Nadia Lamb Mead died on 25 January 2012, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring, on Sunbeam Road in Jacksonville, Florida, with a number of family members and friends offering their support. Nadia was born on March 29, 1925 in Charleston, South Carolina, to Bronson Edmundson Lamb Sr. and Mary Nadia Richardson. She grew-up mostly in Jacksonville. She attended Bartram High School and raced sailboats and powerboats in her teenage years and into her twenties. She attended Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and graduated with a BS degree in Geology, in 1947. She married William A. Schell also of Jacksonville, in the late 40s. She had two children, Billy and Kathy who survive her. A second marriage to local orthopaedic surgeon Charles A. Mead lasted over 40 years. She was instrumental in several programs that promoted women in sports, including a Title 9 program at a local high school. She also participated in windsurfing, canoeing, water-skiing, tennis, and a number of other sports, throughout her adult years. Over the years she spent quite a bit of time volunteering for the Children's Home of Jacksonville, the Junior League, and other local charitable institutions. She supported wolves, whales and a number of other 'animal rights' programs such as PETA - The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She also raised and showed dogs, competitively, during the 50s and 60s. She frequently had pets, mostly dogs and cats, over the years starting with a Koala bear in her formative years. In the 90s she supported a life-long dream of creating a local ministry to support disadvantaged youth. This organization continues, today, as Fresh Ministries, headquartered in Jacksonville. The family would very much like to thank Home Instead, for nearly 10 years of excellent support; as well as the medical, nursing and other staff of the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday the 3rd of February 2012 at the Church of Our Saviour at 12236 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32223. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring at 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32254, in the name of Nadia L. Mead. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Hardage- Giddens Funeral Home of Mandarin, 11801 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32223. www.hgmandarin.com (904) 288-0025
Published in the Florida Times-Union from January 29 to January 31, 2012
Nadia was my wonderful mother in-law.
