83 years old. Wife of the late Henry Cadwalader of York Harbor, Maine, died of cancer September 9, 2006 in her home. Mrs. Cadwalader, a graduate of St. Timothy's School in Baltimore, and Vassar College, married Henry Cadwalader in 1945 in Philadelphia, after several years working at Smith Kline and French in Philadelphia in Market Research and Statistics. She was devoted to horticulture and conservation and her successes in these areas are clear from the leadership roles and endeavors she undertook. The Cadwaladers lived in Philadelphia until the late 1960's and during that time Mrs. Cadwalader served as President of the Women's Committee at the Academy of Natural Sciences, and Chairman for the Academy of Natural Sciences Flower Show Exhibit "The Evolution of Plant Life" which was winner of the Bulkeley Medal of the Garden Club of America, and the Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society of America in 1961. She was a Founding member of the Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America. In 1965-66 she was Chairman of the Philadelphia Unit of the Herb Society of America. She was also on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks. Mrs. Cadwalader played the piano and loved musical events. She thoroughly enjoyed participating with her husband in the chorus of several Gilbert and Sullivan operettas produced by the Savoy Company of Philadelphia at the Academy of Music and Longwood Gardens. They made many wonderful friends and had a joyous time with this group. Upon moving to New England, Mrs. Cadwalader was chairman for the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America, and of their exhibit "Herbs in the Kitchen Corner", winner of the Bulkeley Medal of the Garden Club of America, and the Trustees Award and Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston Show in 1974. She served as the head of various regional organizations including: the Old York Garden Club, the Piscataqua Garden Club, the Old Goal Museum Committee, and the Horticultural Advisory Committee for Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, NH. In the early 1970s, she was an advisory member of the Conservation Commission of the Town of York and a founder and secretary of the Goodrich Park Committee of York. She was Treasurer of the York Harbor Reading Room. She served on the Board of the Hancock Shaker Village, in Massachusetts as well. Mrs. Cadwalader also served on the Board of Directors for Berwick Academy, Strawbery Banke and the Herb Society of America. She was the author of many horticultural articles for journals and magazines and was co-author of the book "Philadelphia Scrapple", published in 1956. She was editor for the Herb Society of America publications "The Herbarist" (1963-1968), and "The Bulletin" (1965-1966). She also edited "Piscataqua Papers, Gardening from the Merrimac to the Kennebec", the 1968 winner of the Hull Certificate of Merit for Horticultural Literature from the National Council of State Garden Clubs and "York, Maine, Then and Now", published in May of 1976 by the Old Goal Museum Committee and Old York Historical and Improvement Society. In the 1970's, Mrs. Cadwalader was chosen by the Herb Society of America as Chairman of the National Herb Garden which was to be given by the Herb Society of America as a gift to the people of the United States and would be built at the United States National Arboretum in Washington D.C. She made many trips to Washington, D.C. and found the whole process a rewarding and delightful experience. She was Chairman during the planning, construction and completed planting. The National Herb Garden was constructed and dedicated in 1980. It is the largest designed herb garden in the nation that includes annual, perennial and woody herbal plants. She received the Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor, in April 1981 from the Herb Society of America for her outstanding contribution to the Herb Society particularly as chairman of the National Herb Garden. She also received the Achievement Medal of the Garden Club of America "for her role in restoration and conservation programs, and for sharing her horticultural knowledge with thousands, through her work on the National Arboretum Herb Garden, her books and magazine articles". She went with a contingent from the Herb Society of America to the White House to accept the American Association of Nurserymen National Landscape Award in 1984. The award was presented to the Herb Society of America in recognition of achievement in landscaping and beautification for the National Herb Garden. Mrs. Cadwalader had an appetite for learning, spoke three languages, and loved to travel and to spend time with friends and family. Her wonderful sense of humor and joy in life will be missed. She is survived by her children: Charles and Nicoll C. Brinley, Stephen and Georgia C. Bennett, Rob and Clarissa C. Neumer, Caroline C. Leland and Ed Krizek, Henry Cadwalader, grandchildren; Charles and Margot Brinley, Charles Strater, Eliza Neumer, Sophie Neumer, Julia Neumer, Rob Neumer, and great grandchildren: Jordan Strater, William Brinley and Reily Brinley. A reception will take place at noon on Saturday, September 16 at the family residence in York, Maine. A graveside service will take place in St. Thomas Church, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, MAINE is directing arrangements.{M1} Memorial contributions may be made to the York Land Trust, PO Box 1241, York Harbor, ME 03911.