Myra Lou Fabian

As a counselor at CEW I had the privilege and pleasure of working with Myra from 1984 to her retirement. She was a wise and gracious mentor as well as a good friend. With staff as well as with her individual participants, she had a great ability to listen, to analyze, and to work toward a common solution. Having just learned of her death, I want to express my condolences to her family and my gratitude for having known her.

It was a great pleasure to know Myra over the past 45 years as a neighbor when we first came to Ann Arbor, and as a fellow Quaker. She demonstrated her caring and concern for people through her work and her faith, and she was constant and strong in her friendships. Typically, toward the end of her life she convened the Visitation and Care Committee at the Quaker Meeting, attending to the needs of others. My condolences go to Erik, Carisa, Patti and the four grandchildren.

It was a pleasure to work with Myra at CEW, which she helped to shape throughout her tenure. She was such a class act: clear-sighted, honest, firm in her principles but gracious and compassionate in her interactions with colleagues and counseling participants. Her national and local leadership made space for women in higher education and, as a result, in all the spheres of life and work.

Myra and Hans were dear friends in the Haisley School community in the 70's. She was an adviser to me at CEW. She was a charming lady. The world is a better place because of Myra.

I will always remember Myra as someone who was there for me as I was considering a career change. I went to the Continuing Education for Women office, then on Thompson Street, not knowing what to expect or even ask. Myra said you didn't have to know what to ask - that we could just talk. And we did. Her listening skills, her care, her encouragement have been a model for me as I embarked in new directions. Myra had the gift of helping people figure out what they wanted instead of...

I remember Myra with great fondness and respect. She was an inspiring feminist leader for many of us and I consider her among my most important mentors. Her warmth, gentle leadership, and unflagging endorsement meant so much to so many young women on Michigan's campus.

Although I haven't been in touch with Myra for many years, I remember her with warmth and affection. I was a volunteer for CEW over a number of years and really enjoyed working with Myra. My condolences to the family and all her many friends.
Kathy Grijalva