Daily News | Emily Woodward Churchman Starr, Chestnut Hill philanthropist and former vice president of community relations at Chestnut Hill Hospital, has died at 85
Emily Woodward Churchman Starr, 85, of Chestnut Hill, a philanthropist and former vice president of community relations at Chestnut Hill Hospital, died on Thursday, Dec. 15 of complications from ALS at Bishop White Lodge in Philadelphia.
It was Ms. Starr’s natural charisma and connection to her community that led to her success in fundraising for Chestnut Hill Hospital. Her daughter attributed this to her mother’s effortless gift for writing and unabashed ability to request donations from those in her network and beyond.A descendent of John Welsh, a 19th-century Philadelphia merchant and diplomat, Ms. Starr’s roots in the city extend back centuries.
It was after the last of Ms. Starr’s five children turned school-age when she decided to enter the workforce, first at a community newspaper, Chestnut Hill Local, and later in public relations at Chestnut Hill Hospital. Gifted in the humanities, Ms. Starr majored in English at Radcliffe College, which was later absorbed into Harvard University.
She also donated to international organizations, like the nonprofits Caravan to Class and Ashoka. The former devotes itself to advancing literacy and education to children and young women in Mali, Africa, while the latter invests in young entrepreneurs throughout the world. Ms. Starr also took time to cultivate talents of her own. Later in her life, she took up photography and frequented the Philadelphia Zoo to photograph its exotic animals, one image winning her an award in a local competition.
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