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HELEN CRENSHAW FOSS "Holly" (Age 61)
Holly Foss died suddenly but peacefully in her sleep on June 7, 2013 at her home in Foxhall Village, Washington, DC. The cause was listed as heart disease. She was born in DC and grew up in Chevy Chase, MD. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1974. She worked for magazines in Boston and then New York, where she studied acting. She appeared in amateur theater productions there and found work as a commercial actress. She returned toDC and began working in photography, a lifelong passion. Starting as a freelance photojournalist, she established herself in family and pet portraiture. Her real passion was nature and urban landscapes, and her work appeared in numerous Washington galleries, especially The Foundry. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Christ Church Episcopal on 31st and O Streets in Georgetown, DC. Services by Snead Funeral Home. Holly's website can be found at www.hollyfoss.com.
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Frederica wheeler
June 12, 2020
She left us way too soon. I was just getting to know her through nscda when she suddenly died. My condolences. Frederica
Mary Rives Brown
July 8, 2013
What a dear, bright light. Holly and I were roommates at St. Mary's in high school. She was the smart one, the disciplined one, the one who kept a calendar of every day's events. To her sisters and brother, peace.
Lydia Woodward
June 19, 2013
I went to Pine Manor with Holly where I recall her greatest achievement being stopped for speeding in Georgia as she, Jan Warrington and I drove non-stop from Boston to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in 1971. Those were the days. I will always remember them fondly as I will remember Holly.
To her family and friends, I send love ... and heartache.
Barbara Bell
June 18, 2013
Holly had a kind and gentle soul and I will always remember the support and encouragement she gave to me and my son when we were at the Foundry. The world has lost one of the good guys.
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Fran Abrams
June 18, 2013
The members of Foundry Gallery are saddened by Holly's untimely death. Holly was a gallery member since 2003. She and her beautiful photographs will be greatly missed.
June 18, 2013
May you find comfort in the God of refuge and strength.
frederica Johnson
June 18, 2013
Holly was a wonderful person and friend. I got to know her through the DC dames
I will miss her very much
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