Cynthia Kirk Grant ’51

Cynthia Kirk Grant ’51, of Lake Placid, N.Y., formerly of Rhode Island; Dec. 8. While at Brown she was president of her sophomore class and a member of the tennis team. After graduating, she married and began working as an assistant to the book editor at MacMillan Publishing in New York City. She was president of the Friends of Rhode Island Philharmonic and sang in the Barrington Presbyterian Church Choir before moving to Lake Placid. There, she was active in choirs and clubs, served on the floral committee for the 1980 Olympics and, as a member of the Lake Placid Knit Wits, knitted countless scarves for teddy bears given to addiction treatment patients. She was an excellent tennis player and swimmer who won medals in the Empire State Games in her 70s, after two knee replacements. She enjoyed literature and believed in the goodness of our country. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister Barbara Kirk Hail ’52; and many nieces and nephews, including
Cynthia Elder ’13 MPA.