Patricia Doyle Smalley, 71, of Larchmont, New York, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Thursday, August 15, 1940 to Winton and Patricia (nee Doyle) Tolles in Lowville, New York.
She began her lifelong connection with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1947 as a young girl when her father, Winton Tolles '28, started his 25-year tenure as the College's legendary dean. As a teenager, she made what she described as a "grand mistake" — telling her parents she had been invited to fraternity house parties. She soon found herself whisked away to the Emma Willard School (girl's boarding school) in Troy, New York and Smith College (women's liberal arts college) in Northampton, Massachusetts, though the Hamilton campus was always "home." It was, after all, where she met her husband, David Smalley '56. While attending the Emma Willard School, she was the vice president of the School Council for the 1957-58 school year. In April of 1958 she was one of twelve Emma Willard students awarded for outstanding qualities of character and citizenship.
In 1963, Patricia was an editorial employee in the book division of Time-Life, in New York City. She was lucky to be at work on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, as her roommates were murdered in what was to be dubbed the Career Girl Murders.
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On Saturday, November 28, 1964....
Patricia Doyle Tolles Marries
David Vincent Smalley on Saturday
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was the setting November 28 of the marriage of Miss Patricia Doyle Tolles and David Vincent Smalley.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winton Tolles, Campus Road, Clinton. Mr. Tolles is the dean of Hamilton College. Mr. Smalley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Smalley of Larchmont. The Rev. John Madden performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Albert Bowen was organist and the Boys' Choir sang. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Alpha Delta Phi House at Hamilton.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of antique satin with a cathedral train. The gown was trimmed with Venetian lace from her maternal grandmother's wedding gown. An illusion veil was caught to a lace cap also from her grandmother's gown. She carried white roses and ivy.
Mrs. Linn Draper, Houston, Texas, cousin of. the bride, was matron of honor. Mrs. George Lantz, Jr., Springfield, Mass.; Mrs. John Soest, Brooklyn, Miss Anne Coxe, Fairfield, Conn.; Miss Nancy Unger, New York; and Miss Cynthia Tolles, San Marino, Calif., also a cousin of the bride, were the other attendants. Miss Carol Ann Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, niece of the groom, was the flower girl.
All wore long green velvet gowns. In their hair, they wore circlets of yellow roses and ivy, and carried yellow roses and chrysanthemums.
Dr. Richard V. Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Theodore and Winton J. Tolles, Clinton, brothers of the bride; G. Scott Alexander, Kingston; Richard Kurts, Brooklyn Heights; Garrison Corwin, Hartsdale; Norman Kappler, Irvington; Comer Coppie, Baltimore; and,William N. Smalley,
Larchmont.
The bride is a graduate of the Emma Willard School and Smith College. She is a provisional member of the New York Junior League.
The groom is a graduate of Hamilton College and Harvard Law School. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he is an attorney with the New York law firm of Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons and Gates.
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While raising her family, Trix worked for several years administering and managing governmental, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations; she served for nine years in the office of David Rockefeller; she served as Deputy Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, from 1994 to 1996; and as Interim Director of El Museo del Barrio before she and Dave moved to London in the 1990s.
Time and distance did not lessen her fondness for Hamilton. The Smalleys regularly hosted students and alumni in their homes, and Trix was elected a Charter Trustee in 1994 and a Life Trustee of the College in 2010. She served for many years, offering her perspective and much appreciated guidance to students, administrators and trustees. Throughout her life, Trix remained proud of her family's Hamilton legacy, reflected today in the Tolles Lecture Series and Scholarship Fund, the Patricia and Winton Tolles Pavilion and the fact that so many members of the Tolles and Smalley families are Hamilton alumni, including her son Brian '93. In 2000, she delivered the Class & Charter Day address and told the assembled students, "This community — the hilltop and the town and the College where I was raised — has the space, the support, security and a sense of adventure and uniqueness to give one a sense of self and of community. I hope it has done that for you; it did for me." Before her death, Trix Smalley learned that she would be honored, and was moved and delighted to be following in the footsteps of her father, who received the inaugural Bell Ringer Award in 1970. It is indeed fitting that we remember with gratitude this true Hamiltonian, who devoted a lifetime of energy, compassion and wisdom to the College she called home. On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Julie Ross presented the Bell Ringer Award posthumously to Patricia Tolles Smalley P'93, a trustee and the daughter of former Dean of the College Winton Tolles. Her husband David accepted the award. The Bell Ringer Award recognizes exceptional service to Hamilton College, its alumni and the community over the course of the recipient's lifetime.
