MICKEY WATSON, age 84, a resident of Irving since 1946, died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Baylor Medical Center Irving. Born November 3, 1927 in Dallas, Texas to John Watson and Anne Stricker Watson, he married Martha Jo Lucas on August 6, 1948 in Irving. Mickey was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II and a devoted American. He took pride in welcoming home troops weekly at DFW. His passion in life was to help others exhibited by community services. A member of the Volunteer Airport Ambassadors for 12 years. One of the chairmen for Irving Centennial, he was a member of Parks Board Irving Renewal and North Lake Core Club. He was active in Boy Scouts of America, a Baylor volunteer cancer driver and a member of Friends of the Irving Public Library where he worked every Wednesday. A devoted member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Irving for 56 years. Survivors include his wife, Martha; children, Dellanne Newman and husband Glenn of Trophy Club, George Casey Watson and wife Elizabeth of Dallas and Jody Ruth Watson of Norman, Oklahoma; grandson, Gary Lucas Bowles of Westland, Michigan; brother, Dennis Smith of California; sister, Nancy Watson of Weatherford; and his two poodles, Mattie Lucille and Libby Louise. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 22 at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home. A Memorial service will be held Friday at 11 am at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 516 S O'Connor, Irving, TX. In lieu of flowers, the family request Memorials be made in his name to Friends of the Irving Public Library, PO Box 152288, Irving, TX 75015.