Houston Chronicle

MARILYN DeMONTROND

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Marilyn DeMontrond is a native Houstonian. She graduated from the University of Texas with a liberal arts degree in History.

Prior to that, she attended Bowdoin College in Maine and the Hockaday School in Dallas. Her favorite teacher was George Strait’s father in junior high in Pearsall, Texas, and has been a fan of country music ever since!

Marilyn serves on the board of the Child Welfare League of America. She also serves on the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards and was formerly the chairman, and currently serves on the Harris County Protective Services for Children and Adults board.

She organized a fund raiser for “Go Blue day” where the theme was Stick Out Your Tongue against child abuse. Attendees used blue lollipops to turn their tongues blue. She then filmed a commercial to create awareness with the DeMontrond Auto Group employees and donated $50 for every car sold. In addition, she gave a check to the Child Welfare Board in each of the three counties they have a dealership.

She’s a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where she was a founding member and currently serves on the Junior Rodeo Committee as well as the Internatio­nal Committee. She enjoys reading, traveling, RVing and rescuing animals.

After Hurricane Harvey, Marilyn assisted with a distributi­on center in northeast Houston.

There was an apartment complex that desperatel­y needed food, water, and cleaning supplies. Marilyn contacted a number of local politician­s and was able to get connected with Corporal Reed Clark, who arranged for a large delivery of food and supplies for the complex residents.

Marilyn has received numerous awards including St. Pius X High School, Del Sarto Humanitari­an Award, Children’s Defense Fund, Beat the Odds Award, HLSR, Trailblaze­r Award and Volunteer of the Year from the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards.

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