When Christopher Ray, just short of 87, died on December 5, 2021 it was, as a dear friend put it, “like a great tree in the forest has fallen, or a column in the Parthenon.“

Barbara Macken, known for her generous spirit and energetic nature, died November 30 of complications from cancer. Barbara, 81, lived in Swarthmore for more than four decades and was active in service to the surrounding community, especially to those in need.

John “Jack” McDonnell of Swarthmore died peacefully on Monday, November 29, 2021, in Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood. He was 84.

Margret Vera Skitarelic, known as Maggie to her friends, was born in Cumberland, Maryland, near the border of West Virginia, on March 5, 1945. Her parents, both first generation Americans, had a strong work ethic, and made education a top priority for Maggie and her sister Kathryn.