Family and friends were the joyful center of Trix's life.
She was survived by her husband of 47 years, David Vincent "Dave" Smalley of Larchmont, New York; two sons, Brian Winton (Susan Brayton) Smalley of Fairfield, Connecticut and Gregory Tolles "Greg" Smalley; grandsons William and Nathan; a brother, Winton James "Tony" (Carmen) Tolles of West Orange, New Jersey, nieces Tracy Ann (nee Tolles) Rueckert and Terrill Lynn Tolles, nephew Christopher I Tolles, and many other beloved nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Trix was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Theodore Lambert "Terry" Tolles.
Visitation hours were held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the John J. Fox Funeral Home, 2080 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York. A Funeral Mass was said on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Saint Augustine, 18 Cherry Avenue, Larchmont, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York 13323 or Cancer Support Team, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204, Mamaroneck, New York 10543-1976
Sources: The Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, August 29,1940; The Times Record, Troy, New York, September 19, 1957, Page 28; The Times Record, Troy, New York, April 23, 1958, Page 16; The Courier, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, December 3, 1964, Page 3; The New York Times, October 9, 2011; Hamilton College Alumni Review, Fall-Winter, 2012; The Victims By Bernard Lefkowitz and Kenneth G. Gross, 1969
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Winton Tolles Wed Last Night Marries Patricia Doyle In Lyons Falls
Winton Tolles, this city, was married last night to Miss Patricia Doyle in Lyons Falls. N. Y. The ceremony was performed at S o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle. Miss Delight Tolles, sister of the bridegroom, also of Mount Vernon, was one of the bridesmaids, and Douglas Mathewson, New York City, was best man.
Mr. Tolles. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Leroy Tolles. 41 Chester Street. is well known here. He attended city schools and was president of General Organization at A. B. Davis High School. He received his A. B. and M. A. degrees from Hamilton College. Clinton. N. Y.. from where he was graduated in 1928. For the last two years he his been studying at Columbia University, working for his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Taught While Studying
He taught English, debating and dramatics at Hamilton while studying there and later taught for one year at Brewster High School.
During each Summer for several years he has been head counselor of seniors at Camp Sloane. Y. M. C. A. camp at Lakeville. N. Y. He has been active in theatrical groups in this city.
The bride has been teaching in Utica. N. Y., but will give up her profession because the couple plans to live in Blind Brook, where Mr. Tolles is teaching.
She began her lifelong connection with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1947 as a young girl when her father, Winton Tolles '28, started his 25-year tenure as the College's legendary dean. As a teenager, she made what she described as a "grand mistake" — telling her parents she had been invited to fraternity house parties. She soon found herself whisked away to the Emma Willard School (girl's boarding school) in Troy, New York and Smith College (women's liberal arts college) in Northampton, Massachusetts, though the Hamilton campus was always "home." It was, after all, where she met her husband, David Smalley '56. While attending the Emma Willard School, she was the vice president of the School Council for the 1957-58 school year. In April of 1958 she was one of twelve Emma Willard students awarded for outstanding qualities of character and citizenship.
In 1963, Patricia was an editorial employee in the book division of Time-Life, in New York City. She was lucky to be at work on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, as her roommates were murdered in what was to be dubbed the Career Girl Murders.
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On Saturday, November 28, 1964....
