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Barbara Semonche

Durham, North Carolina

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Barbara P. SemoncheOctober 27, 1932 - May 13, 2015DurhamBarbara Potts Semonche passed away at home on May 13th. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on October 27, 1932. She was graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.S. degree in Speech Pathology in 1956. In June 1962 she married John E....

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As a part of a Park Fellow assistantship, I had the honor of working with Barbara at the Park Library, a year before she retired. At the time, I didn't know her plans for retirement; I only knew that she was tireless. She was brimming with energy and was passionate about helping anyone who crossed the threshold of the Park Library -- and even those wandering the hallway. I often observed her helping students who would come in the library frantic about this project or that. Barbara had a way...