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PRISCILLA CHENOWETH Obituary

CHENOWETH--Priscilla, age 90, on February 16 at home in Silver Spring, MD. Born Priscilla Read in Brooklyn; attended Oberlin College and the University of Chicago. Married Don Chenoweth in 1951. Leader in Middlesex County/New Jersey CORE and co-organizer of 1963 March on Trenton. Rutgers Law School '68; New Jersey Deputy Attorney General; New Jersey Law Journal editor ('74-05); led effort to exonerate Luis Kevin Rojas who was wrongly convicted. Predeceased by husband and sisters Doris Hays and Connie Schwadron. Mourned by many friends and beloved family. For memorial info, email: chenowethmemorial @gmail.com

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Published by New York Times on Feb. 23, 2021.

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Herbert D Saltzstein

March 8, 2021

I am not sure that I have the right person, but I did go to Erasmus Hall High School (in Brooklyn) with Priscilla Read, who--when I knew her--was going out with a man named Chenowith. (Priscilla and I were friends, never romantically involved.) I remember her fondly, but unfortunately lost contact with her. Indeed, I went to a school reunion decades after we had been students together, especially to renew contact, but alas she had not attended. I would indeed welcome learning more about her subsequent life, and may be contacted at: [email protected].

Simone Taylor

March 4, 2021

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends. Please except my warmest condolences.

Patti tenanty

March 2, 2021

Such a loss of a wonderful woman who I have known since she moved to Silver Spring MD..She helped so many people..She fought the good fight and will be missed,

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