JUANITA-KREPS-Obituary

JUANITA KREPS Ph.D.

Durham, North Carolina

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KREPS--Juanita, PhD, passed away on July 5 in Durham, NC after a lengthy illness. Born Blair Juanita Morris on January 11, 1921 in Lynch, Kentucky to the late Elmer and Cenia Blair Morris. She received a BA from Berea College (1942), and her MA (1944) and PhD (1948) in Economics from Duke...

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My condolences goes out to you all. May you find comfort in your
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My condolences,

Vanessa

I am so sorry to hear of Aunt Juanita's death. She was a remarkable woman who has left behind a remarkable legacy.

May God comfort you and be your strength during the times ahead.

Love,
Debi
(Deborah Morris Parmer)

I was married to Juanita's brother, Elmer Jr until his death in 1989. I am so sorry to hear of her passing and will remember the wonderful visits with her at her beach house in NC. Peggy Morris

Many years ago, Juanita, Ed. Bishop, and I applied for and got an institutional development grant from the US Department of Labor to fund teaching and research in labor (or manpower) economics at Duke, NCSU and UNC(CH). I administered the grant which among other things provided money to Juanita; funding her research and that of her grad. students at Duke. As one might have expected and as I knew she would, Juanita delivered a substantial "bundle" of research findings related to female labor...

My heart is with the entire family. What a terrific lady Juanita was. I have fond memories of our travels to Poland and Japan and happy days at the Commerce Department and Duke. She gave me many wonderful opportunites for which I will be forever grateful. Jennifer Duffy