Ms.Starkweather taught art and drafting in the Romeo school system for more than forty years. When she died in 1987 at the age of eighty-four, she left her estate to the Romeo Historical Society and the Village of Romeo. Her will stipulated that her home and studio at 219 North Main Street be used as an art and cultural center, ...dedicated to promoting and fostering the appreciation of art and artisans and to support the preservation of the character and quality of the Village.