Background
Garing, Ione Davis was born on January 8, 1930 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Drury McNary and Ione (Thompson) Davis.
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Ione Davis Garing
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Bachelor of Science in Education cum laude, Ohio State University, 1951.
Career
Teacher Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools, 1952-1954, Upper Arlington Public School, Columbus, 1957-1958. Library Newton (Massachusetts) Library., 1955. Interviewer audits and surveys Elmo Roper, Boston, 1956.
Advisory committee School Committee on Special Education, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1979-1980. Advisory board Cary Memorial Library., Lexington, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Elected Town Meeting member, Lexington, 1980-2002, Lexington 2020 Vision Study, 2001. Executive board Lexington Democratic Committee, 1987-1989, member, since 1986. Delegate Massachusetts Democratic Conventions, 1986, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 2000, 2002.
Executive board Friends Council on Aging, 1986, Parent-Teachers Association, 1965-1979. Volunteer Meals on Wheels, 1985-1989. President United Methodist Women, Lexington, 1973-1975.
Board director Methodist Weekday School, 1971-1980, since 2008, chairman board director, 2004-2008. Co-organizer 1st town-wide hazardous waste collection in the United States, Lexington, 1983. Volunteer Lexington History Society, since 1978.
Co-founder, chairman Friends of Cary Memorial Library. Organization, 1990-1997, board directors, since 1990, co-president 2006-2007. Founding member, treasurer, Precint 8 Residents Association, 1996-2005.
Member Cary Memorial Library. Foundation, since 2007. Member League of Women Voters (president Lexington 1983-1985), American Association of University Women (Massachusetts long range planning committee), Daughters of the American Revolution (vice regent 1977-1980, Massachusetts chairman scholarships and loan committee 1980-1983), Florence Crittenton League, Outlook Club (president 1985-1987, chairman scholarships committee 1990-2002), Lexington Field and Garden Club (chairman Wednesday Workshop 1998-2000, Second vice president 2000-2002), North Shore Rock and Mineral Club (Peabody, Massachusetts), Brookline Bird Club, Minute Man National Park Association, Alpha Chi Omega.
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Married John Seymour Garing, April 26, 1952. Children: John Davis, Susan Carolyn.
