BARBARA COLBRON

COLBRON--Barbara,

died peacefully on December 28, 2016 at Kendal at Hanover, NH at the age of 102. She leaves behind three cousins, and many relatives in the next generation. A graduate of the Madeira School and Bryn Mawr College, she trained as a teacher for several years and then served as a Captain in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Intelligence Division during World War II. Upon returning to civilian life in 1945, she became Assistant to the Dean of Women at the University of Wisconsin and later was named Associate Dean at Swarthmore College. In 1952 she became Headmistress of the Spence School in New York City where she served with distinction for 18 years, retiring in 1970. She lived for many years in New Canaan, CT where she is fondly remembered for her gracious manner, inclusive ways and dedicated volunteer work. For the past 28 years she has been a resident at Kendal where she was known by the staff and residents as a cheery, intelligent and caring lady with a great sense of humor. For those many lives she touched, a light has gone out in her passing.