Catherine Burke Flickinger, of Wilmington, DE and Rehoboth Beach, DE, died on July 2, 2007, 3 days before her 89th birthday.
A lifelong resident of Delaware, Kay was a graduate of Wilmington Friends School and a 1940 graduate of the University of Delaware's College of Education. She always had a keen interest in children and education, and spent her 32 year career as a teacher, first at Richardson Park Elementary, then at the former Foulk Road Elementary School. Combining her love of education with her love of the University of Delaware, Kay was appointed in 1976 by Governor Sherman Tribbitt as a Trustee, then in 1978 as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware and served, with great enthusiasm, for many years. In recognition of her dedicated service to the Board, she was named Trustee Emerita in 1995. In 2001, Kay was awarded the University's Medal of Distinction - the highest award the University bestows. Mrs. Flickinger was involved in fund raising for the University's Bob Carpenter Center, College of Nursing, and the Brandywine Y.M.C.A. Kay was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Wilmington Country Club, and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Mrs. Flickinger loved Christmas and for more than 40 years, the Flickingers hosted an annual Christmas Eve party at their home, a tradition enjoyed by generations of their friends.
She is survived by 3 grandchildren, Burke, Jr., Cole and his wife Tonya, and Elizabeth; their mother, Sue T. Flickinger; 1 great-grandson, Thomas; her niece, Margaret Carlsen; her sister-in-law, Billie Burke; and her devoted cat, Sir Oliver. Kay was preceded in death in 2005 by her husband of 62 years, Herbert H. Flickinger; in 2004 by their son, H. Burke Flickinger, Sr.; and by her brother, Richard Burke.
The family wants to offer heartfelt appreciation to Kay's caregivers, who she embraced as her special friends, Raynee, Chandra, Zee, Pat, Bernice, Betty, and Shelby; and Dr. Montigney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 6 at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 3924 Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route 202, south of Silverside Rd.), where friends may call after 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial contribution to the School of Nursing c/o Development Office, George Evans House, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
Published in The News Journal on July 4, 2007
A lifelong resident of Delaware, Kay was a graduate of Wilmington Friends School and a 1940 graduate of the University of Delaware's College of Education. She always had a keen interest in children and education, and spent her 32 year career as a teacher, first at Richardson Park Elementary, then at the former Foulk Road Elementary School. Combining her love of education with her love of the University of Delaware, Kay was appointed in 1976 by Governor Sherman Tribbitt as a Trustee, then in 1978 as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware and served, with great enthusiasm, for many years. In recognition of her dedicated service to the Board, she was named Trustee Emerita in 1995. In 2001, Kay was awarded the University's Medal of Distinction - the highest award the University bestows. Mrs. Flickinger was involved in fund raising for the University's Bob Carpenter Center, College of Nursing, and the Brandywine Y.M.C.A. Kay was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Wilmington Country Club, and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Mrs. Flickinger loved Christmas and for more than 40 years, the Flickingers hosted an annual Christmas Eve party at their home, a tradition enjoyed by generations of their friends.
She is survived by 3 grandchildren, Burke, Jr., Cole and his wife Tonya, and Elizabeth; their mother, Sue T. Flickinger; 1 great-grandson, Thomas; her niece, Margaret Carlsen; her sister-in-law, Billie Burke; and her devoted cat, Sir Oliver. Kay was preceded in death in 2005 by her husband of 62 years, Herbert H. Flickinger; in 2004 by their son, H. Burke Flickinger, Sr.; and by her brother, Richard Burke.
The family wants to offer heartfelt appreciation to Kay's caregivers, who she embraced as her special friends, Raynee, Chandra, Zee, Pat, Bernice, Betty, and Shelby; and Dr. Montigney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 6 at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 3924 Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route 202, south of Silverside Rd.), where friends may call after 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial contribution to the School of Nursing c/o Development Office, George Evans House, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
Published in The News Journal on July 4, 2007
Catherine Burke Flickinger, of Wilmington, DE and Rehoboth Beach, DE, died on July 2, 2007, 3 days before her 89th birthday.