Patricia Doyle Tolles Marries
David Vincent Smalley on Saturday
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was the setting November 28 of the marriage of Miss Patricia Doyle Tolles and David Vincent Smalley.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winton Tolles, Campus Road, Clinton. Mr. Tolles is the dean of Hamilton College. Mr. Smalley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Smalley of Larchmont. The Rev. John Madden performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Albert Bowen was organist and the Boys' Choir sang. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Alpha Delta Phi House at Hamilton.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of antique satin with a cathedral train. The gown was trimmed with Venetian lace from her maternal grandmother's wedding gown. An illusion veil was caught to a lace cap also from her grandmother's gown. She carried white roses and ivy.
Mrs. Linn Draper, Houston, Texas, cousin of. the bride, was matron of honor. Mrs. George Lantz, Jr., Springfield, Mass.; Mrs. John Soest, Brooklyn, Miss Anne Coxe, Fairfield, Conn.; Miss Nancy Unger, New York; and Miss Cynthia Tolles, San Marino, Calif., also a cousin of the bride, were the other attendants. Miss Carol Ann Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, niece of the groom, was the flower girl.
All wore long green velvet gowns. In their hair, they wore circlets of yellow roses and ivy, and carried yellow roses and chrysanthemums.
Dr. Richard V. Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Theodore and Winton J. Tolles, Clinton, brothers of the bride; G. Scott Alexander, Kingston; Richard Kurts, Brooklyn Heights; Garrison Corwin, Hartsdale; Norman Kappler, Irvington; Comer Coppie, Baltimore; and,William N. Smalley,
Larchmont.
The bride is a graduate of the Emma Willard School and Smith College. She is a provisional member of the New York Junior League.
The groom is a graduate of Hamilton College and Harvard Law School. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he is an attorney with the New York law firm of Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons and Gates.
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While raising her family, Trix worked for several years administering and managing governmental, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations; she served for nine years in the office of David Rockefeller; she served as Deputy Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, from 1994 to 1996; and as Interim Director of El Museo del Barrio before she and Dave moved to London in the 1990s.
Time and distance did not lessen her fondness for Hamilton. The Smalleys regularly hosted students and alumni in their homes, and Trix was elected a Charter Trustee in 1994 and a Life Trustee of the College in 2010. She served for many years, offering her perspective and much appreciated guidance to students, administrators and trustees. Throughout her life, Trix remained proud of her family's Hamilton legacy, reflected today in the Tolles Lecture Series and Scholarship Fund, the Patricia and Winton Tolles Pavilion and the fact that so many members of the Tolles and Smalley families are Hamilton alumni, including her son Brian '93. In 2000, she delivered the Class & Charter Day address and told the assembled students, "This community — the hilltop and the town and the College where I was raised — has the space, the support, security and a sense of adventure and uniqueness to give one a sense of self and of community. I hope it has done that for you; it did for me." Before her death, Trix Smalley learned that she would be honored, and was moved and delighted to be following in the footsteps of her father, who received the inaugural Bell Ringer Award in 1970. It is indeed fitting that we remember with gratitude this true Hamiltonian, who devoted a lifetime of energy, compassion and wisdom to the College she called home. On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Julie Ross presented the Bell Ringer Award posthumously to Patricia Tolles Smalley P'93, a trustee and the daughter of former Dean of the College Winton Tolles. Her husband David accepted the award. The Bell Ringer Award recognizes exceptional service to Hamilton College, its alumni and the community over the course of the recipient's lifetime.
Family and friends were the joyful center of Trix's life.
She was survived by her husband of 47 years, David Vincent "Dave" Smalley of Larchmont, New York; two sons, Brian Winton (Susan Brayton) Smalley of Fairfield, Connecticut and Gregory Tolles "Greg" Smalley; grandsons William and Nathan; a brother, Winton James "Tony" (Carmen) Tolles of West Orange, New Jersey, nieces Tracy Ann (nee Tolles) Rueckert and Terrill Lynn Tolles, nephew Christopher I Tolles, and many other beloved nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Trix was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Theodore Lambert "Terry" Tolles.
