Geraldine Maxine Reece

Background

Reece, Geraldine Maxine was born on May 13, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Charles Kenneth and Bertha (Austin) Ballou.

Education

Associate of Arts, Los Angeles City College, 1942; Bachelor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1966.

Career

Teacher, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Altadena, California, 1962-1966; master teacher, Alhambra (California) City and H.S., 1966-1979; writer multicultural component early childhood education program, Alhambra (California) City and H.S.

Achievements

• Geraldine Maxine Reece has been listed as a noteworthy elementary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member San Gabriel Child Care Task Force, 1984-1986. Member steering committee West San Gabriel Valley Community Awareness Forum, 1985-1987. Past president women's division, board directors San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce, 1989-1990, 98—, publicity chair, 1994-1998, incoming president women's division, since 1998.

Member school site and facilities committee School District Unification, San Gabriel, 1992-1993. Member task force Episcopal Parish/Healing Our Cities, San Gabriel, 1992-1993. Docent San Gabriel Museum, 1989, 92-93.

Member Hearing Our Voice anti-violence committee Episcopal Parish. Member American Association of University Women (Money Talks section chairperson 1981-1982, correspondent secretary-treasurer Alhambra-San Gabriel 1982-1985), California Retired Teachers Association (president 1989-1991, Outstanding Service plaque 1994, division 1 scholarship named in her honor 1998, board directors since 1999), Daughters of the American Revolution (3rd vice regent since 1994, First Place Poetry award 1996, 3d Place Poetry award 1998), Pasadena Women's City Club, St. Francis Guild, San Gabriel Retired Teachers (president 1985-1989, community representative 1990-1997), San Gabriel History Association, San Gabriel Community Coordinator Council (president 1986, 1st vice president 1997-1998).

Interests

• Reading, bridge, poetry, stitchery.

Connections

Married Thomas Charles Bauman, August 16, 1942 (divorced October 1971). Children: Thomas Charles Bauman, Junior, Kathleen Marie Bauman Messenger, Stephen Kenneth Bauman. Married Wilbert Wallingford Reece, November 3, 1973 (deceased 1988).

Father:

Charles Kenneth Ballou

Mother:

Bertha (Austin) Ballou

Spouse:

Thomas Charles Bauman

Spouse:

Wilbert Wallingford Reece

child:

Junior Reece

child:

Stephen Kenneth Bauman Reece

child:

Kathleen Marie Bauman Messenger Reece

child:

Thomas Charles Bauman Reece