Inez Starr

Inez Starr of West Chester Inez Starr was born on July 14, 1942 and died Oct. 13, 2010. Inez proudly grew up in the Bronx in N.Y. She graduated with a master's of fine arts from Pratt Institute and a B.S. in fine arts from Skidmore College. Inez retired from William Penn High School in 2004 as art department chair after a 27 year teaching career. Inez received Pennsylvania's prestigious Outstanding Educator Award in 2002. She impacted many students' lives by passionately educating them in the field of "high" art and mentoring them toward professional and college careers in the arts. Inez will be remembered by her students for such phrases as "Frame it!"; "Work the whole page!"; and "It will be a happening!". Inez exhibited her own art collections throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware in various museums, galleries and colleges. Over the years, she also taught many artists in her home studio. Inez believed that everyone had artistic ability that needed to be expressed. Inez's legacy as an artist and educator will live on through the students and artists she inspired with her wisdom, passion, and artistic insight. She is survived by her three children, three grandchildren and her mother still living in Bronx, N.Y. Inez's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24, at Beth Moses Cemetery in Long Island, N.Y.