When Marvel B. Kirby passed away in 2021, PCF was a beneficiary of her charitable trust. Some of her friends who share her love of Pasadena and her ethos of service and generosity will be honored with named endowments that will support causes important to them. Marian Hall is one of the honorees.
Marian Hall grew up in La Cañada Flintridge, which at the time was considered “way out in the country.” She attended several local public schools, including Eliot Middle School in Altadena, South Pasadena High School, and San Marino High School. She met her future husband, Lem, in 1948 in Pasadena. Marian’s father was the head of the local Ration Board and assisted in handing out gas ration coupons. Lem was in the Army Air Corps and happened to be in line to get a gas ration, where he met Marian. Once married, the couple had four children, all of whom were born at Huntington Hospital and eventually attended Linda Vista Elementary School.
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