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Note: Obit. Philadelphia Inquirer 12/10/2002 Emily Howland Pike, Librarian, 91 Emily Howland Pike, 91, a retired librarian, died of complications from a stroke Thursday at Dunwoody village, a retirement community in Newtown Square, PA. Mrs. Pike grew up in Swarthmore and graduated from Swarthmore High School. After Earning a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1933 (in History), she served as a social worker for several years in Philadelphia until her marriage in 1939 to Clarence Edward Darling. They were living in Cleveland when her husband died in 1957. Their son Roger Darling said his mother moved back to Swarthmore and went to work as a business librarian for Scott Paper Co. to support her two young sons. She earned a master's degree in library science from Drexel University at night. After retiring from Scott in 1976, she was a librarian for five years for the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia. She was married for nine years to Kenneth L. Pike, until his death in 1990. Mrs. Pike was a volunteer at the library at Dunwoody Village, where she had lived for the last 15 years. She enjoyed bridge, bird-watching, swimming, gardening and reading history and current events. In addition to her son Roger, she is survived by son Arthur Howland Darling; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date (Feb 15, 2003). Burial is private.
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