The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, 6 February 2013
Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
Best known as owner of Al-Marah Arabians, she was also recognized for her community building. She founded St. Gregory College Preparatory School and served as president of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Arizona in 2004 in recognition of her contributions. Before moving to Tucson in the mid-1970s, she lived for twenty-five years in the Washington DC area, where she was publisher of the family-owned Washington Times Herald from 1949-1954.
After the paper was sold, she devoted herself to horse-breeding. She was one of the most prolific Arabian horse breeders in the country, with over 2800 foals registered.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. Her first marriage, to M. Peter Miller, Jr. of La Salle, IL, ended in divorce.
She is survived by a son, Mark Miller of Orlando, FL, and a daughter, Kristie Miller, of Washington, DC, a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
A memorial service will be held at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd. in Tucson on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations to: Horse Tales Literacy Project, 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34747, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, 3231 N. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85712 or TROT, 8920 E Woodland Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 would be gratefully appreciated.
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Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, former Peru resident and former News-Tribune co-publisher, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 5, 2013.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Tucson.
Bazy McCormick was born in Chicago in 1921. Her father, J. Medill McCormick, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, a member of the influential Foreign Relations Committee. After his death in 1925, his wife, Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Hanna of Ohio, was elected in 1928 to the U.S. House of Repres-entatives from Illinois.
Mrs. Tankersley's uncle, Robert R. McCormick, long-time publisher of the Chicago Tribune, appointed Bazy as publisher of the Tribune-owned Washington Times Herald in 1949. After he sold the paper, his niece wrote a regular column for the Tribune.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. She previously had married M. Peter Miller Jr. in 1941 in Byron. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1951.
Mrs. Tankersley was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University of Arizona in 2004, presented jointly by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Science and Behavioral Sciences, a recognition of her versatility as well as of her accomplishments.
Mrs. Tankersley, universally known as "Mrs. T.", was an Arabian horse breeder for more than 70 years, one of the most prolific horse breeders in the country. Over her lifetime, she registered more than 2,800 purebred foals from her breeding program.
Mrs. Tankersley established the Al-Marah Arabian Horse Farm in Tucson in the early 1940s. She moved the farm to Maryland in the 1950s and back to Tucson in the mid-1970s.
She founded and led various horse breeder associations, established an apprenticeship program at her farm to train young horse enthusiasts, supported riding programs for handicapped children, including TROT, Therapeutic Riding Of Tucson, and was the subject of two books, "And Ride Away Singing" and "Field of Arabians."**Although she did not graduate from college (or even, technically, from high school), Mrs. Tankersley founded three schools on opposite sides of the country, two in Maryland and one, St. Gregory, in Tucson. She also served on the board of Maryland State Teachers College.
During almost 40 years in Tucson, Bazy Tankersley served as board member and then president of Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in the late 1970s as well as other numerous boards. She founded and led the Straw Bale Forum, an organization dedicated to exploring conservation initiatives.
But horses were her most enduring passion. She explained: "I try to breed the kind of horses that enrich people's lives by their companionship and that gladden their souls by their beauty."
She is survived by one son, Mark Miller of Orlando, Fla., and one daughter, Kristie Miller of Washington, D.C.; a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
Source: The News Tribune, La Salle, Illinois, February 6, 2013
Contributor: HJ (46937296)
Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
Best known as owner of Al-Marah Arabians, she was also recognized for her community building. She founded St. Gregory College Preparatory School and served as president of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Arizona in 2004 in recognition of her contributions. Before moving to Tucson in the mid-1970s, she lived for twenty-five years in the Washington DC area, where she was publisher of the family-owned Washington Times Herald from 1949-1954.
After the paper was sold, she devoted herself to horse-breeding. She was one of the most prolific Arabian horse breeders in the country, with over 2800 foals registered.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. Her first marriage, to M. Peter Miller, Jr. of La Salle, IL, ended in divorce.
She is survived by a son, Mark Miller of Orlando, FL, and a daughter, Kristie Miller, of Washington, DC, a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
A memorial service will be held at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd. in Tucson on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations to: Horse Tales Literacy Project, 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34747, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, 3231 N. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85712 or TROT, 8920 E Woodland Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 would be gratefully appreciated.
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Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, former Peru resident and former News-Tribune co-publisher, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 5, 2013.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Tucson.
Bazy McCormick was born in Chicago in 1921. Her father, J. Medill McCormick, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, a member of the influential Foreign Relations Committee. After his death in 1925, his wife, Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Hanna of Ohio, was elected in 1928 to the U.S. House of Repres-entatives from Illinois.
