In Memory

Barbara Lynch (Miller) - Class Of 1949

Barbara Lynch (Miller)

Pinehurst, North Carolina -- Barbara Lynch Miller died peacefully March 8, 2005.  She was born on November 8, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Seibert and Mary Lynch.

Barbara graduated from South Pasadena, California High School in 1949 and Occidental College in 1953.  After graduation, she moved to Carmel, California for her first of several positions as a schoolteacher. While in Carmel, she met and married Charles M. Miller.

Barbara's growing family spent time in New York City, Burlington and Randolph, Vermont and South West Africa. In 1965, the family settled in Norwich, Vermont where Barbara continued her teaching work.  Barbara was instrumental in developing the remedial reading program and the Odyssey Project at the Marion Cross School.

In 1997, Barbara earned a master's degree and moved back to California to begin her second career as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. She lived for several years in Upland where she was an active member of the Upland Hills Country Club, serving as the president of the Women's Golf Association.

In 1997, Barbara retired to Pinehurst, North Carolina to pursue her twin loves of golf and writing.  Barbara was a published novelist, a voracious reader and a member of the Sandhills Writers Group.  She was also an active supporter of the Given Memorial Library, a participant in the Red Hat Society, an intrepid traveler, and a devoted dog lover.

Barbara is survived by her son, Bartlett Miller, his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Forrest and Graham of Norwich, Vermont; her daughter, Rebecca and her friend, Bob Dupuis, of Shushan; her daughter, Sarah, of Albany; her sisters, Patti Lynch (SPHS '59) and Linda McGranahan (SPHS '57), and many beloved nieces and nephews.