Marion Salinger

Thank you so much, Kathleen Dearing Seymour, for the beautiful picture of my mother and my sister Jill. I have letters from my mother about your remarkable father and have sent you a message on Facebook. I hope you'll respond. Wendy Salinger

I was just going through my father´s things and came upon this photo. He was a correspondence reporter and also worked for the Catholic Evidence Guild . From what I can tell, Mrs. Salinger did some Work for them as well. My father was Wm. Paul Dearing, killed in the Empire State Building crash in 1945. He had this photo of her. Kathleen Dearing Seymour

Remembering always with love, daughter Wendy

I met Marion when I first came to Duke in
1965. We struck a friendship that remained
all these years, enriched by her interests
and devotion to comparative international studies, and particularly her love for all things Canadian. She was a person of great charm and a smiling personality.
Knowing her was seeing Duke at its best!

Edward Tiryakian

Marion was a very dear friend--kind, generous, sensitive, and devout.
A poet who overcame many obstacles to develop a very successful professional career, without losing her classy gentility.
God bless her!
Josefina Tiryakian

My Thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Wendy, I was so lucky (thanks to you!) that I had the deep pleasure and honor of meeting and having such a memorable experience with the great Marion. It was unforgettable watching Barack Obama give his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention together while being served canapés and sherry in your hotel suite in Appalachia, NC., I had so much fun doing a little site seeing the next morning and continuing the conversation with you and your mother on the drive to back Durham and later...

We are sorry for the loss of your mother. God bless during this difficult time for you. Vincent Gaver and Michael Ardis, current residents of 3444 Rugby Road