Margaret Beale Woodward ’78

Margaret died May 10, 2019, at the age of 63. Coming to Princeton from Rye High School in New York, Margaret majored in Romance languages and literature and graduated magna cum laude.

A bright, vibrant, courageous soul with a generous heart, Margaret could command a room and easily have everyone laughing. She was an epicenter of fun in Holder Hall, at Campus Club, and during our major reunions.

After Princeton she served as an account officer with Citicorp’s leveraged leasing department in Harrison, N.Y., worked in real estate in the Rye area, and in later years moved to Wilmington, N.C.

Drawn to the beauty of the natural world, she celebrated it through her gifts as a gardener and a painter, as well as through her passionate love of animals. Margaret was a unique individual, untamed by convention; she was like the nature she loved — anything but boring. She will be greatly missed by the many who love her and who take comfort in knowing she is at peace.

Margaret is survived by her father, M. Cabell Woodward ’51, sister Ann Boucher, and daughter Katherine Kiarsis.