Elizabeth Barber des Cognets

  
Elizabeth Barber des Cognets  
Elizabeth Barber des Cognets of Washington DC died peacefully at home on Saturday, January 23, 2016. She was 89 years old. Liz was born in Lexington, KY, and moved to Worcester, MA where she attended the Bancroft School and later graduated from Concord Academy in Concord, MA. She also earned a BA from Boston University and a MLS from Simmons College. In the late 1960s, she moved to Washington DC where she worked as a child advocate and researcher concerned with the importance of strengthening families at risk. The groups she was involved with and generously supported were Healthy Families in Washington, Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Jewish Family & Child Services in MA. Her volunteer activities included international student exchange programs, tutoring elementary school children, and 25 years as docent at the National Gallery of Art. Liz was a long-time member of the Woman''s National Democratic Club and the Cedar Lane Unitarian Church in Bethesda, MD, where she sang in the choir for many years. She also played tennis regularly with a ladies group. Every summer, she drove to the New England area where she visited family, friends, and some of her favorite places near the ocean. Liz is survived by her four nieces and three nephews and many loving friends who miss her dearly. A memorial service will be held at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA in the spring. Memorial contributions may be sent to: Mary''s Center, 2333 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009