Rosalie Brendlinger Smith ’49

Rosalie Brendlinger Smith ’49, of Lansdale, Pa., formerly of Worcester, Pa.; Dec. 15. While at Brown, she was elected president of her junior class and president of the student council her senior year. She played field hockey, basketball, and tennis, and received the Outstanding Athlete Award. She was featured in Who’s Who in American Colleges. Once married, she became active in her community by organizing charity community drives and serving in local organizations, schools, and churches. She was recognized by the American Red Cross for her outstanding service organizing and managing four bloodmobiles per year at the church for more than 30 years. She was also a member of Sunnybrook Golf Club, where she served as chair of ladies golf, served as captain of the JV golf team, and helped plan many social activities at the  club. She played many golf courses with her husband throughout the United States and England and she enjoyed knitting and painting Frakturs for family and friends. She is survived by five children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.