Barbara B Wicks passed peacefully away in her sleep on November 19th. She was 94 years old.
Barbara Bruce Wicks was born on February 25th,1929 in Delhi, NY to Florence Herring Bruce, of Richmond, VA, and M. Linn Bruce ll of Delhi, NY. After her father's death they moved to Northampton where she later attended Smith College.
She met her husband Robert Stewart Wicks while playing a game of pickup baseball in Westport Point, MA, only a few streets away from where they would spend decades of their lives together. From there she lived in Lawrenceville, NJ then Newton, MA where she worked as a secretary at St. Paul's Church in Brookline, MA. In 1986 she moved to Westport Point with her husband to live year round.
Barbara was the mother of Robert Borden Wicks of Marlboro, MA, and Sue Sarah Wicks of Oxford, MA. She was "Gaia" to her 5 grandchildren: Elizabeth Lefrancois, Sarah Medeiros, Rebecca Slattery, Haley Wicks, and Eric Wicks. She also had 7 great-grandchildren and two great-great-granddaughters, along with two nieces, a nephew, and her late brother Linn Bruce of Putney, VT.
Barbara will be remembered as a poet, a lover of birds, an avid reader, a Quaker, an active member of her community, and a devoted friend. She was happiest while walking in the woods with her dog by her side, in her garden, or floating on the Westport River. She lived simply, surrounded by beauty.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Oxfam America at oxfamamerica.org