PAULA COOK SCULLEY

SCULLEY
PAULA COOK
Paula died very peacefully at her home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania on February 22, 2017, at the age of 71, after a long illness. A passionate conservationist and horticulturist, Paula served as President of the Garden Club of Allegheny County where she co-founded Botany-In-Action, an organization dedicated to help conserve plants and indigenous botanical knowledge throughout the world. She also served on the boards of Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh and the Amazon Conservation Team, as well as co-founding the Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickley. She was a gifted and dedicated gardener who took great pleasure in creating flower gardens, particularly those devoted to attracting butterflies. Daughter of artist Peter Cook, Paula was a superb quilter and used her natural artistic skills to make over 40 extraordinary handmade quilts over her lifetime. She also served on the board of Sewickley Academy and was named Sewickley's Woman of the Year in 2006. Paula is survived by her husband, David, former CEO of H.J. Heinz U.S.A.; her daughter, Heather Reedy of Boulder, Montana, and her husband, John Reedy; her son, D. Sculley of Cambridge, Massachusetts and his wife, Jessica Sculley; three grandchildren, Brigid Reedy, Johnny Reedy and Sofia Sculley; and three brothers, Peter, John and Stephen Cook; as well as a large and amazing family of Cooks and Wiggins. Paula will be remembered as a strong, caring, bright, positive and practical woman who always put the interests of others ahead of herself. Despite so many accomplishments in her life, for Paula, family always came first. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fern Hollow Nature Center, 1901 Glen Mitchell Rd., PO Box 8, Sewickley, PA 15143. A memorial service will be held later in the spring in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Arrangements by SIMONS FUNERAL HOME, INC.