Dolly was born in Greensboro in 1928, the only child of Kenneth Millikan Brim and Doris Overton Brim. After attending the Out of Doors School in Sarasota, Florida, Dolly graduated Duke University in 1949, with a degree in Economics – quite an achievement, as she was the only woman in her Economics classes at that time. She landed her first job, as driver of the Greensboro Public Library book mobile, likely not because of her degree from Duke, but rather due to her ability to drive a 4-on-the-floor stick, a unique distinction among the other applicants.
As First Lady of Greensboro from 1961 to 1965, Dolly and her husband, Mayor David Schenck, were involved in the naming of the official Greensboro flower, the red camellia. The couple were also huge proponents of and participants in the Sister City Program, an outreach initiative endorsed by President John F. Kennedy. As part of the program, Dolly and David traveled to both of Greensboro’s Sister Cities, Miraflores, Peru, and Montbéliard, France. In Montébliard, after addressing local dignitaries in their native French, the Greensboro News and Record rightfully exclaimed, “Mayor’s Wife Wows City!” Dolly and David were also charter members of St. Francis Episcopal Church of Greensboro.
Dolly was an active member of every community in which she lived. In Greensboro, Dolly was active in the Tuesday Study Club, the Wednesday Literary Club, the Thursday Study Club, and the Greensboro Garden Club. In Atlanta, Dolly served as President of the Atlanta Opera Guild, Chairman of the Atlanta Heart Ball, and was a member of the Atlanta Historical Society. She was an emeritus member of the Greensboro Junior League and of the Greensboro Debutante Club, and a former Spirit of Yonahlossee. For the last decade, Dolly was an active member of St. Pius Catholic Church in Greensboro, having been initiated into the church in 2012.
However, it is her more private titles for which Dolly will be remembered: Dolly, Miss Dolly, Mother, Lovie, Mom, Grandma Dolly, Grandma, Great Grandma Dolly. She was the beloved wife of her four late husbands, David Schenck, Fred Carr, Jimmy Taylor, and Jack McGinn, and a devoted friend to all who knew her.
Dolly is survived by her five children: David; Dee and her husband, Mac; Ken; Chris and his wife, Tessa; and Patti and her husband, Harry; by her nine grandchildren, Michael, Chris, Dorothy, Will, Anna, Rex, Cailyn, Roman, and Ford; and by her eight great grandchildren, Isla, Finley, Darragh, Ellie, Micah, Amara, Marcelo, and Adrian. She is also survived by those whom she loved as her own, and who loved her as their own: Tom McGinn, Bill and Lisa Glass, Mimi McGinn, Ross Harris, and her beloved “Church Children,” Kathy and Andy Clark, Ellen and Gary Finnie, Joanne and Bill Spillane, and Valerie and Karol Wolicki.
Those who knew Dolly well, and even those who knew her just in passing, knew her as someone led by love, grounded by love, and lifted up by love. Dolly was an avid reader, a wicked poker player, and an expert at fly fishing. While not known to anyone anywhere for her cooking, Dolly could fry up a fresh trout on the stovetop, like nobody’s business, silencing her critics…and then follow up by setting anything, most famously a pair of pants, on fire in the oven below. She was quick witted and kindhearted, and will leave a lasting legacy for all of those inspired by her shining example. While we may all wish for her uncommon longevity, may we all be blessed with her uncanny optimism, her unmatched curiosity, and her unwavering loving kindness.
As Dolly was a Junior League Founding Member of the Greensboro Science Center and someone who loved the outdoors and the natural world, donations can be made in her name to Greensboro Science Center, 4301 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, North Carolina 27455, or online at greensboroscience.org.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, February 3, 2023, at St Pius X Catholic Church followed by a reception. The burial will be at Green Hill Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.haneslineberryfhnorthelm.com for the McGinn family.
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