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Carolyn
Bartel Lyon Memorial Service Set For Sept. 30, 2006
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A memorial service for Carolyn Bartel Lyon, who died on
August 4, 2006, will be held in the Pomona College Bridges
Hall of Music, on Saturday, September 30, 2006, at 11 a.m.
Ms. Lyon, the widow of E. Wilson Lyon who was the sixth
president of Pomona College (1941 to 1969), had a
significant impact on the College and on the community.
Please join members of the Lyon family and the campus
community at the service of readings, music and
reminiscences to celebrate the life of an extraordinary
individual.
 Born
on March 28, 1908, in Richmond, Indiana, she entered nearby
Earlham College at the age of 16 and transferred two years
later to Wellesley College, where she graduated in 1928.
After earning a master's degree in history from the
University of Chicago in 1930, she stayed on at the
University to work as an editorial assistant at the
Journal of Modern History. While there, she met Wilson
Lyon, and they were married in 1933.
After their marriage, she accompanied her husband to
Hamilton, N.Y., where he was a professor of history at
Colgate University. During those years, she gave birth to
their two children, Elizabeth in 1936 and John three years
later. In September 1941, the family moved to Claremont,
Calif., where Wilson Lyon became president of Pomona
College.
Carolyn Lyon became an active participant in the life of
both the College and the Claremont community, particularly
noted for her lifelong devotion to the church, music,
gardening and the public schools. She beautified the grounds
around the President's House, transforming a utilitarian
back yard into a fitting and attractive site for College
functions. In honor of her love of growing things, the
garden between Thatcher Music Building and Rembrandt Hall
was renamed Carolyn Lyon Garden in 1969.
An active member of the Claremont United Church of Christ
for almost 65 years, she served at various times as a member
of the church’s Education, Building, Music and Library
committees. From 1958 to 1964, she served as alumnae trustee
at Wellesley College. Awarded an honorary degree by Pomona
College in 1974, she remained active with the College for
many years, serving as honorary co-chair of the Campaign for
Pomona College which was completed in 2002. She lived in San
Antonio Gardens from 1989 until the year 2000 when she moved
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