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The Kennedy Center's longest-serving volunteer fears 'this is the end'
The Washington Post
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After 54 years, Marilyn Schoon is the Kennedy Center’s longest-serving volunteer. Eventually she recruited her husband, Bill Wortley, who has now served 46 years himself.
Together, “that comes to a nice even 100 years,” Marilyn says.
The Kennedy Center’s longest-serving volunteer fears ‘this is the end’
Marilyn Schoon has given her heart to the national cultural center since 1972, a year after its inception. But she no longer fully trusts it.
wapo.st
7:00 PM · Mar 27, 2026
@washingtonpost.com
After 54 years, Marilyn Schoon is the Kennedy Center’s longest-serving volunteer. Eventually she recruited her husband, Bill Wortley, who has now served 46 years himself.
Together, “that comes to a nice even 100 years,” Marilyn says.
The Kennedy Center’s longest-serving volunteer fears ‘this is the end’
Marilyn Schoon has given her heart to the national cultural center since 1972, a year after its inception. But she no longer fully trusts it.
wapo.st
7:00 PM · Mar 27, 2026
After 54 years, Marilyn Schoon is the Kennedy Center’s longest-serving volunteer. Eventually she recruited her husband, Bill Wortley, who has now served 46 years himself.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-27T23:00:11.033980209Z
Together, “that comes to a nice even 100 years,†Marilyn says.
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