Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameLeona Evadene GARBER , F
Birth7 Aug 1921, , Richland, OH
Death5 Feb 2007, Yellow Springs, Greene, OH
FatherJohn Leedy GARBER , M (1892-1934)
MotherAnna Pearl TOMS , F (1890-1963)
Spouses
Birth9 Jun 1922, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Death16 Apr 2017, Yellow Springs, Greene, OH
FatherSydney Archibald HOLYOKE , M (1881-1974)
MotherMary Wanostrocht Chater GIBBS , F (1890-~1984)
Marriage7 Sep 1947, , Franklin, OH
ChildrenLinda , F (1948-)
 Kitty , F (1950-)
 Andrew Carter , M (1952-)
Notes for Leona Evadene GARBER
• Some records lists her Date of Birth as “1 Aug 1921”
Notes for Thomas Campbell (Spouse 1)
He was an Eagle Scout and valedictorian of his high school

Graduated from Harvard University in 3 years with Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude in Mechanical Engineer.112

He worked for Curtis Aircraft in Columbus, Ohio, before joining the U. S. Navy in 1944.

• Received his PhD in Mathematics from Ohio State University.

• He discovered a love of teaching, he worked as a teacher and administrator at Antioch College.

• Three times a Fulbright-Hays Lecturer … at Mindanao State University, Philippines; Chancellor College, Malawi; and the University of Botswana;

• He was team leader of a Ford Foundation Science Education Improvement Project at Mindanao State

• He was an assistant professor at Northwestern and Miami universities, followed by a year studying physics at UC Berkeley on an NSF fellowship.


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