Background
Rickard, Margaret Lynn was born on July 31, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Frank Mathias and Betty Louise (Lee) Sieger.
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Rickard, Margaret Lynn was born on July 31, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Frank Mathias and Betty Louise (Lee) Sieger.
Bachelor of Arts Detroit, Michigan, 1968. Master of Library Science, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1969. Postgraduate, New York University, 1976—1977.
Senior library Queens Public Library., Jamaica, New York, 1969-1977. Library director El Centro (California) Public Library., 1977-1999. Retired, 1999
Vice chairman, chairman Serra Cooperative Library.
Systems, San Diego, 1980—1982, library consultant, since 1998. County library/consultant Imperial County Free Library., 1993—1999.
President History Site Foundation, El Centro, 1988-1999, 92, secretary, 1989, trustee,1989-, vice president, since 1991. Finance secretary St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church, El Centro, 1988. Member Downtown El Centro Association, member arches business improvement district.
Active numerous civic committees, fundraising events. Member committee and arts task force Imperial County Arts Council. Coordinator arts and culture com.City of El Centro Strategic Plan.
Member American Library Association, American Association of University Women (vice president El Centro 1988), California Library. Association, California County Libraries Association, El Centro Chamber of Commerce, Toastmasters, Soroptomist International of El Centro (vice president El Centro 1978, correspondent secretary 1990-1991, 1st vice president 1991-1992, president 1992-1993, 2d vice president 1995-1996, 98-99, recording secretary 1997-1998, life member), Women of Moose (senior regent El Centro 1988-1989).
Married Cyriac Thannikary, November 13, 1965 (divorced February 1973). 1 child Luke Anthony Thannikary. Married Marcos T. Perez, March 1973 (deceased October 1973).
Married Lui Gotti, December 23, 1984 (deceased August 1997). Married William A. Rickard, August 22, 1998 (deceased August 21, 2005).