Marcia and her aunt, Deborah O. Wing, residents of Sandwich, Ma, attended the 8th birthday celebration of the Henry T. Wing School in Sandwich January 8, 2009. Alumni and former teachers shared their experiences with current teachers, students and administrators. Deborah O. Wing, class of 1940, and a relative of Henry T. Wing, talked the the second graders about the Wing history, her relationship to Henry T. Wing - both related through sons of Stephen Wing. She covered Henry T. Wing's interest in Maritime Law, influenced by his law professor, Theophilus Parsons, the most popular of the Harvard law professors of that day. Henry T. Wing entered the HArvard Law School in September, 1865, and took his degree in June, 1867, one year after Justice Oliver Wendell Homes graduated in 1866. Deborah quoted from the tribut to Henry T. Wing, recognized by many veteran lawyers at "Proceedings in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York, in memory of Henry Thomas Wing, Novermber 5, 1924."

Henry T. Wing was born May 3, 1842 in Sandwich, MA. In his 83rd year, one of the leaders of the Admiralty Bar for over fifty years, after a long illness, he died on August 17, 1924. He is remembered for his professional work, careful detailed research, and unwearied efforts to extract from different narratives the real facts on a disputed issue. Although he moved to New York in 1868, he continued to keep his home "Quail Hollow", in Sandwich, opposite the school. He had one daughter who died early and is buried in a vault not far from the school.

Deborah also reported that his widow, Clementina Swain Wing (OWL 1928, p-1713), a school teacher before her marriage, gifted $80,000 to Sandwich to build a school in her husband's memory, and she lived to see it finished. His portrait in oils hung in the school from the time the building was opened in 1927 until the early 1960's when it was removed at the time of interior redecoration. Later it was found and restored by a local artist. Students and civic groups provided financial assistance toward the Henry T. Wing Restoration fund. The 36x24 inch painting is displayed in the school lobby.

Deborah found the second graders very attentive, asking questions since they had studied the life of Henry T. Wing before the celebration. Throughout the school there were displays recreating the building's history and a graffiti wall, where students and alumni wrote down their memories of their time at the school. The event began with a pasta supper in the cafeteria and featured music from the eara of the opening in 1927, played by the school's band teachers. The celebration was published in the local "Sandwich Enterprise" titled "School's Past Meets Present." The picture of Cousin, Deborah O. Wing, appeared twice in the write-up.

In past years Wing Families gathered at the Henry T. Wing School for their Annual Meetings. Wing Cousins look forward to seeing Deborah O. Wing and Marcia at the Wing Fort House, June 2010, WFA National Reunion.