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Back Bay Driving Force Marian Ullman Died at 99; Memorial Service Honoring Her on Saturday
The late Marian Ullman's passionate and creative leadership was the driving force behind Back Bay's civic and social life as it shines today.
Without Marian Ullman, chances are we wouldn't consider taking a boat trip out to the Boston Harbor Islands. Without her, the Back Bay most certaintly wouldn't have it's Friends and Neighbors Groups through the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. The Garden Club of the Back Bay would not exist as it is today. "She was a visionary," said Vivien Li, executive director of the Boston Harbor Association -- which Ullman helped found in 1973. "She understood what the possibilities were. She was ahead of her time." Sue Prindle, a civic activist and member of the Garden Club of the Back Bay, remembers Ullman as “a supremely spunky lady.” Anne Kneisel, a friend and fellow member of the “Merry Matrons” luncheon group, describes her as “…
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