- Date Of Birth: September 21, 1929
- Date Of Death: November 18, 2013
- State: Maryland
Myra Wolcott, 84, of Sandy Spring, MD, passed away on November 18, 2013. Born on September 21, 1929, in Luton, England, she was the daughter of Isaac E. and Bertha Nelson Weber. With the outbreak of World War II the family relocated to the United States, their ship crossing the dangerous North Atlantic in 1941. They settled in New Rochelle, New York.
Myra earned a bachelor’s degree in Child Development from Cornell University and a graduate degree in Childhood Education from Bank Street College in New York City. She married Roger Wolcott in 1952 and the couple later settled in New Wilmington in Western Pennsylvania where Roger was on the Faculty of Westminster College and Myra worked in special education. She later became head of the Lawrence County Office on Aging. Myra and Roger relocated to Friends House following his retirement from Westminster.
Aside from raising four children and her professional work, Myra was known for her commitment to voluntary public service and her personal and financial support of many charitable organizations, particularly those involving children and the elderly.
Myra is survived by her husband, Roger; her brother, David Weber; her four children – Clinton, Rebecca, Darlene and Jody; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