Visitation hours were held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the John J. Fox Funeral Home, 2080 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York. A Funeral Mass was said on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Saint Augustine, 18 Cherry Avenue, Larchmont, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York 13323 or Cancer Support Team, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204, Mamaroneck, New York 10543-1976
Sources: The Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, August 29,1940; The Times Record, Troy, New York, September 19, 1957, Page 28; The Times Record, Troy, New York, April 23, 1958, Page 16; The Courier, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, December 3, 1964, Page 3; The New York Times, October 9, 2011; Hamilton College Alumni Review, Fall-Winter, 2012; The Victims By Bernard Lefkowitz and Kenneth G. Gross, 1969
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Winton Tolles Wed Last Night Marries Patricia Doyle In Lyons Falls
Winton Tolles, this city, was married last night to Miss Patricia Doyle in Lyons Falls. N. Y. The ceremony was performed at S o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle. Miss Delight Tolles, sister of the bridegroom, also of Mount Vernon, was one of the bridesmaids, and Douglas Mathewson, New York City, was best man.
Mr. Tolles. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Leroy Tolles. 41 Chester Street. is well known here. He attended city schools and was president of General Organization at A. B. Davis High School. He received his A. B. and M. A. degrees from Hamilton College. Clinton. N. Y.. from where he was graduated in 1928. For the last two years he his been studying at Columbia University, working for his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Taught While Studying
He taught English, debating and dramatics at Hamilton while studying there and later taught for one year at Brewster High School.
During each Summer for several years he has been head counselor of seniors at Camp Sloane. Y. M. C. A. camp at Lakeville. N. Y. He has been active in theatrical groups in this city.
The bride has been teaching in Utica. N. Y., but will give up her profession because the couple plans to live in Blind Brook, where Mr. Tolles is teaching.
Patricia Doyle Smalley, 71, of Larchmont, New York, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Thursday, August 15, 1940 to Winton and Patricia (nee Doyle) Tolles in Lowville, New York.
She began her lifelong connection with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1947 as a young girl when her father, Winton Tolles '28, started his 25-year tenure as the College's legendary dean. As a teenager, she made what she described as a "grand mistake" — telling her parents she had been invited to fraternity house parties. She soon found herself whisked away to the Emma Willard School (girl's boarding school) in Troy, New York and Smith College (women's liberal arts college) in Northampton, Massachusetts, though the Hamilton campus was always "home." It was, after all, where she met her husband, David Smalley '56. While attending the Emma Willard School, she was the vice president of the School Council for the 1957-58 school year. In April of 1958 she was one of twelve Emma Willard students awarded for outstanding qualities of character and citizenship.
In 1963, Patricia was an editorial employee in the book division of Time-Life, in New York City. She was lucky to be at work on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, as her roommates were murdered in what was to be dubbed the Career Girl Murders.
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On Saturday, November 28, 1964....
Patricia Doyle Tolles Marries
David Vincent Smalley on Saturday
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was the setting November 28 of the marriage of Miss Patricia Doyle Tolles and David Vincent Smalley.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winton Tolles, Campus Road, Clinton. Mr. Tolles is the dean of Hamilton College. Mr. Smalley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Smalley of Larchmont. The Rev. John Madden performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Albert Bowen was organist and the Boys' Choir sang. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Alpha Delta Phi House at Hamilton.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of antique satin with a cathedral train. The gown was trimmed with Venetian lace from her maternal grandmother's wedding gown. An illusion veil was caught to a lace cap also from her grandmother's gown. She carried white roses and ivy.
Mrs. Linn Draper, Houston, Texas, cousin of. the bride, was matron of honor. Mrs. George Lantz, Jr., Springfield, Mass.; Mrs. John Soest, Brooklyn, Miss Anne Coxe, Fairfield, Conn.; Miss Nancy Unger, New York; and Miss Cynthia Tolles, San Marino, Calif., also a cousin of the bride, were the other attendants. Miss Carol Ann Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, niece of the groom, was the flower girl.
