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112 SAG-AFTRA | Fall 2018 | sagaftra.org In Memoriam MARY SEIBEL, a member of the SAG Chicago Branch Council for 27 years, died on Sept. 8 at age 89. Seibel joined the union in 1951 and was elected to her local council in 1978. Two years later, she was elected to serve as a SAG National Board member, a position she held until 2001, 10 of those years as 5th vice president. "Mary was very active with the SAG Chicago Women's Committee, where she mentored so many of us with her knowledge of the business," fellow Council member Barb Alexander once said. "She was an independent, knowledgeable member who literally put Chicago on the map as far as SAG was concerned by working hard for us to be recognized on a national level. She was highly respected as a walking encyclopedia of financial and historical facts and figures." For her significant contribution to her local and the union, Seibel received the prestigious Howard Keel Award in 2011, the highest honor given by the union's Regional Branch Division, now known as Committee of Locals. She had acting roles in Robert Altman's A Wedding, The Package, Major League, Men Don't Leave, Raising Arizona and Let's Go to Prison. Television credits include The Untouchables, Crime Story, Murder Ordained, Good Night Sweet Wife and Deep Secrets. Seibel also had extensive stage credits, most notably at the Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre and Steppenwolf Theatre. ADA LYNN, one of the union's earliest members, passed away Aug. 23 at the age of 91. With a career that spanned eight decades, Lynn also found time to give back to fellow members and served as a local board member for more than 25 years. Born Sept. 7, 1928, in Chicago, Lynn's career began as an original member of the Our Gang Follies. She joined Screen Actors Guild in 1937 and was one of the original "triple threats" as an actor, singer and dancer. Lynn and her mother moved to Hollywood, where she performed in projects such as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Heidi. At 17, she acted in a Loew's vaudeville circuit, where she toured the U.S. and Canada. Lynn continued performing across the country in Broadway shows, night clubs, USO shows, big band tours and national musicals. After getting married in 1950, she continued to work in radio, film and television and had numerous appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and shows for Jackie Gleason and Milton Berle. In 1969, Lynn moved to Texas and was influential in setting up the board of directors of Dallas-Fort Worth's SAG and AFTRA union offices. In addition to her union service, Lynn was devoted to the community through organizations such as the Jewish Community Center, Women In Film Dallas, Lighthouse for the Blind, Reading for the Blind and the SAG Foundation BookPALS. In 2006, Lynn was honored by Women In Film Dallas with its Legacy Award. ART LYNCH, an actor, acting coach, educator, union activist and National Board member passed away on Aug. 7 at the age of 63. Lynch, a Nevada Local member, joined SAG-AFTRA in 1987 and served multiple terms on the National Board since 1996. He also was a committee member and committee chair on numerous national and local committees, which reached across various mediums, demographics and constituencies. Lynch was born in Chicago on Aug. 7, 1955. He was raised in Oak Park and went to Oak Park River Forest High School, where he participated in both theater and journalism activities. These two interests remained his focus in much of his professional and personal life. He went to the University of Illinois, Chicago where he continued theater and journalism activities. While in college, he received training in Second City's student program. After college, he had an opportunity to go to Hollywood through a personal connection to pursue a film career but instead chose broadcast journalism. Although this led to broadcast journalism and production stints around the country, Lynch continued to work in theater in every place he landed, including Wyoming, California and Nevada. His acting interests led to film work. He also developed a desire to teach and help others, a natural outgrowth of theater and film work and journalism. Lynch went on to pursue and obtain a master's degree in communications and a Ph.D. in education. For many years, he taught college courses and eventually opened his own acting studio.

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