Mildred A. Woodrow

Mildred A. Woodrow, 93, of Albuquerque, formerly of Long Island, NY, and Youngstown, OH, died Monday, August 6, 2018.

Mildred was born October 17, 1924, in Youngstown, OH, the oldest child of Harrison Arthur and Mildred Agatha (Tripp) Woodrow. A graduate of The Rayen School, she attended the Rhode Island School of Design on an art scholarship and earned her degree in art education.

She taught art for many years in the elementary schools of District 15 in Lawrence, Long Island, NY, and is remembered fondly by her students. Following her retirement, she moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she established a second career as a silk painter, creating both wall hangings and wearable art. She was a founding member of the New Mexico Silk Painters Guild.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Janet Duff of Lexington, KY, Karen Pregenzer of Austintown, OH, Sally (Russell) Hammel of Garrettsville, OH, John (Shannon) Snare of Cleveland, OH, and Jude Snare of Albuquerque, NM. She will also be missed by her great- and great-great-grandnieces and nephews; and her brother-in-law, Perry Snare of Canfield, OH.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her fiancé, James Lipp of New York; her siblings, George Woodrow, Julia Walters, Nancy Paugh and Roberta Snare; a niece, Roberta Fenskie; and a nephew, David Walters.

Services will be held Friday, August 24, 2018, 10:00 a.m., at FRENCH – Wyoming in Albuquerque. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Mexico Silk Painters Guild, whose members are establishing a scholarship fund in her memory. For more information, please visit the guild’s website www.nmsilkpaintersguild.com.