Mrs. Tankersley's uncle, Robert R. McCormick, long-time publisher of the Chicago Tribune, appointed Bazy as publisher of the Tribune-owned Washington Times Herald in 1949. After he sold the paper, his niece wrote a regular column for the Tribune.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. She previously had married M. Peter Miller Jr. in 1941 in Byron. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1951.
Mrs. Tankersley was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University of Arizona in 2004, presented jointly by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Science and Behavioral Sciences, a recognition of her versatility as well as of her accomplishments.
Mrs. Tankersley, universally known as "Mrs. T.", was an Arabian horse breeder for more than 70 years, one of the most prolific horse breeders in the country. Over her lifetime, she registered more than 2,800 purebred foals from her breeding program.
Mrs. Tankersley established the Al-Marah Arabian Horse Farm in Tucson in the early 1940s. She moved the farm to Maryland in the 1950s and back to Tucson in the mid-1970s.
She founded and led various horse breeder associations, established an apprenticeship program at her farm to train young horse enthusiasts, supported riding programs for handicapped children, including TROT, Therapeutic Riding Of Tucson, and was the subject of two books, "And Ride Away Singing" and "Field of Arabians."**Although she did not graduate from college (or even, technically, from high school), Mrs. Tankersley founded three schools on opposite sides of the country, two in Maryland and one, St. Gregory, in Tucson. She also served on the board of Maryland State Teachers College.
During almost 40 years in Tucson, Bazy Tankersley served as board member and then president of Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in the late 1970s as well as other numerous boards. She founded and led the Straw Bale Forum, an organization dedicated to exploring conservation initiatives.
But horses were her most enduring passion. She explained: "I try to breed the kind of horses that enrich people's lives by their companionship and that gladden their souls by their beauty."
She is survived by one son, Mark Miller of Orlando, Fla., and one daughter, Kristie Miller of Washington, D.C.; a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
Source: The News Tribune, La Salle, Illinois, February 6, 2013
Contributor: HJ (46937296)
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, 6 February 2013
Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
Best known as owner of Al-Marah Arabians, she was also recognized for her community building. She founded St. Gregory College Preparatory School and served as president of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Arizona in 2004 in recognition of her contributions. Before moving to Tucson in the mid-1970s, she lived for twenty-five years in the Washington DC area, where she was publisher of the family-owned Washington Times Herald from 1949-1954.
After the paper was sold, she devoted herself to horse-breeding. She was one of the most prolific Arabian horse breeders in the country, with over 2800 foals registered.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. Her first marriage, to M. Peter Miller, Jr. of La Salle, IL, ended in divorce.
She is survived by a son, Mark Miller of Orlando, FL, and a daughter, Kristie Miller, of Washington, DC, a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
A memorial service will be held at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd. in Tucson on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations to: Horse Tales Literacy Project, 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34747, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, 3231 N. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85712 or TROT, 8920 E Woodland Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 would be gratefully appreciated.
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Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, former Peru resident and former News-Tribune co-publisher, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 5, 2013.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Tucson.
Bazy McCormick was born in Chicago in 1921. Her father, J. Medill McCormick, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, a member of the influential Foreign Relations Committee. After his death in 1925, his wife, Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Hanna of Ohio, was elected in 1928 to the U.S. House of Repres-entatives from Illinois.
Mrs. Tankersley's uncle, Robert R. McCormick, long-time publisher of the Chicago Tribune, appointed Bazy as publisher of the Tribune-owned Washington Times Herald in 1949. After he sold the paper, his niece wrote a regular column for the Tribune.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. She previously had married M. Peter Miller Jr. in 1941 in Byron. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1951.
Mrs. Tankersley was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University of Arizona in 2004, presented jointly by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Science and Behavioral Sciences, a recognition of her versatility as well as of her accomplishments.
Mrs. Tankersley, universally known as "Mrs. T.", was an Arabian horse breeder for more than 70 years, one of the most prolific horse breeders in the country. Over her lifetime, she registered more than 2,800 purebred foals from her breeding program.
Mrs. Tankersley established the Al-Marah Arabian Horse Farm in Tucson in the early 1940s. She moved the farm to Maryland in the 1950s and back to Tucson in the mid-1970s.