All wore long green velvet gowns. In their hair, they wore circlets of yellow roses and ivy, and carried yellow roses and chrysanthemums.
Dr. Richard V. Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Theodore and Winton J. Tolles, Clinton, brothers of the bride; G. Scott Alexander, Kingston; Richard Kurts, Brooklyn Heights; Garrison Corwin, Hartsdale; Norman Kappler, Irvington; Comer Coppie, Baltimore; and,William N. Smalley,
Larchmont.
The bride is a graduate of the Emma Willard School and Smith College. She is a provisional member of the New York Junior League.
The groom is a graduate of Hamilton College and Harvard Law School. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he is an attorney with the New York law firm of Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons and Gates.
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While raising her family, Trix worked for several years administering and managing governmental, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations; she served for nine years in the office of David Rockefeller; she served as Deputy Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, from 1994 to 1996; and as Interim Director of El Museo del Barrio before she and Dave moved to London in the 1990s.
Time and distance did not lessen her fondness for Hamilton. The Smalleys regularly hosted students and alumni in their homes, and Trix was elected a Charter Trustee in 1994 and a Life Trustee of the College in 2010. She served for many years, offering her perspective and much appreciated guidance to students, administrators and trustees. Throughout her life, Trix remained proud of her family's Hamilton legacy, reflected today in the Tolles Lecture Series and Scholarship Fund, the Patricia and Winton Tolles Pavilion and the fact that so many members of the Tolles and Smalley families are Hamilton alumni, including her son Brian '93. In 2000, she delivered the Class & Charter Day address and told the assembled students, "This community — the hilltop and the town and the College where I was raised — has the space, the support, security and a sense of adventure and uniqueness to give one a sense of self and of community. I hope it has done that for you; it did for me." Before her death, Trix Smalley learned that she would be honored, and was moved and delighted to be following in the footsteps of her father, who received the inaugural Bell Ringer Award in 1970. It is indeed fitting that we remember with gratitude this true Hamiltonian, who devoted a lifetime of energy, compassion and wisdom to the College she called home. On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Julie Ross presented the Bell Ringer Award posthumously to Patricia Tolles Smalley P'93, a trustee and the daughter of former Dean of the College Winton Tolles. Her husband David accepted the award. The Bell Ringer Award recognizes exceptional service to Hamilton College, its alumni and the community over the course of the recipient's lifetime.
Family and friends were the joyful center of Trix's life.
She was survived by her husband of 47 years, David Vincent "Dave" Smalley of Larchmont, New York; two sons, Brian Winton (Susan Brayton) Smalley of Fairfield, Connecticut and Gregory Tolles "Greg" Smalley; grandsons William and Nathan; a brother, Winton James "Tony" (Carmen) Tolles of West Orange, New Jersey, nieces Tracy Ann (nee Tolles) Rueckert and Terrill Lynn Tolles, nephew Christopher I Tolles, and many other beloved nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Trix was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Theodore Lambert "Terry" Tolles.
Visitation hours were held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the John J. Fox Funeral Home, 2080 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York. A Funeral Mass was said on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Saint Augustine, 18 Cherry Avenue, Larchmont, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York 13323 or Cancer Support Team, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204, Mamaroneck, New York 10543-1976
Sources: The Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, August 29,1940; The Times Record, Troy, New York, September 19, 1957, Page 28; The Times Record, Troy, New York, April 23, 1958, Page 16; The Courier, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, December 3, 1964, Page 3; The New York Times, October 9, 2011; Hamilton College Alumni Review, Fall-Winter, 2012; The Victims By Bernard Lefkowitz and Kenneth G. Gross, 1969
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Winton Tolles Wed Last Night Marries Patricia Doyle In Lyons Falls
Winton Tolles, this city, was married last night to Miss Patricia Doyle in Lyons Falls. N. Y. The ceremony was performed at S o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle. Miss Delight Tolles, sister of the bridegroom, also of Mount Vernon, was one of the bridesmaids, and Douglas Mathewson, New York City, was best man.
