BETH FINE

BETH PHILLIPS FINE  
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, Beth passed away two weeks shy of her 65th birthday in Washington, DC. She had courageously fought a five-year battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. Beth was the beloved wife of Michael; mother of Suzanne; sister of Mark L. Phillips (Anne); sister-in-law of Adrienne Hyman (Howard) and David Fine; and aunt of Matthew Hymansmith (Amanda), Julie Hyman Moore (Brad Moore) and Jamison Hyman. Beth was a lover of reading, science fiction, classic movies, traveling, historic architecture, walking and cultivating friendships with a diverse group of people. Beth graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD and received a Bachelors Degree at the University of Pennsylvania. After a job as a social worker in Philadelphia, PA, Beth relocated to the Washington area and worked at the National Academy of Sciences before beginning a career at the US Department of Education. She devoted more than 30 years as a program specialist to the areas of library programs, Native Americans and schools of higher education. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Judean Memorial Gardens, 16225 Batchelors Forest Road, Olney, MD, with burial to follow at the adjacent cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Norwalk, CT, or the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC. Arrangements entrusted to TORCHINSKY HEBREW FUNERAL HOME, 202-541-1001.