Marjorie Page (Mrs. Harry 0.)

 Albany, NY

DOB: August 19, 1905

 Nominated by:  Joan Schinnerer

Organization: Westminster Presbyterian Church

 Early Accomplishments: Marjorie (Marge) Atwood Page graduated from Lowell, MA High School in 1923 and from Keene Normal School in 1926. She was the first of ten brothers and sisters to attend college and received a degree from University of New Hampshire in Education in 1930. Following her example, four younger siblings also received college degrees 

Family:  In 1931 Marge married Harry 0. Page, who was Commissioner of Public Welfare in New Hampshire and a Commissioner in Maine before the family moved to Albany. She considers herself and Harry 0. married for 67 years. Harry 0. died at age 78. They have three children, ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The children graduated from college with masters and Ph.D. degrees in education, social welfare and speech.

 Career: Marge taught Junior and Senior High School for three years. She then became a full-time homemaker and volunteer. In later years, she traveled with her husband who was President of the American Public Welfare Association. She was Secretary to the Community Research Associates, (CRA), which included top Social Welfare staff throughout the United States. Harry 0. had retired as a NYS Deputy Public Welfare Commissioner to work for Community Research Associates.

 Volunteer Activities/Middle Years: Marge was a member of Alpha Xi Delta (philanthropic sorority), a home room mother, Girl Scout leader, Red Cross and Community Chest volunteer. She typed her son's Ph.D. dissertation (a major job at that time) and his brother's master's thesis.

 Volunteer Activities/Senior Years: Marge was active in the Westminster Presbyterian Church Service Guild (sewing for Albany Medical Center Hospital), FOCUS Food Pantry, Book Club, and shut-in visitor (helper for the Pastor). She has been a Westminster member since 1951.

 Other: Marge has a delightful sense of humor, is an excellent speaker, very interested in reading, and concerned and caring (in a teacher sort of way).