 She was the first woman psychiatrist to have a building name after her honor as a result of her legacy.More than $10,000 has been donated to local charities in her memory.She was featured in the Life Stories section of the "Arizona Daily Star" on May 10, 2008

Mary Ann Coady was born on Christmas Day, 1959 in Homestead Air Force Base near Miami, Florida to Neil J. Coady and Dolores (née Breitenbach).