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Elizabeth Miller Thompson - Died on June 6, 2011, at Fairfax Hospital following
a stroke at age 89. She was pre-deceased by her husband of over 50 years, Dr.
Ronald Bettes Thompson. She leaves a daughter, Nancy J. Thompson; son-in-law,
Christ M. Kacoyannakis; beloved granddaughter, Melina Kacoyannakis of
Springfield, Virginia; and brother, Wayne Miller, of Newburgh, New York. Born on
March 31, 1922 in Beacon, New York to the late Howard and Roberta Miller, she
was the eldest of five siblings, and was predeceased by her sisters, Carolyn
Miller and Ruth Giesler; and brother, Howard Miller. She lived her adult life in
Washington, DC, except for the past seven years when she resided at Greenspring
Village in Springfield, Virginia. A viewing and memorial service for Elizabeth
will be held on Sunday, June 12, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Bush Hill
Presbyterian Church, 4916 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA, 22310, with a
reception following the service. Elizabeth graduated from Douglass College in
New Jersey in 1943 with a B.A. in History, and later earned a Masters in
International Relations from Columbia University in 1950. She came to
Washington, DC in 1944 to work for the U.S. War Department as a Research Analyst
and then transferred to the Department of State serving as an Intelligence
Analyst until 1949. She later worked as a writer for the National Education
Association, authoring four editions of an educational handbook, Other Lands,
Other People, from 1960-1966. She shared her love of world affairs with her
husband Ronald who was a scholar in Russian History at George Washington
University, and whom she met in a graduate course there in the fall of 1948. In
1969, she earned a second Masters in Library Science from Catholic University.
She worked as an elementary school Librarian before joining the faculty and
becoming a Media Specialist (Assistant Professor) at the University of the
District of Columbia. Upon her retirement from UDC in 1988, she volunteered at
the Smithsonian Institution for over 15 years in the Freer and Sackler
Galleries. She was a faithful Presbyterian and an active member of both the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC and the Bush Hill Presbyterian
Church in Alexandria. She was a member of the American Libraries Association,
the NEA, the League of Women Voters, and the Burlieth Citizen's Association. In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in her name to the
Thompson Endowed Graduate Research Fund in History at GW University, Columbian
College, Dean's Office, Washington, DC 20052, or the Bush Hill Presbyterian
Church Building Fund. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial
contributions in her name to the Thompson Endowed Graduate Research Fund in
History at GW University, Columbian College, Dean's Office, Washington, DC
20052, or the Bush Hill Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
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