Barbara A. Fontaine ’58

Barbara A. Fontaine ’58, of North Kingstown, R.I.; Oct. 6. Upon graduating, she worked at Brown as a science librarian before beginning her career as an educator. She taught at Lincoln School in Providence, followed by teaching positions at public schools in Massachusetts and New York. She later earned a master’s degree from Wesleyan and volunteered with the Peace Corps. After decades of teaching, she earned a law degree from Pace University and began a second career as an attorney. After service under the Rhode Island attorney general, she spent several years in private practice in Rhode Island. She is survived by three brothers.