Ann Farrell Roscoe

Ann Roscoe died on February 7th, 2023, in Northwest Medical Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. Ann was born in Bellefonte, PA in 1936, the daughter of Frances Gibbons and Michael Anthony Farrell. Ann lived in State College, PA until her graduation from Penn State University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education. She married Lewis Scott Roscoe, her high school sweetheart, in 1958, and he survives her. She is also survived by her children and their families: John Scott Roscoe, wife Carol Fogarty Roscoe, and their children Katherine Ann, John "Jack" Patrick, and Michael Scott of Point Lookout, N.Y.; Carol Roscoe Sharick of Amherst, MA, her former husband Raymond Sharick, and their children Melanie Leigh Sharick and her wife Maggie Meagher of Woburn, MA, and Meghan Anne Sharick of Boulder, CO. Ann's father and mother, sister Patricia and brothers Peter and John predeceased her.

Ann taught phys ed in Michigan and Connecticut before moving to Ithaca, NY in 1965. She was active in and held the office of president of the Cornell Campus Club and the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library. She was employed at Cornell University from 1974 until her retirement in 1996 and served as executive staff assistant to the Provost, the Cornell Abroad Program, the Senior Vice President, the Vice President for Campus Affairs, and the Associate Vice President for Human Resources. She was active in women's affairs in her early years at Cornell and served as Title IX Coordinator, as well as staff to the Provost's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. Ann and Lew retired to Tucson in 1996. Ann helped to revitalize a Penn State Alumni Chapter in Tucson in 2003. As a lifelong supporter of public libraries, Ann was an active volunteer for the Friends of the Pima County Public Library, serving as president in 2002 and 2006, and where she was instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the libraries through the used books sales run by the Friends! She was an active member of the community at Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, where she and her husband have lived since 2009, and where she made many friends. She spearheaded the Tag Sale program at Splendido, raising more than $150,000 over a decade of tag sales, with all proceeds going toward scholarships and appreciation awards for the staff. Ann was a "do-er", and in the words of those who knew her, a true force for good. Ann and Lew traveled the world in their retirement, on land and on sea, via ship, plane and bicycle. She rode her bike daily almost to the end, and she lived a good long life filled with family, friendships, good works, and good fortune.

A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions can be made to The Friends of the Pima County Public Library in Tucson, Arizona.