Bellevue Mayor Charlie Cleves declared July 9 “Mary Jane Williamson Day” in honor of Williamson, who will celebrate her 101st birthday on July 26, 2025.
Williamson was unable to attend, although family said she would be home watching. Many members of her family were on hand to accept the honor for her and to share a happy birthday message with council and community members.
Williamson was born in Cincinnati and spent her childhood there. In fact, she experienced the 1937 flood in the city and was rescued by boat. She attended Woodward High School. After graduating, she married her husband Louis, who served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWII. She and her husband moved to Bellevue in 1955…