Abby Burgess Rockett ’44

Abby Burgess Rockett ’44, of Peterborough, N.H.; Jan. 26. Before retiring in 1973, she had worked as a bookseller in Providence (Dana’s Bookstore), and after moving to Washington, D.C., in the mid-1960s, she worked in her children’s school library and continued her education in library science at Catholic University of America. Her husband’s job afforded them travel to Japan, Australia, and Denmark. She was a supporter of many environmental and civil rights organizations. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, and needlework. She is survived by daughter Kate Rockett ’80; son Angus ’80; four grandchildren; and nieces and nephews, including Martha Burgess Kroch ’66 and Edward T. Burgess ’66.