A memorial service to honor Mary Low Cheadle, the widow of former UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Vernon I. Cheadle, will be held Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. at the Mosher Alumni House on campus.
The public is invited to attend.
Mary Cheadle died in her sleep on June 30, in Louisville, Ky., after a lengthy illness.
She was 92 years old.
Cheadle was born in Westerly, R.I., in 1915.
She graduated from Rhode Island College in Providence, and became a teacher in the Rhode Island public school system.
In 1939, she married Vernon Cheadle, a promising botanist from Harvard.
Their marriage lasted 55 years until his death in 1995.
In 1952, the Cheadles moved to UC Davis, and in 1962, Vernon was named chancellor at UCSB.
As UCSB's first family from 1962-1977, they presided over the campus at a time of unprecedented development and social change.
Over the years, Mary made deep connections in the Santa Barbara community and at the university.
"Mary and Vernon Cheadle served UC Santa Barbara with tremendous distinction," said UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang. "Together they led this campus with vision and tireless dedication at an early stage in its development. With the entire campus community, they planted the seeds for the wonderful blossoming of our campus that we all enjoy today."
For more information, call the UCSB Office of Public Events at (805) 893-2117.
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