Mary Lou Blackwood, a longtime resident of Sunset Mesa and former executive director of the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce in the mid-1980s, passed away on January 12. Mary Lou, who later served as an executive of the Malibu Chamber of Commerce, was an enthusiastic advocate of Pepperdine and its progress, serving for many years on its Crest Advisory Board. Three of her grandchildren graduated from the school: Shannon Blackwood Runyon, Christie Blackwood, and Sean Blackwood.’In 1999 she received the University’s Olaf H. Tegner Award for Service. Honoring a life well-lived, Pepperdine will hold a memorial service for Mary Lou on Saturday, January 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. University community and friends are invited to the service, which will take place at the Villa Graziadio Executive Center on campus, across the street from the Heroes Garden. The program will officially begin at 3:30 p.m.’ The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Heroes Garden Fund at Pepperdine University or to the American Cancer Society.’ Gifts to Pepperdine should be made payable to Pepperdine University; please indicate on checks that the gift is in honor of Mary Lou Blackwood. The address is Pepperdine University, Attn: Lou Drobnick, Executive Vice Chancellor, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263-6105.”
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