Gail Mawhinney

Gail Sargent Mawhinney, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away September 23, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Allentown, PA and grew up in the Philadelphia, PA area.  She was the daughter of the late Lena and Richard Sargent.

Gail was Valedictorian of her class at Springfield Township High School. In 1948 she graduated from Syracuse University Magna Cum Laude, majoring in Liberal Arts/Education.

While at SU, she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Eta Pi Upsilon Senior Women’s Honorary, Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honorary, Pi Lambda Theta Education Honorary, and the Tabard English Honorary Society.  Continue reading →