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Marjorie Amos Fletcher, an art curator and a resident of Gladwyne for fifty years died September 11th at age 85. Mrs. Fletcher was born in Easton, grew up in Germantown, and graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Economics. Mrs. Fletcher embraced life with energy, zeal and grace. She took joy in her family life, wonderful friendships and professional endeavors. In 1948, she married Charles M. Fletcher Jr. and together they raised three children. She loved and supported each of her children selflessly throughout their lives. Mrs. Fletcher’s lively curiosity, adventurousness and high energy were hallmarks of her approach to life. She pursued a love of flowers and gardens by joining the Mill Creek Valley Garden Club in the 1950s, continuing to be active through 2008. She competed in the Philadelphia Flower Show for many years, winning awards both individually and as part of a team. A member of the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society since the 1950s, she enjoyed sheparding her children and then her grandchildren through skating lessons and competitions. When her children took up horseback riding with the Bridlewild Pony Club in the 1960s, she and Charlie bought their first horses, and rode the Bridlewild trails together. In 1969, the Fletchers bought their first sailboat. They spent the next thirty-five years cruising the Chesapeake Bay with the Davis Creek Yacht Club. They had many happy adventures on the Synergist II with friends and family. Mrs. Fletcher balanced the many different facets of her life with enthusiasm, skill, and graciousness. From 1968-1986, she was a librarian, oral historian and then an art curator for the American College in Bryn Mawr. During the 1980s she traveled throughout the US for the college, collecting the oral histories of early life insurance underwriters, including an agent from Wyoming who sold his life insurance policies on horseback. However, her most important avocation was for the art world. She was responsible for curating the American College’s art collections, beginning in the 1980s. Additionally, she managed their quarterly art shows, selecting the artists to be showcased and personally supervising the hanging of each show. She continued as a consultant for the shows from 1986-2006 and enjoyed friendships with many local artists. She thought of her friends at St. Christopher’s Church as a second family and was a lively participant in a weekly bible study group. She was devoted to her four grandchildren, attending their skating competitions and soccer games to cheer them on. They affectionately called her “candy gram.” She is survived by her three children, Robert Amos Fletcher, Elizabeth Fletcher Tinter (Fred) and Anne Fletcher Morse, four grandchildren: Evan, Alexander, Caroline, Margaret and Daniel and three nephews. A memorial Service will be held on September 22, 2008 at. 11 am St. Christopher’s Church Gladwyne, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, Ardmore PA and St. Christopher’s Church.

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Marjorie Amos Fletcher

July 10, 1923 - September 11, 2008