grade and later Kindergarten (as Miss Temoshok and Mrs. Lydon) at her alma mater St. Bernadette Parish School and St Francis Parish School. She married that “cute boy” across the street on July 25, 1987. Mary Kaye and Eric welcomed Trevor into their life on April 5, 1993.
Mary Kaye had a second career with the United States Social Security Administration, where she loved her work, her co-workers, and where her natural empathy made her perfect for her job.
Mary Kaye will be remembered for her joyous and generous Spirit of Life. She could light up any room and had the ability to make family, friends and those she’d just met, feel special. She was active in and supportive of the Skyway VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Hall, in honor of her Father-in-Law, Ken Lydon. Mary Kaye had more Best Friends Forever (BFFs) than most; childhood friends, family, students, co-workers, and all of us lucky enough to have her touch our lives.
Chiquitita – You will be forever missed and remembered! We imagine you dancing with your beloved Eric in Heaven. Rest in Peace.
Funeral Service and Reception at 11:00 am, Friday, March 25, 2022
St. Bernadette Parish, 1028 SW 128th St, Burien, WA 98146
Donations in lieu of flowers: https://gofund.me/b18e0909.
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Mary Kaye was truly a special friend who I knew since ninth grade. She was truly a friend of my family. One of our favorite memories was going to Victoria when we turned 19. She was also in my wedding and she taught school with my mom at our Lady of Lourdes so they were faculty together. We all enjoyed her humor. I really appreciated going to the VFW events. Many things are not the same. She worked hard and did so much with her life. I know she missed Eric so much and I hope their spirits are together.
All I can say is I “wish you were here”. You bright light left us far too soon.
I grew up living next door to Mary Kaye. When we were young we would play together in the woods next door to my house, hanging out at the tree swing. We went our separate ways, but my parents continued to live next door, then across the street from Mary Kaye. I am forever grateful, that after my dad passed away, Mary Kaye and Eric took in/adopted his kitty cat, Kona. Kona was best friends with their cat Max and he happily settled in with them and became part of their family. Rest in Peace Mary Kaye.
Prayers for Trevor and family. So sad to hear the news of Mary Kate’s passing. It was good to see her when she and Eric came to visit Alaska. Love and prayers.
I remember Mary Kaye so well. She was such a wonderful person and I will never forget the fun times we had during the St. B’s days. Rest In Peace, dear friend 🙏
My dear friend, I will miss you the rest of my life… I have so many wonderful memories of our many adventures… sitting by the pond, Eric helping us with pedicures,, Trevor’s big birthday bash, girls weekends, Halloween parties,, your 25th Wedding Anniversary celebration in Vegas (and the Vegas9 was born) and everything in between…. love and miss you my friend… until we meet again…
There just don’t seem to be adequate words. We shared a lot of laughs and shed a lot of tears. I am lucky to have worked with her, and even happier that we became friends. My heart goes out to Trevor and everyone that is grieving her loss.
Well I know this isn’t really a chat but I saw that Carol mentioned Kona the cat!! Mary Kaye told me how much she loved that cat. She did photograph the cat. Mary Kaye was a wonderful Photographer / in addition to her other talents-She did beautiful pictures of the flowers in her yard and the pond!!! And the duck couple. One of the best things about Mary Kaye is how she appreciated the small things, nature. No matter how great the challenges she faced she savored the little blessings of life.
I am so sorry to hear this news. I knew Mary Kaye as a wonderful teacher at St Bernadette’s when I was the school librarian there. She inspired her students to share her love of reading and learning, and was just a fun person to be around. My sincere condolences to Trevor and all those who mourn her passing.
I can’t imagine Mary Kaye gone. She’s not. Memories of her live on. When we met she was 12 or 13, me 14 or 15, somewhere around there. I met her at the little pinball arcade that use to be in Burien. We became great friends and rode our bikes all over the place, I won’t mention all the things we got up to! I often stayed over at her house and we play foosball till the wee hours of the morning. It really stands out in my memory that she went with my mom to my college graduation as my dad had suddenly died just a couple months prior. She was such a kind and thoughtful person. I’m glad Eric and Merk got together. They’re both such sweet people. We continued to be good friends seeing each other often for years but as happens drifted apart as we settled into adult life, marriage, etc. I was so pleased to reconnect with her when I finally joined Facebook in 2014.I saw her at the VFW for Eric’s memorial, the same Mary Kaye making sure everyone else was okay when her heart was obviously broken. We spoke on the phone a few times after that. I find it mind-blowing that she has passed on. I’m sorry to say I haven’t met their son Trevor. She spoke highly of him. I pray for you to have comfort and peace, Trevor. Both of your parents, as you know, are very lovely people. I’m guessing much of that is in your DNA too.God bless you. I know all too well what it’s like to lose both parents when young. It’s rough. Don’t be afraid to reach out. I’ll help where I can.