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Author Description Real name Alice Eibeck Crumbaker was the author of only one book - Asya. She passed away at the age of 78 from cancer in her Avalon home. <br /><br />She graduated from Avalon High School and the University of Pittsburgh and was a teacher before her marriage.<br /><br />She served several terms as president of the North Boroughs Women's Club and served in many capacities with the March of Dimes, including chairing major fund drives and the International Food Festival.<br /><br />Mrs. Crumbaker's first novel, "Asya" was set in Haiti, one of the many countries she and her late husband, Herbert, a dentist, visited. The book was published by Dell Books in 1978 and sold about 500,000 copies. She was also published by U.S. Catholic and Extension magazines.<br /><br />She was a member of the Council for International Visitors, and often hosted students and international dignitaries in her home. She was a member of Operalogue, a group that promoted opera, and helped raise funds for the homeless through the St. Joseph Auxiliary. <br /><br />Photo from her graduation picture in the 1932 Owl.<br />

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