BCinDC & the 2011 Convention

On September 8, BCinDC lost one of our most enthusiastic and dedicated members. MaryZee was a great supporter of and advocate for BookCrossing. She arranged and managed the BookCrossing table at our local Random House bookfair. At book festivals, she was always excited to not just give books away but explain about going online to see where books had been. She maintained many OBCZs over the years as well as wonderfully themed bookboxes. She was generous with her time–helping out at our convention–and with her books–thrusting them upon her friends with detailed recommendations.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA, 23058.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 13 at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 136 E. Baltimore St., Taneytown, MD with the Rev. Elza Hurst officiating. Interment will follow at Baust Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

We are grateful for the time Mary chose to spend with us and the books she shared. We are glad we could call such a sweet and caring woman our friend. And everyone in BCinDC will miss her greatly.

More information:

• BookCrossing Forum: The passing of MaryZee
• Obituary: Mary Zimmerman
• MaryZee’s Bookshelf– You may wish to check out the sorts of books she liked & was reading and think about releasing some books in her honor.

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