Barbara W. Baumgartner

David Peake
April 21st, 2024
5 comments

5 comments
  • BARBARA I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK. YOU WERE LIKE A MOTHER TO ME. TAKING THE TIME TO EXPLAIN AND SHOW ME THE RIGHT WAY IN LIFE. WITH ALL THINGS. NO MATTER WHAT IT WAS. I WILL MISS YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY YOU IN ALL I DO. 22YEARS OF PURE HAPPINESS AND BLESSINGS WHILE BEING YOUR HOUSEMATE. GRACE AND MERCY TO YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER KIRSTEN AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SISTERS. LOVE ROBIN TAYLOR, robintay163@gmail.com #267-707-1229

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  • Howard Goldstein / April 22, 2024 at 12:43 pm

    Barbara was the epitome of a gentle soul. She was one of my mentors at St. Martin’s and I know that she was a mentor to many who taught Sunday School. I taught young students in the Philadelphia public schools and used her book Crocodile! Crocodile! The kids loved it. Her stories reached beyond her years. I am privileged to have known her. Blessings on her legacy and memory.

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  • Susan MacBride / April 23, 2024 at 7:38 am

    Barbara gave of herself in so many ways. In her retirement, she also volunteered at The Jubilee School in West Philadelphia, teaching preschool students the science and art of vegetable growing. She was beloved by all, students and teachers. She also accompanied the youth group from St Martins to Pine Ridge, South Dakota, the Lakota Sioux reservation where she taught vacation bible school utilizing the “Godly Play” technique, In the process, she taught the Sioux parents how to use that method. She was a magnet for kids and adults alike with her curiosity and twinkly eyed good humor and hearty laugh.

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  • IRMA Gardner-Hammond / April 25, 2024 at 10:43 am

    Barbara was a great friend,mentor and teacher. She was a wonderful role model for me as a storyteller/re-enactor. She had a great se se of of humor. We shared many good times together. I shall miss her so much. Peace and zlove

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  • Margaret Vogelson / June 16, 2024 at 5:41 pm

    I met Barbara almost 50 years ago. I was organizing a group of working mothers to fund, design and staff all day child. care center for working mothers. Barbara quickly joined me and that school, Toddlers and Twos, lasted fifteen years. It was initially funded by a small grant from city council, and so many mother from W.MtAiry and Germantown felt the need and joined in. It was a wonderful group experience and showed the need, in 1975, for a model other than a half day preschool.
    I was luckily to follow her because we had daughter the same age, and I always enjoyed her positive spirit and willingness to giver time.
    She raised a lovely daughter.

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