Daphne Marilyn CROSS

CROSS, Daphne Marilyn (Roloff) Peacefully on February 6, 2008 in Ottawa. Daughter of the late Hon. Eric W. Cross and A. Jean Cross of Woodstock, Ontario, sister of Dalton Cross of Ottawa and mother of Katherine Petz of Poolesville, Maryland. Aunt of Lynn, Suzanne, Kim and Lisa Cross and great aunt of David Cross, Arie, Seija and Tasya Molema. Daphne shared her love of beauty, art and education with her family, colleagues and students of art and architecture. Executive Director of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1975-1985. A gifted administrator and fundraiser, Daphne worked tenaciously to develop the art libraries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Clark Art Institute, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Daphne will be dearly missed. With deep gratitude for the exemplary care of the nursing staff at the Grace Manor. A private family service will be held. In memory of Daphne, donations may be made to the Library of Trinity College, University of Toronto. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 2/9/2008 Published in the Montreal Gazette on 2/9/2008