Betty R. Sweren died peacefully in her sleep on May 22 in Lutherville, at the age of 94. She was a life-long bibliophile and artist whose philanthropy supported a wide range of causes, including theater, student book collecting contests, museums, and libraries. Betty is survived by her younger brother Fred Neil; her three children, Shelley Wasserman, Bennett Sweren, and Maralee Clark; her 10 grandchildren, Teddy Wasserman, Emily Wasserman, Alison Wasserman, Rachel Wasserman, J.B. Wogan, Scott Sweren, Andrew Clark, Rebecca Clark Stoyanova, Casey Sweren Dexheimer, and Peyton Sweren; and her 11 great grandchildren, Henry, Sebastian, Willow, Asher, Libby, Graham, Molly, Collins, Denimir, Stanimir, and Camden. She was predeceased by her sister Carol Joyce Allen, her daughter Marcie Sweren Wogan, and her husband Dr. Edgar Sweren.