Sara Mullin Graff Cooke

Background

Cooke, Sara Mullin Graff was born on December 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Henry and Elizabeth (Mullin) Brandt Graff.

Education

Associate of Arts, Bennett College, 1955; Bachelor of Engineering in Child Education, Westchester State Teachers College, 1956.

Career

Assistant to teacher 1st grade, The Woodlyn School, 1956-1958; teacher, Sara Bircher's Kindergarten, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1958-1962; teacher, Chestnut Hill (Pennsylvania) Academy, 1962-1963; teacher, Tarleton School, Devon, Pennsylvania, 1963-1964; with, F.C.I. Marketing Co-ordinators Inc., New York City, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1980-1986; fundraiser, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1989-1992; president women's committee, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1987-1988; coordinator, master of educational ceremonies, Philadelphia Society for Preservation Landmarks, 1991-1993; coordinator Elderhostel Program, Landmarks Society, 1992-1993. Private day caretaker Special Care, Inc., since 1988. Private daycare and doctor's assistant, since 1994.

Achievements

• Sara Mullin Graff Cooke has been listed as a noteworthy assistant, teacher, doctor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board auxiliary Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1970-1976, member women's board, since 1977, president, 1987-1988. Member commonwealth board Medical College Pennsylvania, since 1984, mem.Gimbel award committee, 1994. Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, 1992.

Co-chairman benefit St. Martin in the Field, London, 1997. Member Pennsylvania Association Hospital Auxs. (health representative) National Society Colonial Dames (garden committee since 1988), Church Women's Association (past president), Alumnae Association Madeira School (class secretary, class agent, Volunteer Svc. award 1997), Philadelphia Cricket Club, Junior League Garden Club.

Connections

Married Peter Fischer Cooke, June 29, 1963 (divorced July 1994). Children: Anna Cooke Smith, Peter Fischer Junior, Elizabeth Cooke Haskins, Sara Reynolds, Laina Koerting.

Father:

Charles Henry Graff

Mother:

Elizabeth (Mullin) Brandt Graff

Spouse:

Peter Fischer Cooke

child:

Elizabeth Cooke Haskins Cooke

child:

Laina Koerting Cooke

child:

Sara Reynolds Cooke

child:

Anna Cooke Smith Cooke

child:

Peter Fischer Junior Cooke