Caroline Decatur Chick ’50

Caroline Decatur Chick ’50, of Rumford, R.I.; Mar. 17. She was an elementary school teacher in the East Providence school system. She served as copresident of her Brown class and was a member of the Pembroke Club and the Brown Club of Cape Cod. She was a former member of the East Providence Historical Society, the East Providence Land Trust, the Embroiderers Guild of America, the Rumford Junior Women’s Club and the Pawtucket Women’s Club. She had also been a member of the Church of Epiphany in Rumford, where she was a member of the Vestry and taught Sunday School. She was a skilled knitter and enjoyed creating knitted sweaters, baby blankets, and socks. She also enjoyed needlepoint, embroidery, quilting, tole painting,  gardening, and playing bridge. She is survived by daughters Deborah Chick Burke ’77 and Nancy Chick Hyde’80; six grandchildren, including Sara B. Hyde ’17 and Nathan W.K. Hyde ’17; a great granddaughter; a sister; and nieces and nephews.