MARION AGNES MEYER THOMPSON (1930- )

Marion Agnes Meyer was born on March 6, 1930, in Milwaukee. She attended Anna Doerfler Grade School, Walker Junior High School, and South Division High School, graduating in January of 1948. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and graduated with a degree in Sociology in June, 1952. She married John Seymour Thompson (May 30, September 12, 1992, son of Harry and Floris Thompson) of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on June 28, 1952. Children born to them were Susan Ellen (August 14, 1958), David John (July 25, 1960), and Anne (June 11, 1964). Marion earned a Masters degree in Psychiatric Social Work from Columbia University, New York City, and has been a practicing social worker, recently a partner in Intervention Associates, Wayne, Pennsylvania. She lives in retirement in (town, New Jersey. John Thompson was employed as a chemist by FMC Corporation. He died September 12,
1992. Marjorie Evelyn Meyer was born on July 5, 1933, in Milwaukee. She also attended Anna Doerfler, Walker, and South Division, graduating in January of 1951. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, graduating in 1955 with a BS. degree in Elementary Education. She taught fora while in schools of both Milwaukee and Madison. She married Curtis Halvorson (July 26, 1930- ) of Milwaukee on December 29, 1956. The following children were born to them Christine Ann (April 2, 1961) who married Donovan Thomas Walsh on December 27, 1986, Judith Ellen (March
2, 1964), and Amy Viola (May 30, 1967) who married Brian Ward Holzworth on March 19, 1994. The Halvorsons lived in Missoula, Montana, before moving to their current residence in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marjorie also holds a MA. degree in Education (1959) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has endorsements as a specialist in early childhood education from the University of Montana, in media from the University of Colorado, and in reading from Colorado State University. She taught in the public schools of Fort Collins. Curtis was employed by the Fish and Wildlife Division of the US. Department of the Interior. Mildred Ellen Meyer was born on July 2,
1938, in Milwaukee. She, too, attended Anna
Doerfler, Walker, and South Division, graduating in June of 1956. She attended Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1960 with a degree in English. As a freshman she was president of Alpha Lambda Delta, and as a senior she was president of Mortar Board. She taught high school English one year in Westfield, New Jersey, and several more in Birmingham, Michigan. She married John Knox Boaz of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on August 19, 1961. They met as students at Northwestern where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Education in 1960. They

had two children, Julia Ruth (April 12, 1963) born in Pontiac, Michigan, and Andrew John (April
14, 1966) born in Bloomington, Illinois. Mildred completed a Master's degree in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1964, and a PhD. in English from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, in 1977. She has taught English at Illinois State (Normal, Illinois Wesleyan
(Bloomington), and Millikin (Decatur, Illinois) Universities. Mildred served Millikin as Chair of the Department of English, Director of the James Millikin Scholars (Honors) Program, and as Warren F. Hardy Distinguished Professor of English. She plays cello and a mean game of tennis.

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