Dr. Dorothy I. Height is laid to rest this week after decades of tireless work for the advancement of Civil Rights for all. May the work she did, speak for her.
1912 ~ 2010
Funeral Arrangements for Dr. Dorothy I. Height
WASHINGTON
(April 22) — Funeral services for Dr. Dorothy I. Height, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), who passed earlier this week, will take place in Washington, D.C. beginning Tuesday, April 28 and end with funeral services at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, April 29, according to former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, who is overseeing the arrangements. Burial services will be held at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Maryland. Dr. Height passed away on Tuesday, April 20, at the age of 98.
Tuesday, April 27
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
— Dr. Height will lie in repose at the NCNW Dorothy I. Height building for a public viewing.
Wednesday, April 28
2:00 p.m. —
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will conduct a public Omega Omega Service at Howard University. Dr. Height served as national president of the sorority in 1947.
7:00 p.m. — A "Community Celebration of Life" memorial will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The memorial is open to the public.
Thursday, April 29
10:00 a.m. —
A funeral service will be conducted at Washington National Cathedral and is open to the public. The burial service will follow at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Maryland.
Media should look for subsequent releases regarding requests for credentials and specific event information as they become available.
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Posted By: agnes levine
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 at 8:13PM
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