Anne C. Brooke ’61 AM, ’69 PhD

Anne C. Brooke ’61 AM, ’69 PhD, of Norfolk, Va.; Apr. 17. She taught classics at UC Santa Barbara and was an assistant professor of classics at Vassar College. For a time she moved to Wales, learned Welsh, and worked with teachers, parents, and local nursery groups. She produced Welsh workbooks, educational materials, and children’s books. She was a charter member of the National Museum of the American Indian, a longtime supporter of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation,  and an advocate for the Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary. She was an avid reader and writer. She collected books and always gave them as gifts. She wrote letters to family and friends on a weekly basis, and after visits, she enjoyed raising a white handkerchief as you drove away in a car, keeping it up until you passed from view. She is survived by a sister, a niece, and two nephews.