Dedicated to her adoptive country

Our beloved Rosie – wife of Mark, mother of Tom and Anna, Kevin and Malee and grandmother to Nicholas, Don, and Dylan – passed away peacefully today after a short illness.  The family was together with her for her final hours.  

As you all know, Rosie was born in Akron, Ohio; what wasn’t so well known is that it was on February 13, 1925. Rosie came to Thailand in 1958 and married Mark in Bangkok.

Rosemary valued your friendship and love over the years.

Besides her roles as wife, mother and grandmother, she was no housewife but worked all her life until 2009. Her work included Indiana University/Prsarnmitr College, Battelle Memorial Institute – the Thailand Information Centre, UNHCR, Saatchi and Saatchi and American Field Service amongst others. Her last job at AFS was her passion – raising funds for student scholarships to send Thai high-school students and teachers to destinations around the globe.  

She was a freelance writer and researcher. Active over the years in the Soroptimists, the American Women’s Club of Thailand, National Museum Volunteers, Siam Society, president of the Neilson Hays Library and Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand. 

As one of her crowning achievements, Rosemary was the associate editor of the book The King of Thailand in World Focus.  As a result of this, she was honoured by two audiences with His Majesty the King.

Needless to say, she was an active person. A consummate believer in getting people together and to connect, she touched the lives of all of us.  Including the unique characteristic of loving her daughters-in-law.

We want to thank you for your friendship and love; she will be missed by all of us. 

We will send a notification on funeral arrangements in the near future.

With love,

Mark, Tom, Kevin, Anna, Malee, Nicholas, Don, and Dylan.