What is Marilyn Mason?
{{Distinguish|Marilyn Manson|Marlyn Mason}} '''Marilyn May Mason''' (June 29, 1925 – April 4, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[concert]] [[organist]], [[recording artist]] and [[professor]]. She joined the staff of the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor]] in 1947. She became [[Chairperson|chair]] of the organ department in 1962, and was named a professor in 1965. She retired in 2014, making her the longest serving University of Michigan staff member at 67 years. She was born in [[Alva, Oklahoma|Alva]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/music-professor-retires-after-record-breaking-67-years|title=Music professor retires after record-breaking 67 years|date=May 19, 2014|work=The University Record|publisher=[[University of Michigan]]|access-date=April 6, 2019|author=Carlin, Marilou}}</ref> Mason died on April 4, 2019 in [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]]. She was 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/annarbor/obituary.aspx?n=marilyn-mason&pid=192105481|title=Marilyn Mason|work=Ann Arbor News|publisher=MLive.com|date=April 2019|access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Marilyn}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Michigan]] [[Category:American keyboardists]] [[Category:Musicians from Michigan]] [[Category:Musicians from Oklahoma]] [[Category:Organists]] [[Category:People from Ann Arbor, Michigan]] {{US-bio-stub}}