OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

50 | JANUARY 20 • 2022 

M

arilyn Schechter of 
West Bloomfield, 
known for 
her bright smile and 
independent spirit, died on 
Jan. 2, 2022. She loved her 
family with all her heart, 
filled her life with deep and 
lasting friendships, and 
was an accomplished artist, 
continuing to work late into 
her life. 
Marilyn was the beloved 
wife of Neal Schechter for 
39 years, until his death in 
2007. Together, with their 
partners, Larry and Ina 
Stevens, they dedicated their 
summers and their lives 
to running Camp Walden, 
providing a safe place for 

generations of children to 
play and grow. 
She grew up on Tracey 
Street in Detroit, attended 
Mumford High School 
and earned a master’s in 
fine art from Wayne State 

University. 
Known as an active 
listener with many follow-
up questions, Marilyn was 
always interested in the 
latest news in the lives of 
her family and friends.
She dressed with flair, 
frequently wearing chunky 
jewelry and dark lipstick. 
Her home was decorated 
with modern furniture, 
funky collections of baskets, 
tiny porcelain shoes and 
several pieces by one of her 
favorite artists, Alex Katz. 
For many years, Marilyn was 
also an active volunteer in 
the advocacy group WAND 
(formerly Women’s Action 
for Nuclear Disarmament)

Of the hundreds of art 
pieces Marilyn made, she’s 
best remembered for an 
installation she was chosen 
to create, in the ’90s, for 
a display window of the 
old J.L. Hudson’s store in 
Downtown Detroit. Upon 
the blank canvas of an 
empty space, she designed a 
structure of several, 12-foot-
high paneled-walls covered 
in thousands of dried, 
leathery-brown banana 
peels. Her friends and 
family fondly recall helping 
Marilyn by saving all their 
banana peels.
For many years, Marilyn 
kept a studio in a warehouse 
in Pontiac, where other 

An Artistic Life

Marilyn Schechter

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