Marilyn (Lumb) Gildersleeve ’57, 80, passed away peacefully on February 29, 2016 at home in Framingham MA. Raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she studied speech and theatre from the age of 6 and she majored in drama and speech for a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1957, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority.\u00a0 She had major leadership roles and a membership in many honorary groups on campus.\u00a0 She got her Master’s Degree in radio and television at Indiana University.
\nOver the years Marilyn performed one-woman shows, taught speech privately and performed in numerous plays. Her working career has been in many different fields: radio, television, newspaper reporting, school administrative work and other varied business operations. Some years ago, she retired from Fay School where she worked in Development and the Dean of Students. For many years she worked as an ESL volunteer instructor. As a hobby, Marilyn clowned for fairs, schools, parades, and other events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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