CAROLYN B. JACOBS

1920 - 2013

JACOBS CAROLYN BERRY JACOBS Carolyn B. Jacobs died December 26, 2013 in Washington,D.C., peacefully after a stroke. Born March 15, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan to Natalie Daboll Berry and Charles Harold Berry and grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. She attended Bryn Mawr College and graduated from Radcliffe College cum laude with an A.B. degree in Anthropology. She joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in 1943 and was sent to London in World War II. She then lived in the Washington area until 1956, when she moved with her Foreign Service husband and family to posts in Thailand, England and The Philippines. She enjoyed traveling and living abroad immensely and had a large circle of friends met around the world. After returning to Washington, D.C., she worked for the National Abortion Rights Action League from 1975-1979, Catholics for a Free Choice from 1982-1983 and for the law firm of Winn Newman from 1983-1987. She was proud to contribute to the cause of reproductive rights and to the legal battle for comparable pay for women and minorities. In addition to her paid work, she volunteered for many years as a Foreign Service wife, for community organizations and as a member and president of the Woodward Condominium board. She lived in the building for 40 years and knew many people in her building. She was able to live independently up to her death because of her friends in the building and the support of Avis Johnson, Otto Cruz, Lourdes DiGiulian, and Elma Hidalgo. After a brief marriage to Richard Ruggles, she married George R. Jacobs in 1945 he predeceased her, as did her sister Ruth Allyn Berry Hilton. She is survived by her sister, Roberta Berry Humez, her sister-in-law Nancy Jacobs, her son, Michael B. Jacobs and her daughter, Deborah Jacobs (Robert J. Evert), three granddaughters, Carol J. Smith (Joshua), Susan Jablow (Jonathan) and Zoe Evert-Jacobs, four great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews Martha Sidahmed, Ellen Humez, Phyllis Humez, Jon L. Hilton, Jim Jacobs, Rich Jacobs, Barbara Gaffen, their spouses and children. A memorial gathering will be held on February 2, 2014. Please email to: carolynbj@verizon.net for details. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Planned Parenthood, The Barker Foundation, The Peabody Museum at Harvard University, the D.C. Public Library or a charity of your choice.In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Planned Parenthood, The Barker Foundation, The Peabody Museum at Harvard University, the D.C. Public Library or a charity of your choice.