Sonoma Valley resident Peggy Ann Albano was seemingly everywhere at once — willingly jumping in to help with bookkeeping, serve customers, cook or do whatever else was needed to help the family business get off the ground.

Her many contributions helped to establish Mary’s Pizza Shack as a beloved family restaurant at its initial location in Boyes Hot Springs, eventually paving the way for 19 other Mary’s restaurants in Sonoma Valley and other parts of the Bay Area. So, when she passed away in her Sonoma home of natural causes on Jan. 11 at the age of 85, surrounded by her family, the loss was felt by people throughout Sonoma Valley.