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Marilyn Joan Benton Ph.D.

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Marilyn Benton Obituary

BENTON, Marilyn Joan PhD - Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 16, 1938. She passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at about 7am. She was a graduate of Stanford University and her forte was education. Her goals were to develop better teachers and educated students. She spent 58 years of her life in California. She leaves behind her father Joseph Buchwald; her brother Martyn J. Buchwald; her daughter Bonnie S. Goldstein; her son Scott A. Benton; her daughter Alisa N. Benton; her cousin Randy Buchwald; her niece Jennifer A. Buchwald; her grandniece Victoria J. Edwards; and her friends Butch Dollar, B.J. Herran, and Ann Jorgensen and her friend Marilyn. If you wish to donate in her memory, donate to an educational fund of your choice.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Mar. 6 to Mar. 8, 2005.

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Leigh Ann Orr

March 7, 2005

Joan will always remain a rock star for me. I feel incredibly lucky to have had time working with her. She will continue to influence and guide my work.

Cheryl Read

March 6, 2005

Joan was a wonderful teaching coach and an inspiration to us all. She will be sorely missed by all the teachers at Manual Arts High School.

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