Background
Speare, Patricia Follett was born on January 26, 1923 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Norris Melvin and Anna Marguerite (Fowler) Follett.
Speare, Patricia Follett was born on January 26, 1923 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Norris Melvin and Anna Marguerite (Fowler) Follett.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1944. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1946.
Teacher music, art, English Aroostook State Normal School, Presque Isle, Maine, 1947-1948. Teacher music Ann Arbor (Michigan) Adult Education, 1948-1950. Teacher art Ann Arbor Junior High School, 1948-1949.
Director choir Congressional Church, Olivet, Michigan, 1950-1957, organist, 1950-1994. From assistant principal to principal cellist Battle Creek (Michigan) Symphony Orchestra, 1960-1994. Cellist Lansing (Michigan) Symphony, 1962-1983.
Private teacher cello Battle Creek, 1975-1994. Coach women's tennis Olivet College, 1984-1989. Indiana cellist chamber music, central Michigan, 1960-1994.
Manager Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, 1986.
Married Edward Phelps Speare, June 26, 1948. Children: Christopher, Redfield, Nathaniel, Hilary, Alexander.