ANST - Obituary

[Morgan Cain]

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 Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 4:58 PM
 Subject: Catherine's passing

Dear friends:

 With grieving hearts we regret to inform you of the passing of Catherine de Camp

 Following is the obituary notice that will be published in various newspapers.

 Catherine Crook de Camp, teacher, author, and editor, born in New York City on November 6, 1907, greatly beloved wife of L. Sprague de Camp passed away quietly on April 9, 2000.  Formerly a resident of Villanova, Pennsylvania, she and her husband have called Plano, Texas their home since 1989.

 Catherine is survived by Sprague, her husband of 60 years, her sons Lyman Sprague de Camp of Garland, Texas and Gerard Beekman de Camp of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Michael Rossman, Patricia Chalstrom, and Veronica de Camp; great grandchildren Nicholas Rossman and Samuel Rossman.

 Plans for a local memorial service will be announced. Catherine will be cremated and her final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband.

 Catherine graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York's Barnard College in 1933, where she received her Phi Beta Kappa key. She double majored in English and Economics, which proved to be a fitting preparation for a writer's wife.  As a young graduate, she taught English and tutored students at private secondary schools in New York City, until her sister introduced her to her future husband.

 In addition to co-writing and editing science fiction and nonfiction books with her writer husband, Sprague, she was an accomplished author in her own right. Her published works include: "The Money Tree", "Teach Your Child to Manage Money" and "Creatures of the Cosmos."

 A member of Science Fiction Writers of America, The Authors Guild, First Fandom and other distinguished organizations; Catherine was also a world traveler. She enjoyed attending numerous Science Fiction conventions with her husband, Sprague, until her declining health in recent years made that no longer possible.

 Her sister, Dorothy Crook Hazard of Chevy Chase, Maryland and brothers, Gerard Beekman Crook of Rochester, New York and Morgan Crook of New York City, preceded Catherine in death.

 Catherine Crook de Camp will be remembered for her warmth, charm and intelligence as she reached out to science fiction colleagues, friends and fans worldwide. She encouraged young people to read and enjoy science fiction, to respect the world in which they lived and to participate in the world around them.  She especially enjoyed coaching beginning writers to excel in their work. She will be sorely missed.

 In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Alzheimer's Association.
 
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