Cynthia E. (Walker) Lech, passed away on December 1st, 2009, in Providence. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the youngest and the last surviving of 5 children born to Christmas (Hough) and Fred Mallet Walker. Her sister was Phyllis Gilstrap; and her brothers were Douglas, Bruce, and Ted Walker. Cynthia was a nurse in training during WWII, before marrying the late William J. Lech of Aurora, Illinois. (Her brother Ted was her husband’s company commander in the Army during WWII.) She moved to Rhode Island with her family in the late 1960s. She was the mother of Peter Lech, Crim Lech-Moore, and Elizabeth Cintolo; and the grandmother of eight. She was primarily a homemaker, but when her children were grown, she was secretary of the Fine Arts Department at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for 10 years, and a docent at RISD Museum for several years. She loved art, music, travel, and gardening, but found her greatest pleasure in the time spent with her family. She was a familiar and respected presence at MSUMC for many years, and will be deeply missed.
