Peggy Papp

1939 - 2021

Peggy Papp

Sarasota - Peggy Papp longtime resident, civic activist, and longtime aide to Patricia Ticer, passed away July 10th, in Sarasota, Florida, after decade-long fight with Parkinson's. She was born August 30, 1939, the eldest of two children to Anton "Tony" Antonides, and Estelle Marian Morrell Peterson, in Chicago, Illinois.

Peggy graduated from the University of Colorado, with a degree in political science. She gained a commission in the US Foreign Service as one of two women, in a class of 82. Peggy encountered her first female confrontation when AMEX passed out credit cards to only male classmates. WHOA!

Deciding to remain stateside after her marriage to beau John Papp, she went national becoming legislative aide to Rep. Manuel Lujan, N. Mex for13 years, then decided to work/help manage the local Alexandria campaign of Patricia Ticer for City Council; becoming her long-time aide, with Ticer's election as Vice Mayor, Mayor and ultimately Va. State Senator….where both retired in 2013.

Clearly Peggy gained full advantage of her education, with civic involvement, from international to national to local and finally state levels wanting to spread the gospel of civic involvement, advocacy and problem solving.

The Papp's moved to Sarasota, FL, in 2015, after obtaining a clearer understanding of Parkinson's disease, from Sarasota's heralded Neuro Challenge Fd. and partaking of its exercised encouraged program. The Papp family truly felt Peggy gained three more quality years.

Peggy is survived by husband John, children Polly and Andrew, sister Jean and husband William, grandkids Elizabeth and Katherine, sons-in-law C.J. Grebb. and Shea Van Horn, and niece Marian Weber and family.

Internment will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery at a later date.