October 23, 2008 Issue
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From our readersHelen Joy Marsh
Helen Joy Marsh, 57, of Chestnut Hill, a photographer who had shows in several galleries and at the United Nations, died Oct. 15 at her home. A native of Chestnut Hill, Mrs. Marsh had spent most of her life in Greenwich and Stonington, Conn., but returned to this area with her husband and children about a year ago. In addition to her skills as a photographer, she was a talented athlete, excelling in field hockey, tennis and swimming. She was an active volunteer in the Greenwich community and its schools and was a former board member of the Greenwich Health Association. She was also a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club and both the Stonington Country and Yacht clubs. Mrs. Marsh is survived by her husband, Royal DuB. Joslin; sons Taylor and Chase Marsh; a daughter, Dana Marsh; her father, Horace C. Jones of Westwood, Mass.; brothers Spencer L. Jones of Westwood, Mass., Joseph L. Jones of Chestnut Hill and Horace C. Jones of Hellertown, Pa; sisters Margaret J. Connors of Franconia, N.H., Ann J. Cole of New Canaan, Conn., and Katherine Stillwell of Dedham, Mass. She was the daughter of the late Helen A. Jones of Chestnut Hill. Funeral services were private.
Patricia M. R. Banks
Patricia M. R. “Page” Banks, 88, formerly of Mt. Airy and Flourtown, a publicist and advertising copywriter, died of cancer Oct. 14 at the Springfield Residence in Wyndmoor, where she had been living for the past year. Mrs. Banks, who at one time wrote an advertising column for the Philadelphia Inquirer, was a frequent contributor of restaurant reviews to the Chestnut Hill Local in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Earlier she had been a newspaper columnist in San Francisco. She was one of the first people to see the potential of television as an advertising medium and prevailed upon the owners of the Adrian Bauer Agency, where she was radio and television director, to buy the rights to televise the Eagles and Phillies games. As a result, a large dairy, a popular candy company and a soft drink manufacturer signed on as sponsors, and live sports became a part of local TV programming. For her foresight, she was named Outstanding Woman in Philadelphia Television in 1950. Active in community affairs, Mrs. Banks served on the boards of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Educational Television Council, for which she served as executive secretary. She was a founding member and trustee of Historic Rittenhouse Town and a trustee of the Fairmount Park Council for Historic Sites. She also was a member of the Germantown Community Council, West Mt. Airy Neighbors and Philadelphia Plays for Living, and served on committees for Germantown Friends School and the Unitarian Church of Germantown. Mrs. Banks is survived by a son, Brad of Philadelphia; a daughter, Tracey Sanbucci of San Francisco, and two granddaughters. Her husband, Melvin Bank, died in 2000. Funeral services will be private.
George H. White Jr.
George H. White Jr., 84, of Roxborough, a guidance counselor at Plymouth-Whitemarsh Sr. High School in Plymouth Meeting for more than 25 years, died of complications related to Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 14, at Cathedral Village in Andorra. Mr. White brought a heartfelt dedication to his specialty of assisting upper class high school students to prepare and apply for college. Earlier, he taught at Thomas Williams Jr. High School in the Cheltenham School District. Mr. White and his wife, the former Helen Louise Whayne, were longtime members of the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill. Mr. White was a board member of the Episcopal Services Committee from 1973-1979 and had been a Vestryman at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, St. Jude and the Nativity in Lafayette Hill and St. Thomas’ Church in Whitemarsh. Born in California, he was raised in Garrett Hill, Pa., and graduated from Radnor High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from West Chester State Teachers College (now West Chester University) and a master’s degree in education from Temple University. Mr. White served in World War II as a radio navigator in the Army Air Corps. He was a member of the Cassia Lodge of Free Masonry, Ardmore, and was Worshipful Master in 1963. He was also a member of the Bishop White Society and a longtime treasurer and trail leader of the Philadelphia Trail Club. An accomplished musician, he sang with two “barbershop” choruses: the Whitemarsh Militiamen and the Bryn Mawr Mainliners. In addition to his wife, Mr. White is survived by sons George H. White III of Pennington, N.J., Gregory Whayne White, Ph.D., of Northampton, Mass., and John Douglas White of San Rafael, Calif; and by four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Oct. 18 at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, with interment at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh. Memorial contributions may be made to: Episcopal Community Services, 225 S. 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, or to the Memorial Fund at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane, Philadelphia, PA, 19118.
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