Marilyn Diana Hoover Merry

Background

Merry, Marilyn Diana Hoover was born on July 28, 1946 in St. Louis. Daughter of Roscoe C. S. and Elnora (Monigan) H.

Career

Clerk, typist, Army Recruit and Inductions Station, St. Louis, 1966-1967; printing control clerk, United States Mobility Equipment Command, St. Louis, 1968-1970; supply clerk, United States Troop Support Command, St. Louis, 1970-1971; clerk-typist, Institute Heraldry, Alexandria, Virginia, 1971-1972; clerk-typist, Medical Intelligence, Washington, 1972-1973; office manager, Yodi Enterprises, E. St. Louis, Illinois, 1973-1974; secretary, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, 1974-1979; cartographic technical, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, 1979-1982; cartographer, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, since 1982. Member, secretary, 2d vice president Chapter of National Political Congress of Black Women, 1991-1993. Member African American Writer's Guild, 1991-1993, Coalition Labor Union Women, president, since 1991.

Program coordinator, Sunday School teacher, director Walker Mill Garden's Cmty. Outreach Center, 1991-1992. Women's committee Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, since 1989.

Achievements

• Marilyn Diana Hoover Merry has been listed as a noteworthy Cartographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of executive board Communities United Prince Georges County, Maryland. chapter, American Cancer Society, secretary, 1985-1987. Member Executive Board Washington Area Labor Committee on Control American and Caribbean, 1986-1988. Candidate for town county, Capitol Heights, Maryland., 1986, 90.

Member community advising committee on substance abuseCounty of Prince Georges. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), Coalition Labor Union Women (secretary District of Columbia chapter 1989,president District of Columbia chapter since 1991), Federally Employed Women (life, secretary 1979-1980, 87-88, president Potomac Palisades chapter 1989), A. Philip Randolph Institute, National Council Negro Women (life), American Federation Government Employees (1st vice president Local 3407 since 1984, women's coordinator 14th district 1984-1988, fair practice coordinator 14th district 1988-1990), London Woods Cmty. Association (advising committee 1984-1986), International Platform Association.

Interests

• Avocations: writing poetry, roller skating, dancing, lecturing, poetry, writing.

Connections

Married Allan Preston Merry (divorcedSept. 1978); children: Jason Kimball Ward, Meana Linette Ward.

Father:

Roscoe C. S. H.

Mother:

Elnora (Monigan) H.

Spouse:

Allan Preston Merry

child:

Meana Linette Ward Merry

child:

Jason Kimball Ward Merry