A lifelong resident of Delaware, Kay was a graduate of Wilmington Friends School and a 1940 graduate of the University of Delaware's College of Education. She always had a keen interest in children and education, and spent her 32 year career as a teacher, first at Richardson Park Elementary, then at the former Foulk Road Elementary School. Combining her love of education with her love of the University of Delaware, Kay was appointed in 1976 by Governor Sherman Tribbitt as a Trustee, then in 1978 as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware and served, with great enthusiasm, for many years. In recognition of her dedicated service to the Board, she was named Trustee Emerita in 1995. In 2001, Kay was awarded the University's Medal of Distinction - the highest award the University bestows. Mrs. Flickinger was involved in fund raising for the University's Bob Carpenter Center, College of Nursing, and the Brandywine Y.M.C.A. Kay was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Wilmington Country Club, and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Mrs. Flickinger loved Christmas and for more than 40 years, the Flickingers hosted an annual Christmas Eve party at their home, a tradition enjoyed by generations of their friends.
She is survived by 3 grandchildren, Burke, Jr., Cole and his wife Tonya, and Elizabeth; their mother, Sue T. Flickinger; 1 great-grandson, Thomas; her niece, Margaret Carlsen; her sister-in-law, Billie Burke; and her devoted cat, Sir Oliver. Kay was preceded in death in 2005 by her husband of 62 years, Herbert H. Flickinger; in 2004 by their son, H. Burke Flickinger, Sr.; and by her brother, Richard Burke.
The family wants to offer heartfelt appreciation to Kay's caregivers, who she embraced as her special friends, Raynee, Chandra, Zee, Pat, Bernice, Betty, and Shelby; and Dr. Montigney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 6 at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 3924 Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route 202, south of Silverside Rd.), where friends may call after 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial contribution to the School of Nursing c/o Development Office, George Evans House, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
Published in The News Journal on July 4, 2007
A lifelong resident of Delaware, Kay was a graduate of Wilmington Friends School and a 1940 graduate of the University of Delaware's College of Education. She always had a keen interest in children and education, and spent her 32 year career as a teacher, first at Richardson Park Elementary, then at the former Foulk Road Elementary School. Combining her love of education with her love of the University of Delaware, Kay was appointed in 1976 by Governor Sherman Tribbitt as a Trustee, then in 1978 as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Delaware and served, with great enthusiasm, for many years. In recognition of her dedicated service to the Board, she was named Trustee Emerita in 1995. In 2001, Kay was awarded the University's Medal of Distinction - the highest award the University bestows. Mrs. Flickinger was involved in fund raising for the University's Bob Carpenter Center, College of Nursing, and the Brandywine Y.M.C.A. Kay was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, the Wilmington Country Club, and the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Mrs. Flickinger loved Christmas and for more than 40 years, the Flickingers hosted an annual Christmas Eve party at their home, a tradition enjoyed by generations of their friends.
She is survived by 3 grandchildren, Burke, Jr., Cole and his wife Tonya, and Elizabeth; their mother, Sue T. Flickinger; 1 great-grandson, Thomas; her niece, Margaret Carlsen; her sister-in-law, Billie Burke; and her devoted cat, Sir Oliver. Kay was preceded in death in 2005 by her husband of 62 years, Herbert H. Flickinger; in 2004 by their son, H. Burke Flickinger, Sr.; and by her brother, Richard Burke.
The family wants to offer heartfelt appreciation to Kay's caregivers, who she embraced as her special friends, Raynee, Chandra, Zee, Pat, Bernice, Betty, and Shelby; and Dr. Montigney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 6 at the MCCRERY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 3924 Concord Pike, Talleyville (Route 202, south of Silverside Rd.), where friends may call after 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Lower Brandywine Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial contribution to the School of Nursing c/o Development Office, George Evans House, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
Published in The News Journal on July 4, 2007
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