Remembrances
Laura Faure
Mamoo and I were close my entire life. After my mother, Paige, died, Mamoo took her place for our weekly Saturday morning phone visits. I spent many wonderful times with her at her comfy, nature-filled home, sharing our love of dogs, birds, art, and all growing things. She was the last living member of her generation of our family and the holder of so much of our family's history and stories. Her wicked sense of Cornwall humor and her delight in being mischievous made her endlessly entertaining and fun to be with. I have missed her spirit these last few years as she has slowly faded into dementia, but I will always hold her in my heart with great love.
Paige Gillies
As time passed, her life became ever more a part of her surrounding environment. She moved through her days in the garden where communities of birds, insects, and small wildlife were seasonal visitors. Her days ended with a move inside, portable radio in hand pouring forth classical music, as she anticipated nights with her beloved friend, the moon.
She was at peace in her habitat as she shifted into her elder years, still finding amusement easy and welcoming visitors. There on that screened porch, I sat with her and a pitcher of iced tea, catching up on the present… Read more.
Katie Therriault
We all loved and adored her.. her small ritual of a sip of brandy, toasted every night from her kitchen window towards our house and up to Billy in heaven (she demonstrated the Billy toast to me on several occasions in her tiny cute kitchen that looked at our house), the probably 100’s of times she joined Billy and Corine on their walk on the lane that ran next to her property, I am sure she waited daily to join them on their stroll, she told me she spent her mornings when the girls were young over the years enjoying the crazy commotion of them running to catch the bus sipping coffee from same kitchen window.
Melodie Langdon
I was a caregiver for Marian for a couple of years. It was a job for me at first, then we became friends, and it was no longer a job. It was a pleasure to watch Marian at her age, so vibrant and knowledgeable. She would show me all about Southport open space. She loved going to Southport Center, and we would sit outside having a cup of coffee; people would pass by, and they all knew Marian. I will always cherish the memories with her; she instilled many values in me and opened me up to a better way of life. You will be missed, but you will always be in my heart and mind, as I say to myself, "Marian would have handled this differently." Love you, and thank you for everything you taught me 'til we meet again.
David Bernstein
As Marian's financial planner for more than 20 years, we shared so many conversations, often talking about birds, flowers, nature, and her early days in Southport. We would also have lunch at Centro, which was Marian's favorite restaurant. It was truly a blessing to be part of her life. She will be missed.
Kirsten Vernon
When I was in my early twenties, it was always fun to come to Marian’s house, tour her garden, and sit on her screened porch drinking the most delicious Woodruff-steeped white wine. I admired how she wore her hair in a French twist. She gave me a cookbook for college students that a friend of hers had written, and I made recipes out of it for many years. When my daughter went to Sarah Lawrence, we visited on that same porch. I later had the great pleasure of taking care of Marian for a long weekend when my brother was getting engaged in Chicago. I made her favorite lamb dinner, and we had wonderful conversations about her early life. Her spirit remains present in our lives in so many ways.