Edith Shadd Green, retired English department head at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, died of pneumonia complications Oct. 23 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Pikesville resident was 82.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Albert and Vergie Shadd. She was a 1961 graduate of John Harris High School, sang in the school choir and played on the volleyball team. She earned an English degree from Virginia State University and was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She later received a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.
She met her future husband, John Leland Green Jr., while they were undergraduates. They married in 1965.
Mrs. Green later moved to Baltimore and joined the Baltimore City Public Schools system, teaching at Harlem Park Junior High School.
“She was a take-charge person,” said her son, John L. Green III. “She was passionate and loving but also strong-willed. She wanted things done a certain way, her right way.”
The couple settled on Greenspring Avenue in the Mount Washington neighborhood and joined Epworth United Methodist Chapel.
She went on to head the English department at Northwestern High School. In the 1990s, she became head of English at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and taught an honors English class.
Mrs. Green retired in 1998.
She and her husband built two homes in Columbia, which she decorated. While living in Howard County, she attended Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church and belonged to a Bible study class. In 2006, after relocating to Pikesville, she returned to Epworth Chapel, where she remained an active member.
Mrs. Green was an avid entertainer. She made centerpieces, set a table with an artistic touch and was an accomplished cook.
She was active in the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and was also a member of two bridge clubs — Grandslammers and Double Finesse.
Mrs. Green enjoyed traveling and watching football.
“She loved her Ravens and their signature purple color theme. She had season tickets since the franchise came to Baltimore,” said her son. “Night games, rainy games, cold games, it didn’t matter. She was there.”
Before the Ravens selected a team color, Mrs. Green used it in her clothing, jewelry and throughout her home.
Survivors include two sons, John L. Green III, of Ellicott City, and Antonio Poag, of Bowie; a brother, E. Douglas Shadd, of Washington, D.C.; and four grandchildren. Her husband, John L. Green Jr., a health care executive, died in 2002.
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