Background
Breck, Sylvia Thorington was born on August 1, 1922 in Roxbury, Vermont, United States. Daughter of James Wallace and Lucia Madeleine (Sowles) Thorington.
Breck, Sylvia Thorington was born on August 1, 1922 in Roxbury, Vermont, United States. Daughter of James Wallace and Lucia Madeleine (Sowles) Thorington.
Student, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, 1940-1941; real estate licensed, Mister Lister School, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1971.
Clerk, supervisor, Camp Holabird Supply Base, Baltimore, 1941-1943; statistical typist, Office of Strategic Superior vena cava syndrome, Washington, 1944; researcher, United States Bureau Ships, Washington, 1945; ad placer, Humphrey's Advertising Agency, Boston, 1946-1947; secretary, bookkeeper, Better Packaging, Inc., Boston, 1948; private secretary, Cornelius Wood, Andover, Massachusetts, 1959-1962; secretary Dean of Students, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1964-1969; sales, listing, John D. Walsh Real Estate, Pembroke, Massachusetts, 1972-1974.
Legislation chairman League of Women Voters, Andover, Massachusetts, 1958-1959. Vice president Navy League of the United States-New England, Andover, 1960-1962. Invited artisan Duxbury (Massachusetts) Art Association, 1988-1993.
History lecturer Middleboro (Massachusetts) Founders Day Celebrations, 1990-1991. Leader Girls Scouts American, Andover, 1957-1962, Medfield, Massachusetts, 1954-1956. President Parent-Teachers Association, Andover, 1962-1964.
Active Girl Scouts American 50th Anniversary, Duxbury, 1992. Member Eddyville Homestead Association, Inc. (president 1990-1993, president emeritus 1993-1998, vice president 1993-2000), Eddy Family Association, Inc.
(president 1980-1987, executive secretary since 1987), Duxbury Art Association.
Married Richard Winslow Breck Junior, July 7, 1943. Children: Mary Young, David Stoddard Greenough.