Emily Sparrow

Emily Sparrow

EMILY SPARROW moved to Auburn, Alabama, with her parents in the 1950s and has lived there for most of her life. A retired educator, Sparrow graduated from Auburn University with three degrees in education and worked in that field in Auburn from 1967 to 2006. She was an instructor at Auburn University from 1996 to 2006 and served as Chairman of the City Planning Commission from 2010 to 2014. Sparrow is a member of the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance and the First White House Association. She is also the author of two books: Auburn Sweet Auburn: History, Stories and Epitaphs of Pine Hill Cemetery; and A Sense of History?Tribute to Our Founding Mothers. Sparrow resides in Auburn with her husband and son, both named Tom and both lifelong Auburn residents.