The Maralyn Lloyd Endowment
With the establishment of an endowment fund in his wife’s memory, Dick Lloyd ensures Maralyn’s caring, generous spirit lives on.
Richard “Dick” Lloyd is 91 years young. He and his late wife, Maralyn, have been a part of the Muncy community for five decades. In June 2023, Maralyn passed away after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 85. She was cherished by her family, friends, and neighbors, and Dick has ensured that her loving generosity and memory live on within the community she loved so much through the Maralyn Lloyd Endowment.
Remembering Maralyn
With Maralyn’s beloved rescue cat, Harley, sleeping on his lap, Dick recalls how welcoming the people of Muncy were when his family first arrived. Many neighbors stopped in to introduce themselves, and it wasn’t long before he and Maralyn became involved with the community. Maralyn embraced it all. “Muncy is our home, and it was the best move we ever made. The hospital was always a dominant part of the town, because it provided quality health care and jobs,” says Dick. “We were always happy to volunteer and donate.”
After graduating from Watertown High School in Watertown, N.Y., Maralyn went to Lycoming College in Williamsport, where she first met Dick. “It was love at first sight,” remembers Dick. “My mother knew it, because she always used to say, ‘Dickie must be in love because we never see him anymore.’” By all accounts, Maralyn was equally smitten with him.
Dick and Maralyn were married in October 1959 in Canton, Pa., and they enjoyed 63 years together. Maralyn had a long and successful career in social work, which was a natural fit for her passion for helping others. She began her career with Children’s Services in Wellsboro and continued to serve children at the Department of Children and Youth in Pike County. The family relocated and raised their two children, Greg and Wendy, in Muncy when a job opportunity presented itself for Dick with The Muncy Bank & Trust Company (now Journey Bank). Dick eventually became president of the bank, where he stayed until he retired.
In 1974, after the move to Muncy, Maralyn established a Social Service Department for Muncy Valley Hospital (now UPMC Muncy). She served as the department’s director for 17 years. Later, she worked on a substitute basis at Jersey Shore and Williamsport hospitals, and then part-time for Kramm Nursing Home in Milton and the Williamsport Home.
After retiring, the couple volunteered at Muncy Valley Hospital’s Same Day Surgery Department. This was a way for them to give back for all that the hospital teams had done for their community and their own family. Maralyn’s mother had been to the emergency department many times as she got older, and the care she received there saved her life and improved the quality of her life. “The service they provided helped my family during very tough times, and I will never forget that,” says Dick.
“The nurses and doctors are so nice and wonderful. My role was pushing patients in wheelchairs, delivering charts and supplies, and just doing whatever they needed,” says Dick. Maralyn grew to know so many people at UPMC Muncy personally, as did he. “When Maralyn died, many of the doctors, nurses, and staff from the surgery center came to her funeral. It meant the world to me.”
A Legacy of Love
The Lloyds’ son, Greg, now lives in John Day, Ore., with his wife, Robin. Their daughter, Wendy Snyder, lives in Wellsboro with her husband, Philip. They, along with Wendy’s two children, Brooke and Mitchell, all hold fond memories of how loving and community-conscious Maralyn was. Maralyn’s positive impact has benefited them all. “She touched so many people’s lives this way,” recalls Dick.
Maralyn loved to be in the company of her friends and neighbors. Whether she was playing cards, entertaining at home, or participating in one of the many groups she belonged to, Maralyn connected with others. She was a member of the Muncy Business and Professional Women’s Club and the West Branch Chorale. She served on the area’s first Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) committee and received a recognition award for her dedication to 4-H. Maralyn also served on the Messiah Lutheran Church council and the church’s women’s auxiliary.
Maralyn was a great listener and very passionate about helping and getting to know people. “She was a social worker at heart, and it showed,” says Dick. After her passing, he wanted to create an endowment fund that did great things for the community and also fit Maralyn’s
true spirit.
“She was the best person I ever knew,” Dick says of his late wife. “I established the Maralyn Lloyd Endowment fund because I don’t want her to ever be forgotten. With this fund and the resources it will supply to the community at UPMC Muncy, she will be remembered as someone who always found time and energy to help people. Because that’s who she was.”
Dick and Maralyn were generous supporters of the UPMC Muncy Emergency Department for many years. They made a major gift in 2013 in support of the facility’s renovations and expansion. “We saw a need and asked how we could help. We donated to support the hospital and community we cared deeply about. It was an easy decision we happily made,” says Dick.
The Maralyn Lloyd Endowment
In August 2024, the Maralyn Lloyd Endowment was established. “It is so important to have both a strong UPMC Muncy and a strong Susquehanna Health Foundation supporting it. We benefit greatly because they work together,” says Dick. “The health care needs in our community are nonstop, so support must remain strong and vital.”
Dick also feels strongly that his community is fortunate to have a great skilled nursing program at UPMC Muncy. The hospital has a 138-bed skilled nursing facility that provides medical and rehabilitative care to patients who need more intensive support than a nursing home or assisted living facility can usually offer. “Skilled nursing keeps us going, and we are very proud of UPMC Muncy and Muncy Place, as many generations here have benefited from this level of care,” says Dick.
Dick knows that the Maralyn Lloyd Endowment will carry on the support and funding that the area needs in Maralyn’s name. He is proud of this. “Maralyn made my life so great and wonderful, and now this is something I can do for her that I know she would have loved,” he says. “I remember when I was really busy in my career and Maralyn always took care of me and our family, so that we could do our best. No one asked her to do it; she just knew it would help make things better.” Now he is committed to keeping her spirit alive with this endowment in her name. “Even now, she continues to help make things better,”