Lois Graessle Biography

Lois Graessle ’65, UK, March 10, at age 73. Renowned author and dedicated advocate, Ms.Graessle worked for 30 years as an organizational consultant, conference designer and facilitator for many organizations including Refugee Action, Water Aid, and The Mental Health Foundation. After marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, with Martin Luther King in her student years, she hitchhiked and worked across Europe and the Middle East. The Florid native later resettled in the UK, where she worked on the forefront of the women’s liberation movement — editing the first women’s movement newsletter, the Shrew, and organizing the first National Women’s Liberation Conference. She continued to work for society’s most vulnerable, and received an honorary master’s degree from Buckinghamshire New University in recognition of 30 years of work supporting refugees. Ms. Graessle also co-authored or edited 11 books from biographies to personal financial management. She is survived by her four siblings, Nancy, Julie, Bill and Bob, and two stepdaughters, Deborah and Susan. …show more content…
Naman ‘69, Georgetown, TX, June 3, at age 69. A lifelong proponent for victims of injustice, Newman served as an attorney in Jefferson County and the Eastern District of Texas for over 30 years. His dedication led him to act as lead prosecutor in many high profile criminal trials, garnering the attention of national media including Time Magazine and Newsweek. Later appointed to United States Attorney to the National Church Arson Task Force, he spent a year in Washington D.C. investigating and prosecuting three cases on behalf of victims. A valued member of his community, he acted as President of the Little Dribblers Basketball Association and campaigned for local politicians and causes. Mr. Newman is survived by his wife, Gaye; two children, Barrett and Samantha; two siblings and four