People In Places
Broomall Author Arlene Lomazoff-Marron It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams Written by Holly Stupak Photos courtesy of Arlene Lomazoff-Marron
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iding public transportation to and from her job in healthcare, Broomall resident Arlene Lomazoff-Marron liked to study strangers. “I’d see someone on a train and try to imagine what their life was like and what they did for a living. I loved making up stories in my head,” she said. “There is always more to people than meets the eye. Everyone has secrets.” Arlene always had a vivid imagination and was known for her great storytelling, but the last time she considered writing a book was when she was an adolescent. Then at age 63 she discovered that you’re never too old to follow your dreams. It was one week before retiring from her job as a nurse auditor and a 40-year career in healthcare that Arlene was inspired to write her first book. “A coworker said something that really stuck with me. She told me to do something on my bucket list. I blurted out that I wanted to write a novel,” said Arlene. “Then I thought to myself, why did I say that?” But less than a year after that conversation occurred, Arlene had written and published her first novel, Beneath a Blanket of Snow. Growing up in northeast Philadelphia, Arlene considered studying writing in college to become an author. But a volunteer job as a candy striper in high school got her interested in
Arlene with her first book, Beneath a Blanket of Snow
medicine and sent her on a different career path. She went on to pursue a nursing degree and graduated from the Thomas Jefferson School of Nursing in 1977. Since then she’s had a varied career as a Registered Nurse, working in local hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. In 1999 Arlene married her husband Gerry and they raised their blended family of five here in Broomall. Considering herself a late bloomer, Arlene said she learned to play piano, play Mah Jongg and become an avid bike rider in her 50s. So, it wasn’t surprising that she’d write her first book later in life. After she retired from her job in healthcare case management in December 2019, she didn’t waste any time starting her bucket list item. She took a couple of online writing courses and began writing for hours a day. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, Arlene found herself with even more time to write, and
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