Brunswick–Marilyn Dwyer died on November 12 with family at her side.

Born in Virginia in 1932, Marilyn grew up in Virginia and North Carolina.  After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina in 1954, she received a Rotary Club scholarship to study at the Institut des Hautes Etudes in Geneva.   She subsequently worked in New York City as a guide at the United Nations, and later for Blue Cross.   She married Warren Dwyer in 1957 and moved first to Lincoln, Massachusetts, and then together with their two children to Brunswick in 1973.

Marilyn was an active participant in community life in Brunswick.  The Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the League of Women Voters, the Davis Fund and the Curtis Memorial Library are but a few of the organizations that benefited from her devotion to improving the world around her.   She also worked for many years at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

She was graced with wit, charm and a genuine concern for others that is reflected in the rich tapestry of people who became part of her life.   She was the North Star for her family, for whom she always had an insightful word — professional or personal — and a shoulder to lean on.   And particularly for Warren, her husband and partner of 52 years, with whom she was recognized with a Jefferson Award for community service in 2002.

She was pre-deceased by husband Warren and daughter Alison.   She will be sorely missed by son and daughter-in-law Stuart and Julie Dwyer, grandchildren Evan and Cameron Dwyer, Connor and Mackenzie Freeman, son-in-law Philip Freeman, and a generation of young people with whom she and Warren shared their home, and their zest for life.

A memorial service will be held at First Parish Church in Brunswick on Saturday November 17 at 11 am.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, the First Parish Church of Brunswick, and eldercare services provider Neighbors Inc.  Memories and condolences can be shared at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.