Marilyn Alvarado Dorman

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Marilyn Dorman, passed away peacefully at home on January 15, 2016. She was born April 26, 1933 as the only child of James Landrum and Maureen Robinson in Abilene, Texas. Marilyn was raised in Los Angeles, California and worked as an inspector for U.S. Customs. She met her husband, Alvy Dorman, when she was playing the piano in a Los Angeles club. They were married in the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 25, 1959 and later solemnized their marriage in the Los Angeles Temple. She loved teaching music to her many students and had music teaching memberships in the American College of Musicians and Music Teachers Association of California, and she was certified to teach through the Sherwood Music School. For many years, Marilyn beautifully accompanied other musicians and vocalists on the piano. She played the piano for seniors at the Riverton Senior Citizens' Center and patrons of the Oakland Temple. She had a lovely voice and an incredible passion for all music. Marilyn passed that love on to her family and many others. She spent countless hours working on genealogy and left a great legacy of family history and genealogy work. Marilyn was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where she served in many callings as organist, accompanist, pianist, choir director, primary chorister, music chairman, etc. She raised three daughters in Glendale, California. When the girls were grown, Marilyn and Alvy moved to Bethel Island, California where they enjoyed boating regularly on the California Delta. They moved to Herriman, Utah after more than a decade of fun in the sun to be closer to their grandchildren. The greatest joys in her life were her children and grand-children. As a cancer survivor, she lived for 28 more years breathing through a stoma and communicating without vocal chords. She was very brave and strong throughout her beautiful life. Marilyn is survived by her husband, Alvy Dorman; three daughters, Deanna Sabey (Scott), Debbie Keel (Paul) and Desiree Durtschi (Mike), and five grand-children, Alex Dorman, Nicholas Sabey, Cecelia Keel, Nathan Durtschi and Natalie Durtschi.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 23rd, 12:00 p.m. at the Herriman Stake Center, 5562 West 13680 South, Herriman, Utah. Friends and family may visit the same day from 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Herriman Stake Center. Internment at Larkin Sunset Gardens in Sandy.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.larkinmortuary.com/obituary/marilyn-alvarado-dorman/.