Mary McBride Shanklin

Mary M. Shanklin, Esq., of Doylestown, PA, passed away at her residence surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 6, 2020. She was 87.

Born in Las Vegas, NM, the only child of the late George and Mary (Terrill) McBride, Mary resided in Taos and Tijeras,

NM, before moving to Doylestown, PA, in 2010.

Mary earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Smith College in Northampton, MA, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1955 and was honored with a Phi Beta Kappa Key. Thereafter, she earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, MD, where she was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif in her second year. She was the first female law clerk in the State of Maryland. Mary worked for the National

Security Agency and later had a distinguished career at the National Labor Relations Board, rising through the ranks to the level of Director of the Office of Appeals, a position she held for many years prior to her retirement in 1991. During her retirement she enjoyed many activities including time with her family, painting, politics and assisting charities.

She was the beloved wife of the late Jay Shanklin; devoted mother of Jenifer Walker-Good (Steve Good) and Liza Walker-McBride (Jeff Grubb); loving grandmother of Emma Good (Patrick Wall), and Bradley Good; and former wife of Merrill B. Walker, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts to Soaring Eagle, PO Drawer 879, Billings, MT 59103-0879 (soaringeag le.org) would be appreciated.