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Miriam Kellner Bazelon Knox
WASHINGTON, DC - Miriam Kellner Bazelon Knox, 96, of Washington, D.C., died May 21, 2011.
The funeral will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C.
Mickey is survived by her husband, Robert Knox of Washington, her son James Bazelon of San Diego, her son and daughter-in-law Richard and Eileen Bazelon of Philadelphia, her sister Betty Cahn of Los Angeles, her granddaughters Emily, Lara, Jill, and Dana, and six great grandchildren.
Mickey grew up in Springfield, Ill., and lived in Chicago after her marriage to David Bazelon in 1936. She and David moved to Washington in 1946, and he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, where he served until 1983. Mickey was an energetic advocate for social welfare causes. She founded the first nonsectarian interracial child guidance clinic in Washington, under the auspices of the Jewish Social Servies Agency, where she served as the first woman president. She was on the founding staff of Head Start. She also started one of the country's first children's readings festivals, in Sarasota, Fla. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, www.bazelon.org.
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Memories and Condolences
for Miriam Knox
June 20, 2011
Dear Robert and Bazelon family, Mickey was a board member of my late mother's organization, Home and School Institute, and she was such a supporter of my mom and her mission, and we were all so grateful for her enthusiasm for the organization. Plus she was a lot of fun at the board meetings! Rebecca Rich Durham NC
Howard Goldman
May 29, 2011
Dear friends. Please accept my condolences on Mickey's passing. She always inspired me to do better and to do more as a member of the Bazelon Center board. Mickey was tireless and generous and leaves an important legacy for institutions and for her family and friends. i am sorry to have missed the funeral, as I was out-of-town this whole week. Thinking of you.
May 25, 2011
I knew Mickey as my mother Beatrice''s cousin. Seeing Mickey in Longboat Key, and with Bob, in past years, I admired her enthusiasm and warmth.and her long and meaningful life. My condolences to Bob and all the family. Ellen Alexander
Joan Pelland
May 24, 2011
Mickey was extremely kind and generous to the New College Library Association (NCLA), when I was dean of the New College Library. She launched the NCLA Book Fair and Reading Festival which raised funds for the New College library and also provided special reading programs and free books for children of the community. Whenever my husband and I had occasion to be in Washington, she always went out of her way to entertain us and make us feel welcome. We will miss her smile, her friendship and her hugs. Our deepest sympathies to Bob and her family.
Nikki Heidepriem
May 23, 2011
Dear Bob, Rick, Eileen and family - I was so sorry to hear about Mickey, even hard to believe as she seemed so vital. I had no idea - though I'm not surprised - about the extent of her generosity and good works well before we knew her as a member of the Bazelon Center Board family. She will certainly be missed. Warm regards, Nikki Heidepriem
Anita Allen
May 23, 2011
Dear Bob, Elieen, Emily and the entire Knox-Bazelon Family,
I am very sorry to hear of Mickey's passing. She was warm, spirited and generous; and, lived a blessedly long and public-minded life. She will be missed by you, of course, but also by people like me whose lives she touched!
May 23, 2011
Bob, Nancy and I are in Denver for a graduation. We were deeply saddened at the news of your loss of Mickey, our most favorite patient. She was a wonderful person and always had a little devilish spark in her eye which went along with her great sense of humor. She will be in our prayers. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Nancy Miller and Ed Gwozdz
Robert Bernstein
May 23, 2011
Bob and members of the Bazelon family,
We share with you a profound sense of grief, but hope that you take comfort in Mickey’s legacy of goodness. Mickey was our remarkable friend and champion.
Bob Bernstein and the staff and board of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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