Alice L. Valdes, age 93, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at her home.
Alice was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Carl S. and Gertrude Smith Valdes. After her graduation from St. Vincent Academy, St. Vincent, KY she served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1953. After boot camp, she was assigned to attend the Naval Aviation Electronics Training School in Memphis, TN., after which she was assigned to FAETU, the Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit in Norfolk, VA.
She attained a rating of Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class (AT1).
After her discharge from the Navy, she enrolled at Temple University and received a B.A. After graduation from Temple University, she served as a classroom teacher of Mathematics at Bayard Junior High School in Wilmington, DE for 10 years. During that period, she earned a Master’s of Education from the University of Delaware. She subsequently had been awarded an NDEA grant to attend Lehigh University for a two-year doctoral Program in Educational Research and Measurement. Having successfully completed the program, she earned her doctorate from Lehigh University.
Alice was employed by Research for Better Schools (RBS), a federally funded program in Philadelphia, PA, for 5 years. She attained the position of Deputy Director of Evaluation for the programs under development in the laboratory. She left RBS to take employment by the State of Delaware in the Planning, Research and Evaluation Division in the Department of Public Instruction. In May of 1990, Alice received the Delaware Order of The First State from Governor Mike Castle. She worked for the State of Delaware for 15 years until her retirement in 1990.
She enjoyed her retirement years among other things, working in flower and vegetable gardens.
Alice leaves behind no blood relatives, she is predeceased by dear friend, Agnes Pearce, who passed away 8 days prior.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY, P.O.Box 9, Nazareth, KY 40048-0009.
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