Mary Ann Test

REMEMBERING DR. MARY ANN TEST 

Mary Ann was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey to Mr. and Mrs. Laurence J. Test on November 16, 1942. Her other family member was brother Larry (usually called "Dick") two years older. Mary Ann enjoyed a very close family at their long-standing home in Haddonfield, enjoying Mother's daily cooking, Dad's garden vegetables during summer, and playing backyard sports and indoor games with brother on a daily basis. She graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School in 1960 after earning high academic honors and letters in nearly all sports in which girls participated at that time. She went on to graduate from Gettysburg College in 1962 and Northwestern University in 1965 with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Her professional career was highlighted by many years as a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin where she participated in and published many nationally recognized pieces of research in the area of community based treatment for the mentally ill. Although her academic work was outstanding, Mary Ann will be mostly remembered by her family, dear friends and colleagues, for her lifelong "beingness" as a universal caring and loving human being for all who knew her in any capacity. Her genuineness in this area touched hearts and souls in ways that will be felt by many long after her passing. She has returned now to her home within universal consciousness.

Mary Ann’s family extends their heartfelt thanks to her dear long-term friends Bonnie Svarstad and Patty Warner for their continued devoted commitment to her well-being, which made it possible for Mary Ann to stay at home until the end of her life. We wish to thank her wonderful caregivers, Casey and Naffie, for their five years of devoted care, and her care manager, Susan Rutter for her eight years of committed service to Mary Ann.

There will be a celebration of Mary Ann’s life in the Spring, when family members can unite in Madison.

Gifts in Mary Ann’s memory may be made to the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI), an organization to which she dedicated much time and talent. (https://www.nami.org/get-involved/donate-to-nami/)

Please share your memories of Mary Ann by posting in her Guestbook.

Cress Funeral Service

3610 Speedway Road, Madison

(608) 238-3434