Mr. Tolles. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Leroy Tolles. 41 Chester Street. is well known here. He attended city schools and was president of General Organization at A. B. Davis High School. He received his A. B. and M. A. degrees from Hamilton College. Clinton. N. Y.. from where he was graduated in 1928. For the last two years he his been studying at Columbia University, working for his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Taught While Studying
He taught English, debating and dramatics at Hamilton while studying there and later taught for one year at Brewster High School.
During each Summer for several years he has been head counselor of seniors at Camp Sloane. Y. M. C. A. camp at Lakeville. N. Y. He has been active in theatrical groups in this city.
The bride has been teaching in Utica. N. Y., but will give up her profession because the couple plans to live in Blind Brook, where Mr. Tolles is teaching.
She began her lifelong connection with Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1947 as a young girl when her father, Winton Tolles '28, started his 25-year tenure as the College's legendary dean. As a teenager, she made what she described as a "grand mistake" — telling her parents she had been invited to fraternity house parties. She soon found herself whisked away to the Emma Willard School (girl's boarding school) in Troy, New York and Smith College (women's liberal arts college) in Northampton, Massachusetts, though the Hamilton campus was always "home." It was, after all, where she met her husband, David Smalley '56. While attending the Emma Willard School, she was the vice president of the School Council for the 1957-58 school year. In April of 1958 she was one of twelve Emma Willard students awarded for outstanding qualities of character and citizenship.
In 1963, Patricia was an editorial employee in the book division of Time-Life, in New York City. She was lucky to be at work on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, as her roommates were murdered in what was to be dubbed the Career Girl Murders.
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On Saturday, November 28, 1964....
Patricia Doyle Tolles Marries
David Vincent Smalley on Saturday
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was the setting November 28 of the marriage of Miss Patricia Doyle Tolles and David Vincent Smalley.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winton Tolles, Campus Road, Clinton. Mr. Tolles is the dean of Hamilton College. Mr. Smalley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Smalley of Larchmont. The Rev. John Madden performed the ceremony and celebrated the nuptial mass. Albert Bowen was organist and the Boys' Choir sang. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Alpha Delta Phi House at Hamilton.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of antique satin with a cathedral train. The gown was trimmed with Venetian lace from her maternal grandmother's wedding gown. An illusion veil was caught to a lace cap also from her grandmother's gown. She carried white roses and ivy.
Mrs. Linn Draper, Houston, Texas, cousin of. the bride, was matron of honor. Mrs. George Lantz, Jr., Springfield, Mass.; Mrs. John Soest, Brooklyn, Miss Anne Coxe, Fairfield, Conn.; Miss Nancy Unger, New York; and Miss Cynthia Tolles, San Marino, Calif., also a cousin of the bride, were the other attendants. Miss Carol Ann Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, niece of the groom, was the flower girl.
All wore long green velvet gowns. In their hair, they wore circlets of yellow roses and ivy, and carried yellow roses and chrysanthemums.
Dr. Richard V. Smalley, Columbus, Ohio, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Theodore and Winton J. Tolles, Clinton, brothers of the bride; G. Scott Alexander, Kingston; Richard Kurts, Brooklyn Heights; Garrison Corwin, Hartsdale; Norman Kappler, Irvington; Comer Coppie, Baltimore; and,William N. Smalley,
Larchmont.
The bride is a graduate of the Emma Willard School and Smith College. She is a provisional member of the New York Junior League.
The groom is a graduate of Hamilton College and Harvard Law School. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he is an attorney with the New York law firm of Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons and Gates.
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While raising her family, Trix worked for several years administering and managing governmental, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations; she served for nine years in the office of David Rockefeller; she served as Deputy Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs, from 1994 to 1996; and as Interim Director of El Museo del Barrio before she and Dave moved to London in the 1990s.
