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1933
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2024
Eleanor Carpenter Obituary
In 1966, Ele moved with her young family to the Washington, DC area. Until that time, she had moved frequently around the country and abroad due to several factors: her father's promising military career, her mother's untimely death when Ele was 11, treatment of Ele's poliomyelitis which she contracted a few days after enrolling at Wellesley College in 1951, and her first husband's medical training and military service. Ele established many lasting personal friendships during her lifetime and she found spiritual fulfillment as a parishioner of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church for nearly 60 years. Ele also enjoyed a 32-year career at The Sidwell Friends School where she undertook an internship to complete her Master of Education, a degree she started at the University of Kentucky. Subsequently, she was hired by Sidwell's Upper School for teaching and administrative positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of Studies and Assistant Principal, which she held when she retired in 1998.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 4700 Whitehaven Parkway, NW, Washington, DC 20007.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Sidwell Friends Fund (https://www.sidwell.edu/support-us/make-a-gift) or to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church (https://stpatrickschurchdc.org/give/).
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Memories and Condolences
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Judith and Tom Hines
September 21, 2024
Our condolences to all the family.
Judith and Tom Hines
Bobby Jeffers
September 18, 2024
Ele was a good family friend and helped me get into Sidwell in the 9th grade. She always had such a great smile. I gave her one of my first paintings, a copy of a Van Gogh country house which hung in her office for decades. I remember she started a class called "Decisions." I never took it but the concept is brilliant, because what is life but a series of important decisions?
RIP dear Ele.
Leigh Sherrill
August 10, 2024
A good friend and a good listener.
Carol Borut
August 5, 2024
To the family of Eleanor Carpenter,
I learned of Eleanor's passing with great sadness. I worked with both Ele and Peggy Kane to help facilitate communication with Sidwell's Retired and Former Faculty and Staff. Eleanor cared deeply about her colleagues and the importance of community by keeping in touch with teachers and staff when they departed from the school and by sharing their contributions to the school community. As a parent of two Upper School students I was grateful for the support and guidance that she provided for students throughout her tenure.
My condolences go out to all of Ele's family, colleagues and friends.
With sympathy, Carol Borut
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