----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Cooke" <rcooke@nc.rr.com> To: <SCMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: [SCMARION-L] MacQueen obituary > MacQUEEN > > > > HILLSBOROUGH - J. Marilyn MacQueen, an internationally recognized technical > authority in the field of histocompatibility (tissue matching), died > Thursday at her home in Hillsborough. She was the daughter of the late Julia > Smith and James E. MacQueen of the Carolina section of Dillon County, S.C. > Marilyn was born in Bennettsville, S.C., August 7, 1939. A graduate of > Dillon High School, Dillon, S.C, she earned her BA in biology in 1961 at > Queens College, Charlotte. Marilyn was given an honorary doctor of humane > letters degree by Queens College in 1987 for her extraordinary contributions > to her profession, and her enthusiastic involvement in and support of her > college since graduation. Marilyn was an undergraduate laboratory instructor > at Queens College (1959-61). She taught science and biology in the Ocala, > Fla., school system (1961-64). Returning to North Carolina in 1964, she was > a research associate in the Duke University Department of Immunology and > later in the fledgling area of histocompatibility and immunogenetics. In > 1969 she was appointed supervisor of the Durham Veterans Administration > Medical Center (DVAMC) Transplantation Laboratory and held that position > until her retirement in 1997. As laboratory supervisor, she and her staff > were responsible for tissue typing all transplantation patients at the > DVAMC, Duke University Medical Center, and UNC Hospitals. > Recognized internationally in the field of histocompatibility and organ > transplantation, she participated in four of the earliest International > Histocompatibility Workshops to expand the network of academic expertise to > Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. She was instrumental in the > early development of all areas in the field of histocompatibility during the > era when Duke University was the focal point in the origination of this vast > field. She was consistently a pioneer, teacher, innovator, creative force, > and consultant. She was the person who "made things happen." She led field > investigations for the NIH, SEOPF, and Duke Department of Histocompatibility > and Immunogenetics in such diverse areas as the Arctic region of Finland, > the outback of Australia, and the Cook Islands. > Marilyn was a founding member and active participant in numerous > professional organizations, including the Southeastern Organ Procurement > Foundation (SEOPF), the American Association for Clinical Histocompatibility > Testing (AACHT), the American Society of Histocompatibility and > Immunogenetics (ASHI), Carolina Donor Services (CDS) (formerly the Carolina > Organ Procurement Agency), the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), > and the United Network Organ Sharing (UNOS), which is the current > organization for the equitable placement of transplant organs throughout the > U.S. > Marilyn received a multitude of professional honors and awards, including > undergraduate recipient of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities > (1961), the National Science Foundation Study Fellowship (1963), the > Upjohn/Southeastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF) Award (1977), and > SEOPF's Meritorious Achievement Award (1981 and 1987). She was the first > recipient of Outstanding Technologist Award (1987) given by the American > Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), an agency which she > helped develop. Today, ASHI is the internationally recognized organization > responsible for licensing, teaching, and assuring high quality in all > transplant programs. In 1988, Marilyn received the SEOPF Special Achievement > Award for her exceptional work in development of a network for support and > interaction with tissue-typing labs in the Southeast area. > Marilyn co-authored many articles published in national and international > medical journals and texts and edited two editions of the SEOPF Tissue > Typing Procedure Manual, which are still invaluable teaching tools for new > members of this field. Since her retirement, she was actively involved in > the Orange Congregations in Mission Meals on Wheels program. > Surviving are her life partner, Barbara O. Burgess of Hillsborough; one > step-brother, Rene DeLind of Moreno Valley, Calif.; first-cousins Alexander > McRae MacDonald of Clio, S.C., Donald Frank MacDonald of Edinburgh, > Scotland, and Robert McLaurin MacDonald of Lakeland, Fla.; and numerous > nieces, nephews and cousins. Marilyn also leaves an immense community of > friends and acquaintances who have been forever changed by having had the > experience of knowing this extraordinary and unique life. Her uniqueness, as > often described by her friends, is "the mold was broken after Marilyn was > created." > A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, at Carolina > Presbyterian Church, Clio, S.C., and a graveside service at McLucas > Cemetery. Family members will greet guests following the service. A second > memorial service will be held in Hillsborough at a later date. In lieu of > flowers, donations may be made to Orange Congregations in Mission, 300 > Millstone Dr, Hillsborough NC 27278 (designate Meals on Wheels); to Carolina > Presbyterian Church, 2971 Calhoun Rd, Clio SC 29525; or to Queens College > (attention: Adelaide Anderson Davis), 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte NC 28208. > Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home, Bennettsville, S.C. > > Taken from http://www.heraldsun.com/obituaries/ 5/5/02 > FYI: there is also a picture available at above website. > > > > > > ==== SCMARION Mailing List ==== > For changes to your subscription, visit: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/SC/marion.html > >