Marjorie May Wheldon
May 11, 1916 ~ March 20, 2008
Resided in:
Pueblo, CO
Marjorie M. Wheldon, 91, passed away March 20, 2008. She was born on May 11, 1916, in Pueblo, to Roger and Carol Wheldon. Graduated from Thatcher Grade School, Centennial High School and University of Colorado with majors in French and literature. Marjorie was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda and First Presbyterian Church. She worked for the American Red Cross in Chester, Charlie, Lancaster and London, England and then joined the United Nations as Editor at the time it was formed. Marjorie worked at the UN in Paris and New York, followed by its affiliate, the World Health Organization, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 1947 to 1955 and from 1955 to 1976 in the Regional Office in New Delhi, India. After retiring, she remained active by working short assignments in New Delhi and Egypt. Private services will be held. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com
While working as a team member in WHO SPX office camp Kolkata, I had the opportunity to meet her when she visited Kolkata India in 1976. I had shown her around the city and she was quite delighted. She sent me a gift on her return to WHO New Delhi. She was very nice with motherly affection. It was a pain for me to hear about her demise after so many years. May her soul rest in peace.
On behalf of my father, Toby R. Medina, I sign this book. Toby worked for Marjorie for many years doing yardwork and errands. He has always thought of her with fond memories. He is saddened by her passing but knows that she is finally resting. He is aware that her family had passed on before her and that she had special friends who cared for her estate and her care. We celebrate her contributions to work she did so faithfully.