MARGARET W. FISHER

 
MARGARET W. FISHER  
Artist, educator, and poet Margaret W. Fisher died June 7, 2012. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1921, she was a resident of Northern Virginia since 1947. Her paintings were exhibited in many Virginia locations, and she taught painting at Northern VA Community College and in Arlington Senior Centers. She served on numerous arts and environmental advising committees in the area including the Washington Metropolitan Chorus, the Arlington Symphony, the Virginia Watercolor Society, the Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board, and at Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads where she had lived since 1996. National affiliations included: Planned Parenthood, Future Homemakers of America, the League of Women Voters, the National Federation of Democratic Women, and the National League of American Penwomen. She was very active in local, state and national Democratic Party organizations. Known as Peggy to friends, she held degrees from Reed College, George Washington University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. She co-authored Living Religion with her husband of 49 years, former US Congressman Joseph L. Fisher. Husband and wife were founding members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Their family includes seven children, 17 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters, Carrie Ostrander, Betsy Fisher, and Barbara Fisher; sons, Bob, Bill and Jim Fisher; and by her partner and companion Frank Barsalou. Her son, Ben Fisher, pre-deceased her December 29, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on July 14, 2012 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the "UUCA Endowment Fund," Unitarian Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204.