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family. It did not take long before
she joined and later chaired the
Welcoming Committee, became
a member of the Viva Girls’
Cheerleading Squad and joined
the resident maestro’s choir.
Her family, community and
Jewish values were paramount to
her. Throughout her life, Marilyn
was an educator, an advocate
and an artist whose paintings
depicted the growth and strength
of women. Marilyn left treasured
memories to those who loved her.
Marilyn was the beloved wife
of the late Marvin Robinson;
cherished mother of Barbara
Smilack Buxton (Arthur Flink),
Steven A. Smilack (Barbara
Morse Perry Smilack), Joel R.
Smilack (Jacqueline Smilack),
and the late Carl Jeffrey Smilack;
loving grandmother of Laurie
Flink, Davida E. Buxton (Adam
Levy), Seth Alexander (Ami
Alexander), Andrea Smilack,
Samantha Smilack Contino,
Carl Jeffrey Smilack, and the late
Frank Morse Perry; treasured
great-grandmother of Norah
Levy, Alan Levy, Aaron Levy,
Kennedy Alexander, Emilia
Alexander, Preston Smilack,
James Green, Cooper Contino,
Zelma Contino and Isabelle
Smilack; dear sister of the late
Beverly Solitt; adored daughter
of the late Martin Miller and the
late Lena Teman Miller. Marilyn
is also survived by her numerous
nieces and nephews and their
families.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Magen David
Adom, 3175 Commercial Ave.,
Suite 101, Northbrook, IL 60062;
or American Association of
University Women, 1310 L St.
NW
, Suite 1000, Washington ,
DC 20005, my.aauw.org/
donation-product-detail; or to a
charity supporting breast cancer
research. Arrangements by Ira
Kaufman Chapel.
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