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• Rememberng Mary Carol Reilly

  I'm thrilled to read Mary Carol Reilly is still alive and as charming as ever. We first met in Buffalo Grove, Illinois in 1968 when after seeing Romper Room, I wrote her a letter to thank her for her good program oiur five-year-old son loved. She found my phoe number, called me back and I invited her for dinner! We had just moved to the U.S. from Mexico where we were missionaries and we were kindred spirits with her background as a Nun and with the other nuns and priests (even though we're Protestants) to whom she introduced us. She visited us in Mexico when we went back the following summer and then were assigned to southern California where she also visited us. It's been at least 30 to 35 years since we've seen her but would love to get in contact with her again as we've never forgotten her. If Mary Carol reads this, I hope she'll contact me.

  Posted by Norma Steven January 22, 2012 21:26:20

• "...whew, what a ride!!!

  Mary (Merry) Carol Reilly is clearly a delight to know and a person with whom to share life's joys. She lights up the room and your life! And she gives meaning to Maxine's encouagement to slide into home with an exclamation "...whew, what a ride!!!" I like to think that we may say the same, even though we have yet to drive a cab in the big city.
  
  We, too, love you Merily Carol!
  
  Shalom,
  Nancy and Bob

  Posted by Nancy and Bob Kiehl December 04, 2011 17:04:19

• As Mary Carol Is My Witness

  Mary Carol was over here in the land of the Inscrutable for only a year but they are still talking about her. I used her name in vain at a Beijing AA meeting and they presented me with, a 'One Day At A Time' chip, with Mary Carol's image engraved on it. Rudyard Kipling said, "East and West the twain shall not meet," but in 2008-2009 the Inscrutable met the Scrutable. We are like the Egyptians waiting for Moses to return. We all love you Mary Carol.

  Posted by tegory November 29, 2011 17:14:24

• The rest of the story.

  I had the good fortune to have shared a writing class with Mary Carol at JHU a few years back. In that class we all had a chance to relate some of life's experiences in the form of essays.
  Believe me this article does not tell the entire story of Mary Carol, she is one of the most interesting people I have ever met.
  To name just one incident in her most unusual life, I will just tease you with a tidbit in hopes the rest of the story will be told.
  It involves intrigue, mayhem, nudity, gambling, bravado, and ultimately arrest. After the class ended, I heard Mary Carol was teaching English in China, now she is back and I can hardly wait to hear of her next adventure.
  
  

  Posted by George Waldhauser November 26, 2011 08:14:18

• christmas memories

  From the city to convent to China to cabs and careers in acting and teaching... Now that's the way to live a full life. Cheers Mary Carol

  Posted by hathaway ferebee November 26, 2011 01:36:12

• More Precious Than Rubies...

  Now here's a woman I'd like to have in my life as a long-time friend!...and to sit down with on a regular basis for a good chat. This snippet was too short!

  Posted by Levanah Ruthschild November 23, 2011 02:47:53

• Teasing

  A sweet article, with so many small hints at the humor and life experience of a woman who seems gloriously complex and insightful. Give us more!

  Posted by Gail Rosen November 22, 2011 16:56:32

• Christmas memories

  Thanks for a great read. Hooray to all broads whose faces are lined with the map of Eire -- a description that will stay with me forever.

  Posted by Molly Dunham Glassman November 16, 2011 19:50:15