Anne Sangree Parke ’55 AM

Anne Sangree Parke ’55 AM, of Stowe and Greensboro, Vt., formerly of Va. ; July 29, of pancreatic cancer, diagnosed only 10 days previously. After earning her master’s degree in sociology from Brown, she and her husband moved to New Brunswick, N.J., where she taught sociology at New Jersey College for Women (now Douglas College). In 1959, she moved to Washington, D.C., and joined the board of directors for the D.C. League of Women Voters. She and her family moved to Virginia in 1962 and she became involved in the school system as a PTA member representative on the Fairfax County Child Care Advisory Council and served on the Commission for Children, which led to the establishment of many after school programs for elementary schools. She later went back to work part-time as a bookkeeper, followed by a position as a legal assistant, which prompted her to return to school and obtain a paralegal certificate and work at Crowell & Moring for 14 years. In retirement she enjoyed traveling. She moved to Stowe in 2018 and spent each summer in Greensboro. She also enjoyed reading and poetry groups and was a supporter of libraries. She is  survived by three children and their spouses, two grandchildren, and two siblings.