Patron of the American Scottish Foundation;
Born July 30, 1937;
Died November 19, 2006.
LINDA Bain was born in New York City, and her childhood was spent in family homes in Miami, Florida; Honesdale, Philadelphia; and the Sherry Netherland in New York City. But her marriage into a Scottish family led to a strong bond with this country.
In 1954, she relocated to Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended the Greenwich Academy and later St Margaret's School, Waterbury, Connecticut. After graduating from Wheaton College, Massachusetts, in 1957with a BA in English, and, following her June marriage that year, Linda moved to Cambridge, England, where her husband, Alan Bain, was completing his law studies.
She developed a strong bond with his native land. For the past 15 years, when Alan served as president of the American Scottish Foundation, this necessitated Linda visiting Scotland more than 50 times.
Through the work of the American Scottish Foundation, Linda supported a variety of Scottish causes, including the John Muir Trust, the Museum of Scotland, the National Trust for Scotland, the Highland Fund and the Waterways Trust. Linda served on the board of the ASF for 10 years during which time she edited the newsletter and wrote reviews on Scottish books and films.
Over the years Linda's love and support of the arts in all its guises continued to play an important role in her life. In 2001, she resumed her artistic endeavours at the 92nd Street Y Art Center when she began studying watercolour painting and her watercolours were accepted for juried shows throughout New York City.
During her various trips to Scotland, she purchased several paintings by John Houston and Elizabeth Blackadder, and these paintings have pride of place in the family home on Long Island.
Commitment to volunteering and to serving others was a cornerstone of her life. She practised as a psychotherapist/ counsellor for private clients, often on a pro-bono basis for those who did not have the means to pay.
Linda also had an active life in business. Following graduation in 1967 from the New York School of Interior Design, her career started with the firm of Robert E Helbig.
In 1970, she co-founded with her husband, World-Wide Business Centres Inc, a pioneer of the serviced office industry locally and internationally. Her design skills were essential to the successful development of the company's European network.
Linda loved life, people, music and travel. She was an accomplished photographer and poet.
She was a generous patron of a variety of projects. Linda will be missed by the many whose lives she touched.
Linda died at her home in Southold, Long Island.
She is survived by her husband, Alan Lind Bain; daughter Heather; son Ian; daughterin-law Jill; twin grandchildren Andrew and Emma; brother Dr Byron Strongman Miller; and her sister, Gail Hart Miller.
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