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Mary Alice BOEDING

Female 1932 - 2016  (83 years)


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  • Name Mary Alice BOEDING 
    Birth 23 Nov 1932  Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Alice 
    Education Benedictine College 
    Death 26 Jan 2016  [1
    • at her home
    Person ID I42110  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2021 

    Family James William RICE,   b. 14 May 1932, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 2020, Webster, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 1956  Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F28184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2021 

  • Notes 
    • “[Mary Alice] attended St. Peter and Paul grade and high school in Seneca KS and Benedictine College in Atchison KS…

      “She worked for Braniff Airways in Kansas City where she met and married James W. Rice in 1956.

      “In 1967 she followed her husband to California and then to Houston to participate in the moon landing effort. In 1972 she and her husband Jim started Rice Aviation (later renamed Northrop Rice USA Inc) She has been the Chief Executive officer for 44 years.

      “Mary Alice was actively involved in many organizations including the Northrop Rice Foundation, Aviation Technician Education Council, Interfaith Caring Ministries, Association of Women in Aviation and Church Women United. Her philanthropic efforts have been with these and other organizations including Indian Educational centers and U.S. National Parks.” [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1839] Monday, February 1, 2016.

    2. [S1839] Sunday, August 2, 2020, 14A.