Word: gilbert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Corporate Editor: Gilbert Rogin...
Frederic assaulted the Bahamas, Alabama and Mississippi just two weeks after Hurricane David killed 1,200 people in the Dominican Republic, then spread destruction from Florida to Canada. Hugo was the fiercest storm to strike the U.S. East Coast since then. Last year, almost to the week, Gilbert, a maximum Category 5 hurricane with 175-m.p.h. winds, had howled along a more westerly course, pounding Jamaica before stomping into Mexico and the U.S. Gulf Coast...
Former overseer and Corporation member AndrewHeiskell called Gilbert a "marvelous lady...
...addition to her work at Harvard andRadcliffe, Gilbert was a trustee for the WestoverSchool a member of the Permanent Charities Fundand a member of the Boston Aquarium's educationcommittee...
...people who have ever met Helen Gilbert or served on any board with her would fail to regard her as a breath of fresh New England air," said President Derek C. Bok. "As an overseer, she was able, energetic and witty. She usually spoke her mind when theoccasion called for it and gained the admirationand respect of all of us. Like her ancestor,Abigail Adams of Quincy, Mass, Helen too made usalways remember the ladies. We will continue to doso as we miss and remember Helen...