RE Log - Fall 2020

76 Ransom Everglades LOG FALL 2020 Preservationist and Historian: Arva Moore Parks Arva Moore Parks passed away in her Miami home on May 10, 2020. She was 81. She was a native Miamian, historian, preservationist and com- munity leader who taught history at the Everglades School for Girls. She authored or contributed to more than 30 books and documentaries, including Honor and Excellence, the 100-year history of Ransom Everglades , and the City of Miami’s official history: Miami The Magic City . She also contributed to an RE Log story on the history of the La Brisa property the school acquired in June 2016, and served as an advi- sor to the school during its site area plan approval process with the City of Miami. During her six-year tenure as chair of the Coral Gables Preservation Board, she helped preserve some of the city’s most important landmarks. Widely honored for her writing and activism, she was awarded an honorary doctor- ate by Barry University and named an Alumna of Outstanding Distinction by the University of Florida and University of Miami. She was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame for Florida and Coral Gables, and was named the Robert B. Knight Citizen of the year and first George Merrick Award of Excellence winner by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. The Florida Historical Society honored her as the Caroline B. Rossitter “Outstanding Woman in Florida History.” She spent 18 months as pro bono acting director and chief cura- tor of the new Coral Gables Museum, and two years as chair of the board. She was predeceased by her son Robert Parks and husband Robert McCabe. She is sur- vived by her grandson William Guerra; her children, Carey Guerra of New York, Arva and Gregory Parks of Miami; and her former husband, Robert Parks. In Loving Memory Jose Bosch ’77 , passed away on August 3, 2020. Brian Patrick Collins ’08 died at God’s will on June 8, 2020, in his hometown of Miami Beach, near his childhood home. Brian is a graduate of Ransom Everglades School and Emerson College in Boston. He deeply loved movies and sports, and he could find a joke in even the darkest moments. Brian loved to play golf and traveled around the world to play and watch. He whiled away many days and nights at Heat and Marlins games, or at the movies, watching his favorites several times in theaters. He moved to different parts of the United States and wanted to experience life in every environment. He had a special place in his heart for Santa Barbara, Las Vegas and Detroit. He loved New York City and spent some of his favorite summers there at the New York Film Academy. He was extremely well read and well informed on politics. His degree was in screenplay writing, and Brian saw every moment as a movie scene; his writing talent was unique, his critical eye for film was sharp and articulate. His intellect, wit, expansive knowledge, sense of humor, beautiful heart and kind eyes will be so sorely missed. Brian suffered Caroline “Teensie” Bush Cole , community volunteer and former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Ransom Everglades School, died November 22, 2019, of respiratory fail- ure at her home in Vero Beach, Fla. She was 86. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Teensie gradu- ated from The Ethel Walker School in 1951, and attended Vassar College. She married Wallace H. Cole, Jr. in 1954. In 1963 they moved to Coconut Grove, where Wallace taught mathematics and became Assistant Headmaster of the Ransom School, retiring in 1971. In the 1970s, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Everglades School for Girls. Later, as chair, she was instrumental in guiding the merger between Everglades and the Ransom School in 1974. In 1999, the couple moved to Vero Beach. Teensie is survived by her son, Wallace H. Cole, III ’73 , who attended Ransom from 1967-69, and her daughters, Shelley Cole ’76 , who attended Everglades from 1970- 73 and Lucy Cole Carney ’78 . Additionally, she has four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to The Dan Leslie Bowden Endowment in the Humanities. Contact Vicki Carbonell Williamson ’88 at vwilliamson@ransomeverglades.org for more information. from depression throughout much of his life; we hope that his life and young death can be taken as a reminder to be kind to yourself, to love all people, and to appreciate the time with those whom you love; our time on this Earth is short. Brian passed too soon for his family; he is survived by his mother, Candy, and father, James (Miami Beach), his brother, Michael ’06 (Miami Beach) and his sister, Christina ’11 (New York City); his maternal grandmother, Ligia, and grandfather, Gilberto; as well as his beloved Dachshund mix companion, Uma (aka Boomer). Former board chair: Caroline ‘Teensie’ Bush Cole