Marilyn S Gamble

She was born in Seattle, Washington to Lawrence K. Smith and Esther Nordstrom Smith and had two brothers, David and Lawrence Smith. She was raised in Seattle, attended Helen Bush School, then graduated from Stanford University where she met her husband, Don Gamble. They were married in 1949, and they made their home in Wayzata, Minnesota, where they raised their three children, Kim, Don, and Larry on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Marilyn was the first woman to serve as a director of the Minnetonka Yacht Club. She was active in the Minneapolis Symphony, Saint Martin's by the Lake Church, the Garden Club and playing tennis. In 1997, Marilyn and Don built a home on the shores of Monterey Bay close to their grandchildren. Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Kim and her husband, Harry Aldrich and their children, Duncan (Stacie), Alex (Stephanie) and Ben; her son, Don III and his son, Nicolas, and her son, Larry and his wife, Marigrace and their children, Grace and Kimberly. She is also survived by four great grandchildren, Trevor, Halie, Simon, and her namesake, Marilyn.