Phyllis Clarke Perrin ’54

Phyllis Clarke Perrin ’54, of New London, Conn.; Apr. 3. After college, she lived in New York, where she served on the junior council of the Museum of Modern Art. In 1956, she moved to Furth, Germany, started a family, and volunteered at the German-American thrift store, the Base Community Center children’s program, and the Little Theater Group. She and her family moved back to New York City and in 1969 moved to Connecticut. In 1979, wanting to be closer to the water, she moved to New London, where she served as president of the New London County Historical Society and volunteered for the Trolley Station, Shain Library, and Connecticut College Book Sale. She taught embroidery and, through rigorous examinations, became a canvas embroidery master craftsman. According to her family, she subsequently designed and embroidered a Christmas stocking for the Blue Room which is now part of the White House Collection of American Crafts. She was also an avid quilter, and her large quilts are of her own design. She received certification as a Library Technical Assistant from Mohegan Community College (now Three Rivers College). She enjoyed literature and belonged to book clubs in New London and St. Simons Island, Ga., where she wintered for 35 years. She was also affiliated with the local Religious Society of Friends. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, two grandsons, a sister, and a niece.