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Renée Kidd Obituary
Renée Antoinette Kidd (née St. John)
Died January 14, 2020, age 90. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Jerry S. Kidd, Professor of Library Science, University of Maryland. She was beloved by her children and their spouses: Loren Kidd, Kate and Skip Morin, Susan Kidd and James Kessler, Martha, and Greg Kidd and Susan Sachs; six grandsons and one great granddaughter. Renée was a reading specialist and was honored to help children develop a love of reading, especially at-risk youth. She later taught Art History at Maryland College of Art and Design and relished sharing her knowledge with young adults. After her retirement from teaching, Renée travelled the world with Jerry and volunteered for many years at her church, St. Mark the Evangelist, and at Riversdale House Museum in Riverdale Park, Maryland. A celebration of her life will be held in June.
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January 30, 2020
Condolences to the family. She will be missed.
Melvyn Kornspan
January 30, 2020
My deepest sympathy to Renee's family. I worked with Renee for most of those years she volunteered at Riversdale. We worked on many prjects together and there was never a day that I volunteered as a docent that Renee did not put me to work in the museum shop between tours. For me Riversdale has never been the same since she left to move to California. She will continue to be missed very much.
Godelieve Bartley
January 29, 2020
With sincere sympathy to Renee's family . The day Renee moved to Cal. I missed our divergent discussions about art history.We both were big fans of painter Rubens , his work and his world from which I originate myself . From , the Belgian docent at Riversdale.
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