She founded and led various horse breeder associations, established an apprenticeship program at her farm to train young horse enthusiasts, supported riding programs for handicapped children, including TROT, Therapeutic Riding Of Tucson, and was the subject of two books, "And Ride Away Singing" and "Field of Arabians."**Although she did not graduate from college (or even, technically, from high school), Mrs. Tankersley founded three schools on opposite sides of the country, two in Maryland and one, St. Gregory, in Tucson. She also served on the board of Maryland State Teachers College.
During almost 40 years in Tucson, Bazy Tankersley served as board member and then president of Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in the late 1970s as well as other numerous boards. She founded and led the Straw Bale Forum, an organization dedicated to exploring conservation initiatives.
But horses were her most enduring passion. She explained: "I try to breed the kind of horses that enrich people's lives by their companionship and that gladden their souls by their beauty."
She is survived by one son, Mark Miller of Orlando, Fla., and one daughter, Kristie Miller of Washington, D.C.; a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
Source: The News Tribune, La Salle, Illinois, February 6, 2013
Contributor: HJ (46937296)
Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
Best known as owner of Al-Marah Arabians, she was also recognized for her community building. She founded St. Gregory College Preparatory School and served as president of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. She received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Arizona in 2004 in recognition of her contributions. Before moving to Tucson in the mid-1970s, she lived for twenty-five years in the Washington DC area, where she was publisher of the family-owned Washington Times Herald from 1949-1954.
After the paper was sold, she devoted herself to horse-breeding. She was one of the most prolific Arabian horse breeders in the country, with over 2800 foals registered.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. Her first marriage, to M. Peter Miller, Jr. of La Salle, IL, ended in divorce.
She is survived by a son, Mark Miller of Orlando, FL, and a daughter, Kristie Miller, of Washington, DC, a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
A memorial service will be held at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 3738 N. Old Sabino Canyon Rd. in Tucson on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations to: Horse Tales Literacy Project, 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34747, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, 3231 N. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85712 or TROT, 8920 E Woodland Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 would be gratefully appreciated.
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Ruth "Bazy" McCormick Tankersley, 91, former Peru resident and former News-Tribune co-publisher, Arabian horse breeder and community builder, died peacefully at home in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 5, 2013.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Tucson.
Bazy McCormick was born in Chicago in 1921. Her father, J. Medill McCormick, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois, a member of the influential Foreign Relations Committee. After his death in 1925, his wife, Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Hanna of Ohio, was elected in 1928 to the U.S. House of Repres-entatives from Illinois.
Mrs. Tankersley's uncle, Robert R. McCormick, long-time publisher of the Chicago Tribune, appointed Bazy as publisher of the Tribune-owned Washington Times Herald in 1949. After he sold the paper, his niece wrote a regular column for the Tribune.
Her husband of 45 years, Garvin E. Tankersley, died in 1997. She previously had married M. Peter Miller Jr. in 1941 in Byron. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1951.
Mrs. Tankersley was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters from the University of Arizona in 2004, presented jointly by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Science and Behavioral Sciences, a recognition of her versatility as well as of her accomplishments.
Mrs. Tankersley, universally known as "Mrs. T.", was an Arabian horse breeder for more than 70 years, one of the most prolific horse breeders in the country. Over her lifetime, she registered more than 2,800 purebred foals from her breeding program.
Mrs. Tankersley established the Al-Marah Arabian Horse Farm in Tucson in the early 1940s. She moved the farm to Maryland in the 1950s and back to Tucson in the mid-1970s.
She founded and led various horse breeder associations, established an apprenticeship program at her farm to train young horse enthusiasts, supported riding programs for handicapped children, including TROT, Therapeutic Riding Of Tucson, and was the subject of two books, "And Ride Away Singing" and "Field of Arabians."**Although she did not graduate from college (or even, technically, from high school), Mrs. Tankersley founded three schools on opposite sides of the country, two in Maryland and one, St. Gregory, in Tucson. She also served on the board of Maryland State Teachers College.
During almost 40 years in Tucson, Bazy Tankersley served as board member and then president of Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in the late 1970s as well as other numerous boards. She founded and led the Straw Bale Forum, an organization dedicated to exploring conservation initiatives.
But horses were her most enduring passion. She explained: "I try to breed the kind of horses that enrich people's lives by their companionship and that gladden their souls by their beauty."
She is survived by one son, Mark Miller of Orlando, Fla., and one daughter, Kristie Miller of Washington, D.C.; a stepson and stepdaughter, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her younger daughter, Tiffany Tankersley, died in September 2012.
Source: The News Tribune, La Salle, Illinois, February 6, 2013
Contributor: HJ (46937296)
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