We are very sad to report that we have lost our friend, Board Member and tireless advocate for justice, Vanessa Merton, to pancreatic cancer. Here is information from her family about plans for celebration of her life.
Allegra Dengler
Dear community,
As many of you may have read or heard by now, it is with deep sadness we share that Vanessa Merton passed on to her next journey on July 15th, at her childhood home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where she had lived much of the past nearly 75 years.
It is thus in the village of Hastings-on-Hudson that we will be holding a celebration of Vanessa’s extraordinary life, on Saturday, July 27th.
Please find the details as to times and locations in the invitation and RSVP form here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBjBC33kj7waUQ-BsC2CUFT_pXzctp5BSboUlAmJU3kvo6qA/viewform
We humbly request that everyone please fill out the RSVP form above if they plan or hope to attend, ideally by July 25th, so that we have a better sense of numbers and any needs.
There will also be a Vanessa Merton memorial held this September (when she would have turned 75) on the campus of her employer of 35 years, Pace Law School in White Plains, New York. If you wish to receive information about this event once it is finalized, please let us know via the RSVP form above.
With grief & gratitude,
Steven, Darrow, and Rebecca