April 27, 1936 ~ January 4, 2026 (age 89)
Margaret Anne Burns was born April 27, 1936, in Liberal, Kansas to Joseph Lane Burns and
Leta Gertrude Bowles Burns. She was the fourth of seven children.
When Margaret was six, the family moved to Texas, where Margaret graduated as the
valedictorian of Godley High School in 1954. She then worked as a commercial artist for Bell
Telephone in Dallas, and in 1960, married John Mollick. This was the prelude to what she often
said was her most important and enjoyable job, as a mother. John’s work as an engineer for LTV
took the family to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1964, and then back to Arlington, Texas in
1977, where Margaret raised their three boys and also found time for community causes. In
addition to working as a city clerk and later running for mayor of Dalworthington Gardens, she
volunteered for the US census and numerous local, state, and federal elections. Throughout her
life, she imparted to her children a passion for the arts. She became an accomplished painter, was
a loyal patron of Fort Worth’s museums and Bass Performance Hall and regularly volunteered at
the Main Street Art Festival. After the passing of her husband in 2013, Margaret moved to
Trinity Terrace in downtown Fort Worth, where she continued painting, volunteering, and
contributing to local art shows. She loved reading history, encouraged those around her to
embrace learning at all ages, and even had campaign-style buttons made with the slogan, “Ask a
bunch of questions!”
She is survived by her brother Jim Burns, son John S. Mollick and his wife
Susie Woodhams; son Joseph Mollick; son George Mollick and his wife Kathleen Mollick;
grandsons John A. Mollick and Louis Mollick; and numerous loving nieces and nephews
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