Marilyn Hellums (1934-2024):
On November 27, Marilyn Hellums passed away. A native Texan, she earned a BA in English, Magna Cum Laude, from UT Austin in 1955. She was married for fifty-nine years to the late David Hellums, who was a member of the Rice faculty (chemical engineering) from 1960 until his retirement in 1998 including serving as engineering dean from 1970 to 1976.
Together with David, they raised three children and she did substitute teaching and volunteering in the public schools. Also, she was active in her church, in the community and at Rice where she was president and a highly engaged member for over fifty years of the Rice Faculty Women’s Club and she was an early board member of the Shepherd School. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Saturday, December 14 at Bayou Manor. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
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