Obituary: Agnes Ann Walsh
SCARBOROUGH - Agnes Ann Walsh, 100, passed away at her residence at Piper Shores in Scarborough on June 30, 2021. She ...
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Agnes Ann Walsh
SCARBOROUGH – Agnes Ann Walsh, 100, passed away at her residence at Piper Shores in Scarborough on June 30, 2021. She was born in Portland on August 6, 1920, as the only child of John Randall and Agnes Annie Gough Walsh.
She was educated in South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School in 1937. She ventured north to Orono and the University of Maine. She graduated in the great Class of 1941 with a degree in Latin. While at the University of Maine she immersed herself in many activities including the Delta Delta Delta sorority, Debating Team, Language Club, student publications, and field hockey. She was a member of the select group of Sophomore Eagles, a student organization that promotes the customs and traditions of the university. The spirit of the Eagles mission never left her as she was an active and enthusiastic ambassador and financial supporter of the university until her passing. She was the class correspondent for over 75 years. She was a recipient of many university awards including the Block M Award, the Black Bear Award, the Hilda Sterling Class Correspondent Award in 2015, the Stillwater Award in 2019, and was elected as an Honorary Member of the University of Maine Foundation in recognition of her special service to the Foundation and the University.