Time and distance did not lessen her fondness for Hamilton. The Smalleys regularly hosted students and alumni in their homes, and Trix was elected a Charter Trustee in 1994 and a Life Trustee of the College in 2010. She served for many years, offering her perspective and much appreciated guidance to students, administrators and trustees. Throughout her life, Trix remained proud of her family's Hamilton legacy, reflected today in the Tolles Lecture Series and Scholarship Fund, the Patricia and Winton Tolles Pavilion and the fact that so many members of the Tolles and Smalley families are Hamilton alumni, including her son Brian '93. In 2000, she delivered the Class & Charter Day address and told the assembled students, "This community — the hilltop and the town and the College where I was raised — has the space, the support, security and a sense of adventure and uniqueness to give one a sense of self and of community. I hope it has done that for you; it did for me." Before her death, Trix Smalley learned that she would be honored, and was moved and delighted to be following in the footsteps of her father, who received the inaugural Bell Ringer Award in 1970. It is indeed fitting that we remember with gratitude this true Hamiltonian, who devoted a lifetime of energy, compassion and wisdom to the College she called home. On Saturday, June 2, 2012, Julie Ross presented the Bell Ringer Award posthumously to Patricia Tolles Smalley P'93, a trustee and the daughter of former Dean of the College Winton Tolles. Her husband David accepted the award. The Bell Ringer Award recognizes exceptional service to Hamilton College, its alumni and the community over the course of the recipient's lifetime.
Family and friends were the joyful center of Trix's life.
She was survived by her husband of 47 years, David Vincent "Dave" Smalley of Larchmont, New York; two sons, Brian Winton (Susan Brayton) Smalley of Fairfield, Connecticut and Gregory Tolles "Greg" Smalley; grandsons William and Nathan; a brother, Winton James "Tony" (Carmen) Tolles of West Orange, New Jersey, nieces Tracy Ann (nee Tolles) Rueckert and Terrill Lynn Tolles, nephew Christopher I Tolles, and many other beloved nieces, nephews and in-laws.
Trix was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Theodore Lambert "Terry" Tolles.
Visitation hours were held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the John J. Fox Funeral Home, 2080 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, New York. A Funeral Mass was said on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Saint Augustine, 18 Cherry Avenue, Larchmont, New York.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York 13323 or Cancer Support Team, 875 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 204, Mamaroneck, New York 10543-1976
Sources: The Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, August 29,1940; The Times Record, Troy, New York, September 19, 1957, Page 28; The Times Record, Troy, New York, April 23, 1958, Page 16; The Courier, Clinton, Oneida County, New York, December 3, 1964, Page 3; The New York Times, October 9, 2011; Hamilton College Alumni Review, Fall-Winter, 2012; The Victims By Bernard Lefkowitz and Kenneth G. Gross, 1969
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Winton Tolles Wed Last Night Marries Patricia Doyle In Lyons Falls
Winton Tolles, this city, was married last night to Miss Patricia Doyle in Lyons Falls. N. Y. The ceremony was performed at S o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doyle. Miss Delight Tolles, sister of the bridegroom, also of Mount Vernon, was one of the bridesmaids, and Douglas Mathewson, New York City, was best man.
Mr. Tolles. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Leroy Tolles. 41 Chester Street. is well known here. He attended city schools and was president of General Organization at A. B. Davis High School. He received his A. B. and M. A. degrees from Hamilton College. Clinton. N. Y.. from where he was graduated in 1928. For the last two years he his been studying at Columbia University, working for his Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Taught While Studying
He taught English, debating and dramatics at Hamilton while studying there and later taught for one year at Brewster High School.
During each Summer for several years he has been head counselor of seniors at Camp Sloane. Y. M. C. A. camp at Lakeville. N. Y. He has been active in theatrical groups in this city.
The bride has been teaching in Utica. N. Y., but will give up her profession because the couple plans to live in Blind Brook, where Mr. Tolles is teaching.
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