Marion E. Gilmore

Gilmore, Marion E. Age 94, died peacefully December 18, 2006. He was born in Burt, Iowa, March 30, 1912. Mr. Gilmore graduated from Wayne State College in 1937, received a Master's degree from Drake University in 1952 and an Administrator's Certificate from the University of Chicago in 1956. He taught and served as a principal in the Redfield and Clear Lake, Iowa schools. He came to Whitefish Bay in 1954 as principal of Richards School. He served for twenty-one years. He always said that the students, staff, and parents made him "look good" and claimed these twenty-one years as his "legacy." He retired in 1975, and continued to live in Whitefish Bay until 1986. He traveled in an RV for twenty-five years. "It was a wonderful way to see America." During his lifetime, he was active in the Avion Travelcade Club, Lions International Service Club, and Phi Delta Kappa. He also was a member of the National Elementary Principals' Association, the Whitefish Bay United Methodist Church, and the Wisconsin Retired Teachers' Association. He and his wife, Genevieve, moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1987 where they lived in Towerpoint Resort and Brentwood West. In July of 2002, he and his wife returned to Milwaukee to live at the retirement community of Alexian Village. Genevieve, his wife of sixty-four years, died on June 14, 2003. Also preceding him in death was his sister, Edna Litzel. He is survived by his son, Jon (Nancy); granddaughter, Kristin (Scott) Kohn; great-grandson, Beckett; grandson, Darren (Asha); great-grandsons, Jurrien and Quentin. Private family services are being held at Wisconsin Memorial Park. Because of his lifelong commitment to education, the family would appreciate that any memorials be sent to the Alexian Village Employee Scholarship Fund, 9301 N. 76th St., Milwaukee, WI 53223. "I have been blessed with a great life, a wonderful family, and a wealth of friendships." SCHMIDT & BARTELT A.A. Schmidt & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services Menomonee Falls (262) 251-3630