, age 85, of Dayton, died peacefully in her Kettering home on September 20. Alix Amador was born in New York City to Rosalind H. and Raoul A. Amador. She was a granddaughter of Dr. Raoul Arturo Amador, former Minister of Panama to France and England and former president of the League of Nations Council, and a great-granddaughter of Dr. Manuel Amador, first President of the Republic of Panama. She attended Cooper Union School of Art in New York City in her late teens. In 1939 she married Nathaniel Rockwood French. They moved in 1946 to Dayton where she grew to be an accomplished and well-recognized artist, active at the Dayton Art Institute, the Solway Gallery in Cincinnati represented her work. Her drawings, paintings and constructions are held in numerous business and private collections. She was one of the “3 Ohio Artists” show at the Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati in 1971. A representative selection of her work hung at the Archetype Gallery in the Firefly Building in Dayton in 2004. Alix and Nathaniel built on Runnymede Rd. in Oakwood and a singular contemporary home, designed in intense collaboration with their dear friend David Niland, ACSA Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati. The house was widely published, first in the Cincinnati Enquirer Magazine in May 1971, House Beautiful in August of 1974, the House Beautiful Building Manual, Global Architecture Houses, 1983 and local publications. Their home was a unique marriage of modern art and architecture, of home and working studio, each mutually enhancing the other. In their many years living there, they welcomed over 2000 students, as well as more than a few skeptics. Alix French was predeceased in 1994 by her husband, a nationally prominent patent attorney, and her sisters, Suzanne A. Stephenson of Oakwood and Jane A. Bullock of Connecticut. She is survived by five children, Sharon Amador French Robohm of Bath, Maine; Philip M. French of Stamford, CT; Andrew H. French of New York City; Eric R. French of Miami, Florida and David S. French of Red Bank, NJ; Amy Robohm of Bronxville, NY; Henry Ledoux French of New York, NY; and Tessa Amador French of Red Bank, NJ; four great grandchildren, Emma and Oliver Watkins, Jackson Mitchell- Robohm, and Gus Robohm Kauffman; and survived in Oakwood by her steadfast brother-in-law, Hugh M. Stephenson. There was a memorial service to celebrate her life and work Sunday, October 8, at the Dayton Visual Arts Center.
, age 88, formerly of Sarasota, FL, and of Grosse Pointe, MI, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2006 at Sunrise Assisted Living at Oakwood, OH. Audrey was very active in her church communities which included, Grosse Pointe Woods Presbyterian Church in MI, and Pine Shores Presbyterian Church in Sarasota, FL. Preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd S. Hulme and son, James K. Hulme. Audrey is survived by her son, David C. (Chris) Hulme of Oakwood; daughter-in-law, Jan (Purdy) Hulme of MI; 3 grandchildren, Abby of MI, Kacy of Los Angeles, CA and Kelly of Nantucket, MA. No services per the request of the family. The family would like to thank the people of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Dayton for their visits to our mother. In memory of Audrey, contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Book of Remembrances, 33 W. Dixon Ave., Oakwood, OH 45419 or the P.E.O. Sisterhood, General Foundation, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa, 50312. The family requests no flowers please, condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.routsong.com.
, age 89, of Dayton, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. Born June 6, 1917, in Alpena, Michigan, to the late Joseph and Augusta Swallow. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband Elliot Koepfgen, and their two young sons, William and Jon E., and by her two sisters and brother. June is survived by her daughter Kay Davis-Dudding and husband Fred; grandchildren Julie Bossch (Milt) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Darcy Carr (Kevin) of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Matthew Davis of Stephens City, Virginia; step-grandchildren Sarah Callihan (Tom) of Cincinnati and Adam Dudding (Julie) of Columbus, Ohio; great-grandchildren Zachary, Marissa June, Brandon and Ryan Bossch, and Jay and Lexi Carr. June was a graduate of Wayne State University, Detroit, and taught second grade in Southfield, Michigan. She was a resident of Farmington, Michigan prior to her move to Dayton in 1998 where she most recently made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in Oakwood. June was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where her daughter is Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care. She was a member of Circle Six, and of the Westminster Academy classes. June enjoyed boating, road trips, reading, a hot air balloon ride, her cat P.K. and her beloved and amazing grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, October 21, 2006, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 125 N. Wilkinson. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall. The Rev. Dr. George H. McConnel will officiate. It is requested contributions in June’s memory be made to Caring Ministries of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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