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In Memory of Mrs. Nika Pleshkova Thayer
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<img src="images/thayer.jpg" alt="thayer" name="img" width="134" height="217" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" align="left">Nika Pleshkova Thayer, one of the Society's great friends and patrons, died at the age of 89 at her home in Connecticut on February 19, 2008. Mrs. Thayer's primary philanthropic interest focused on assisting Russian children, building on the work of her mother, who established and endowed the Vera Townsend Foundation. Through the later named Thayer-Townsend Foundation, she also extended her generosity and counsel to museums, arts centers, libraries, and nursing organizations. <br>
Mrs. Thayer was a driving force behind the Society's decision to establish a scholarship program for orphans in 2003. She demonstrated her resolve to underwrite an initiative with tangible results for disadvantaged Russian youth by commissioning and examining
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a feasibility study before making a financial commitment. RCWS presented her with the John Engalitcheff Award at the 2004 Petroushka Ball and named her an Honorary Board member to recognize her outstanding contributions. Mrs. Thayer bestowed a great honor on the Society by bequeathing a substantial gift to ensure the expansion of the scholarship program.
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Mrs. Thayer's charitable work was only one layer of her long and interesting life. She was born in Vladivostok, Russia in 1919. Her father, Mikhail Mikhailovich Pleshkov, was a first class cavalryman who served as an Aide de Camp to Tsar Nicholas II and General of her Majesty's Blue Cuirassiers. He barely escaped death during the Russian Revolution, but eventually moved the family to safety in Harbin, China before immigrating to the United States in 1921. Mrs. Thayer eventually earned degrees from Bennington College and Yale University, finding employment as a code breaker for the U.S. government during World War II, and later securing positions at Radio Free Europe and the Museum of Modern Art, both in New York City.
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Mrs. Nika Thayer was a sharp and straightforward woman and a devoted humanitarian. Her husband, John Lloyd Thayer, passed away in 1985. She is survived by nine nieces and nephews. Her legacy will live on through the countless numbers of Russian children who will benefit from her altruism.
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