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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Alice Marie Garrison
Alice Marie
Garrison
d. Jun 4, 2015
Alice Marie Garrison's Obituary
Alice M. Garrison, a life-long resident of Princeton, passed away at age 90 on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in the house where she was born.
Alice was a graduate of Princeton High School, Class of 1942. In 1943, she married Philip Garrison, her husband of 64 years whom she first met at Nassau Street Elementary School when the two were in kindergarten.
Alice worked for two years at the Institute for Advanced Study as a secretary to Albert Einstein and John von Neumann. In 1944, she went work for Princeton University, where she was employed for 43 years, first in the Department of Romance Languages and later in Latin American Studies and European Civilizations. She was particularly proud to administer the Helen Lee Wessel Fellowships in Public Affairs, established to support scholars of inter-American affairs. Long after she retired in 1987, she remained in touch with students she had met at the University.
Alice was predeceased by her husband, Philip, by her younger sister, Nancy Blaney, and by a long string of loyal German Shepherds. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Worthington of Princeton, NJ, her son, James Garrison of Dublin, OH, and his spouse, Peggy. She had four grandchildren: Ross Worthington of Washington, DC, Julie Worthington of Somerville, MA, Kimberly Gatton of Atlanta, GA, and Amy Garrison of Cleveland, OH.
A private burial service was held at Rocky Hill Cemetery in Rocky Hill, NJ under the direction of the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org.
Alice was a graduate of Princeton High School, Class of 1942. In 1943, she married Philip Garrison, her husband of 64 years whom she first met at Nassau Street Elementary School when the two were in kindergarten.
Alice worked for two years at the Institute for Advanced Study as a secretary to Albert Einstein and John von Neumann. In 1944, she went work for Princeton University, where she was employed for 43 years, first in the Department of Romance Languages and later in Latin American Studies and European Civilizations. She was particularly proud to administer the Helen Lee Wessel Fellowships in Public Affairs, established to support scholars of inter-American affairs. Long after she retired in 1987, she remained in touch with students she had met at the University.
Alice was predeceased by her husband, Philip, by her younger sister, Nancy Blaney, and by a long string of loyal German Shepherds. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Worthington of Princeton, NJ, her son, James Garrison of Dublin, OH, and his spouse, Peggy. She had four grandchildren: Ross Worthington of Washington, DC, Julie Worthington of Somerville, MA, Kimberly Gatton of Atlanta, GA, and Amy Garrison of Cleveland, OH.
A private burial service was held at Rocky Hill Cemetery in Rocky Hill, NJ under the direction of the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org.
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