Shelly Rene Marmaduke passed away at her home on July 6, 2016. Born Shelly Rene Smith, she was brought down to Earth on November 19, 1950 by Walter and Frankie Smith, who happily considered her to be the second most perfect baby ever born. With her halo of curls, they had their angel on Earth. She grew up surrounded by family with cousins/best friends aplenty. In June of 1966, she graced The Double Dip Drive-In wearing her best yellow shorts and a perfect smile. She was immediately discovered by a temporarily blonde Steve Marmaduke, who made sure the two would soon meet. As she sat passenger in his MG watching the ground fly by through a hole in the floor, she knew he was the one. She didn’t even mind losing one of her favorite sandals. After two and a half years of courtship the two were united into a marriage that of which minstrels will write songs. Soon after, they introduced the world to their own progeny in the form of two daughters. Shelly’s biggest regret was not calling them by their given names Patsy and Edina. But alas, she moved forward. Shelly was an enormous lover of the arts. She took many opportunities to expand on this love. She had a stint as the Executive Director of the Amarillo Little Theatre, served as a docent at the Amarillo Museum of Art, and sat on the board of the High Plains Food Bank. She also made a few lesser-known contributions to the arts. Such as her participation in the creation of the much-beloved character, Ziggy Stardust. (Basically David left his flat without his suitcase so Mom loaned him one of her jumpsuits. They then did his makeup while sharing a few bottles of wine.) Another adventure of Shelly's was her time spent as a partner to Gustave Eiffel. Unfortunately, the partnership ended when Gustave would not embrace Shelly's vision of adding a pop of red color to the tower that graced the Paris skyline. She loved her colors! She and Steve then decided to move to Pagosa Springs, Colo., to build their very own mountain chalet. They spent the majority of their days surrounded by music, beauty, love and laughter. And they always made sure to follow the No. 1 rule: “Take care of your buddy.” Shelly was preceded in death by her father Walter Earl Smith. She is survived by her mother, Frankie Joyce Smith; husband, Steve Marmaduke; daughters, Andrea Finney and Meredith Marmaduke; sons-in-law, Brent Finney and Warren Hill; grandchildren, Quinn and Aaron Finney, McCall, Bauer and Maitlyn Frazer, and Max Harmon; step-grandchildren Jaden, Gus, Abi and Sam Hill; and last, but not least, great-grandson, Newton Young. Apparently, our family motto is “Be fruitful and multiply!” Two of Shelly’s favorite things were laughter and giving back to her community. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the High Plains Food Bank in Amarillo, Texas, in her memory. And if at any moment these words brought a smile to your face, please know that it was her gift to all of us.