Nancy Edgar Fales

Nancy Edgar Fales, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Graham Edgar, died peacefully on Friday, May 4, 2007, after a long illness. She was born in New York City on October 3, 1927 and grew up in Bronxville, N.Y., where she attended a small private school. She studied life drawing at Grand Central School of Art before attending Pine Manor College. Then she went to New York City to study creative writing and learn secretarial skills before taking a job with Harpers Bazaar. She married Warren Fales in 1949 and after living in New York City, moved to Westport, CT, in 1951. Mrs. Fales did volunteer work with the Red Cross and later became involved with The Nature Center, now Earthplace, where she ran a volunteer program taking animals to the Norwalk Hospital for pediatric visits to the children’s ward. She organized volunteer programs for fundraising with the Women’s Auxiliary Group of The Nature Center before joining the Board of Trustees, was elected President and then Chairman of the Board. In more recent years she studied photography at the Irish Photographic Workshop, Ansel Adams Workshop and the International Center for Photography in New York City. Specializing in travel and nature photography, she traveled extensively throughout Europe, and to Antarctica, New Zealand, China, India and Nepal. Her work has been published and she has received recognition in art shows locally as well as in Truro, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Fairfield County Hunt Club and the Westport Garden Club. Her hobbies included birding, tennis, bridge and gardening. She loved sharing her homes in Truro and Westport and loved to entertain. The many parties in her homes in Truro and Westport and on her patio were a great joy to her friends. Nancy was a free spirit and when once asked why she dressed as if she were on a safari, she replied, “because every day is a safari”. She was predeceased by a son, Toby, and his survived by one son, Michael. She wished to thank all her many friends for their support and loving kindness, her doctors, nurses, caregivers and the church for their prayers and support. A memorial service will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport in June at a date and time to be announced by the Spear-Miller Funeral Home 39 South Benson Rd., Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name may be made to Earthplace, Trinity Episcopal Church, Southport, the Pequot Library or to the charity of one’s choice. To offer an on-line condolence please visit www.spearmillerfuneralhome.com