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Julia Wanning Frick, of Gladwyne, died Wednesday, January 8. Miss Frick was born in Cynwyd, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1914. She moved to Merion in 1928, to Wynnewood in 1971, and to Waverly Heights upon its opening in 1986. On her father’s side she was a descendant of Stephen Hopkins, who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1610, and after going back to England returned on the Mayflower in 1620. On her mother’s side she was a descendant of John Howland, who also arrived on the Mayflower. She had several ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War, and her grandfather was a captain in the Union Army in the Civil War. After graduating from the Friends Central School in 1932, she attended Smith College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936. Following a course at Pierce Business School, she was the Secretary to the President of the State College of West Chester (now West Chester University). She subsequently served as Secretary to the Director of the graduate department of Social Work at Bryn Mawr College, and then as the Publicity Secretary for the College. Miss Frick enjoyed ice skating and was a member of the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society in Ardmore, serving on the Board of Directors. She also was a past Director of the Wynnewood Civic Association, and a member of the Smith College Club of Philadelphia and The Merion Cricket Club. Her passion was botany and horticulture. She studied at the Arboretum School of the Barnes Foundation, and was a founding trustee of the Laura S. Barnes Trust for support of public lectures in botany and horticulture. She was active for many years with the Penn Valley Garden Club and served on the Executive Committee. She continued to share her passion for horticulture and spent countless hours labeling the trees at Waverly Heights and at Inglis House. At Waverly Heights she served on many committees over the years, and was still active with the Landscape Committee. Later in life she took up painting and was an enthusiastic member of the Art Class. She will be greatly missed by her nephew, Benjamin C. Frick, his wife Stephanie, great-nieces Sarah and Anna, great-nephew Charles, her godson John M. Groff and his wife Diane, and many cousins and friends. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at The First Presbyterian Church, Ardmore. Burial will be at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in her name to Philabundance, 3616 S. Galloway St., Philadelphia, PA 19148, or their favorite charity.

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Julia Wanning Frick

April 4, 1914 - January 8, 2014