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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Phyllis Anderson Callaway
Phyllis Anderson
Callaway
February 22, 1936 – October 30, 2016
Phyllis Anderson Callaway's Obituary
Phyllis Anderson Callaway of Ocean Ridge, FL, died on October 30, 2016, 12 years to the day of the death of her husband Trowbridge Callaway III (Toby), her spouse of 40 years. Her death followed a long fought battle with breast cancer.
She is survived by her son, William Trowbridge Callaway (Lynn), Yardley, PA; two daughters, Susan Callaway Stein (Taylor), Chattanooga, TN, and Leslie Anne Callaway, Delray Beach, FL; three granddaughters, Carolyn, Rachael, and Meryl; and two step granddaughters, Catherine and Emily.
Born February 22, 1936, in South Bend, IN, Phyllis attended John Adams High School and Ball State University. She worked for the market research firm Elrick & Lavidge in Chicago until 1962, when she moved to Seattle to work at the World's Fair. Moving back to Chicago in 1964, she and Toby were married and in 1968 they settled in Lake Bluff, IL. There Phyllis was active with Planned Parenthood, and served on the Board of the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest, IL, and on the Woman's Board of the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL. In 1979 she moved with her family to Delray Beach, FL. Phyllis devoted much of her time to fundraising and served on the Boards of Wayside House (1991-2008) and Old School Square (1996 - 2002). She was on the Board of Trustees of Gulf Stream School (1982 - 1991), where she organized and served as the first President of the Parents' Auxiliary. Phyllis was a Bethesda Hospital Foundation Women of Grace. She was also a Trustee and Fellow of the National Tropical Botanical Garden (2004 - 2009), located in Hawaii and Miami, FL. Recently she served on the Massachusetts General Leadership Council for Psychiatry.
A memorial service will be held at the Gulf Stream School Chapel, Gulf Stream, FL, on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., with a reception following at Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Phyllis' memory to Gulf Stream School, 3600 Gulf Stream Rd., Gulf Stream, FL 33483 or to Wayside House, 378 NE 6th Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483.
She is survived by her son, William Trowbridge Callaway (Lynn), Yardley, PA; two daughters, Susan Callaway Stein (Taylor), Chattanooga, TN, and Leslie Anne Callaway, Delray Beach, FL; three granddaughters, Carolyn, Rachael, and Meryl; and two step granddaughters, Catherine and Emily.
Born February 22, 1936, in South Bend, IN, Phyllis attended John Adams High School and Ball State University. She worked for the market research firm Elrick & Lavidge in Chicago until 1962, when she moved to Seattle to work at the World's Fair. Moving back to Chicago in 1964, she and Toby were married and in 1968 they settled in Lake Bluff, IL. There Phyllis was active with Planned Parenthood, and served on the Board of the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest, IL, and on the Woman's Board of the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, IL. In 1979 she moved with her family to Delray Beach, FL. Phyllis devoted much of her time to fundraising and served on the Boards of Wayside House (1991-2008) and Old School Square (1996 - 2002). She was on the Board of Trustees of Gulf Stream School (1982 - 1991), where she organized and served as the first President of the Parents' Auxiliary. Phyllis was a Bethesda Hospital Foundation Women of Grace. She was also a Trustee and Fellow of the National Tropical Botanical Garden (2004 - 2009), located in Hawaii and Miami, FL. Recently she served on the Massachusetts General Leadership Council for Psychiatry.
A memorial service will be held at the Gulf Stream School Chapel, Gulf Stream, FL, on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., with a reception following at Gulf Stream Bath and Tennis Club.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Phyllis' memory to Gulf Stream School, 3600 Gulf Stream Rd., Gulf Stream, FL 33483 or to Wayside House, 378 NE 6th Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483.
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