Marilyn J. Dawson ’75

Marilyn J. Dawson ’75, of New York City, formerly of Washington, D.C.; Feb. 2, of cancer. After graduation she moved to Washington, D.C., and began working for an international aid and development organization. A few years later she started working at the United Nations, and because of her fluency in four languages, she had multi-year assignments in Brazil, Jamaica, the Philippines, and Africa. After years of working abroad, she was assigned to the U.N. headquarters in New York City, where she remained until retiring. She volunteered at Calvary Baptist Church and later Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. She studied and painted and enjoyed museum visits, yoga, and travel. She is survived by her life partner, Marvin Dutton; her mother; two brothers; and nieces and nephews.