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 Marilyn
McCormick Morfogen, 82, of Palm Beach, FL died Tuesday, September
6, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Albert & Helen (Glennon)
McCormick.
Marilyn was born in Boonton, New Jersey July 18, 1929, graduated
from Boonton High School, attended the University of South
Carolina and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Nebraska in 1950. She attended Katherine Gibbs in
Manhattan and then joined the Dean’s Office at Newark College of
Engineering.
She married her Boonton High School classmate, Zachary Morfogen in
1956, and they had two children, Ann and Paul, and lived in Den
Haag, The Netherlands before moving to Palm Beach, Florida in
1998. When he retired from Time Inc. in 1987, they formed
Morfogen Associates, a consulting company for corporations and
cultural institutions and launched “NEWS” with she, the Publisher,
and he, the Editor of the popular newsletter that celebrates the
Arts---The Four Freedoms---Hospice Care--- with exhibitions,
books, television and educational programming for these
centerpieces of their life together as expressed by Donald
Schumacher---
“As President and CEO of the National Hospice Foundation, we honor
Marilyn for the inspiration and passion to get the Morfogen’s
involved in hospice many years ago when the hospice movement was
getting started in the United States. Marilyn has always been
involved in Zach’s hospice commitment and has truly made a
difference in advancing hospice care across the nation. We were
especially honored to have Marilyn participate in the HBO
reception where NHF announced the Zachary Morfogen Art of Caring
Award on June 23, 2011, in New York. Marilyn has so many friends
and admirers in the hospice family to remember her and the legacy
she has inspired.”
That legacy has inspired their seven grandchildren and a broad
circle of associates to celebrate her spirit by contributions to
the Morfogen Arts and Education Fund for the National Center for
Care at the End of Life, 1731 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia
22341 where a sculpture on “Freedom from Fear” by artist/friend
Henry Loustau will be permanently installed in memory of Marilyn
who embraced hospice care for others…and herself…free from fear.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30am on Friday,
September 9, 2011 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 910
Birch Street, Boonton, NJ 07005. There will be a viewing on
Thursday, September 8, 2011 from 6-8pm at Lewis & Carey Funeral
Home, 312 West Main Street, Boonton, NJ 07005. Following the Mass,
interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Lewis & Carey Directors
of Funerals (973) 334-0842 |
