MARGUERITE TEXIERA LOPES

LOPES, Marguerite Texiera Of Baltimore, Maryland died on May 8, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 88 years old. The cause of death was cancer. Marguerite was born in New Haven, CT and moved as an adult to Marion, MA where she married Edward A. Lopes and raised her three sons. During her time in Marion, Marguerite was civically active, including involvement in local civil rights activities. In 1969, Marguerite moved to Cambridge, MA where she became involved in juvenile justice issues while working as the Director of Girls Services for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Her work was focused on improving the lives of girls in the criminal justice system. She moved to Washington, DC in 1978 to become an early leadership team member of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, working with Jerome G. Miller on his groundbreaking efforts to create alternatives to institutionalization and incarceration. Later, she moved to Baltimore to join the team of Baltimore Mental Health Systems. She worked on program development to improve mental health access and services to the underserved in Baltimore. She retired from BMHS in 2005. Marguerite is survived by her sons Christopher Lopes of West Chester, PA and his wife, Kathy; Ancelmo Lopes of Baltimore, MD and his wife Barbara Hill; Vincent Lopes of Medford, MA and his wife Gail Krukonis; grandchildren Melissa Lopes of Baltimore, MD, Max Lopes of Los Angeles, CA, Greg Hill of Schwenksville, PA and Doug Hill of Providence, RI; and sister Mildred Hopkins of New Haven, CT. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center or Doctors without Borders.