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February 5, 1915 - July 6, 2011
Memorial Service
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 | 02:00p.m.
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
3100 Wisconsin Ave.,NW, Washington, DC 20016
Isabel Conway Fenton Pryce, a distinguished alumnus of Washington's
volunteer community, died peacefully at the Washington Home in the
District of Columbia on July 6, 2011. She was 96 years old.
Mrs. Pryce enjoyed a lifelong relationship with D.C.'s hospital
community, particularly through her involvement in the planning and
building of the Washington Hospital Center, and in later years working with
the hospital's Eye Department to start a Low Vision Support Group for their
clinical patients.
A native of Salem, Virginia, Mrs. Pryce moved to the District at age two,
and was a graduate of Western High School and Wilson Teachers College.
Her long volunteer career began during World War II. At that time,
Malaysian rubber was in short supply and her first assignment was to mend
surgical gloves at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in Northwest
Washington. From 1944 until 1958 she served on the Board of the Lady
Managers at this facility and while working as a volunteer she co-chaired the
opening of the first Planned Parenthood Clinic in Southeast Washington at
Parklands. Her association with Planned Parenthood at Garfield Hospital
also included participation in the Garfield Memorial Hospital's Ladies Aid.
When Garfield Emergency and Episcopal Hospitals merged to build
Washington Hospital Center in 1958, Mrs. Pryce served for six years as
chair of the new Family Planning Clinic.
During 12 year's tenure as Corporate Secretary for Washington Hospital
Center's Board of Trustees, Mrs. Pryce became the second woman to serve
on that Board and the first woman chair of the National Congress of
Hospital Governing Boards of the American Hospital Association. For two
years during her service on the Women's Auxiliary at Washington Hospital
Center she coordinated the annual Race for Life fund raising event.
Outstanding among the many awards and honors Mrs. Pryce received
was the Volunteer Action Award for 20,000 hours of volunteer service from
President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Mrs. Pryce further volunteered as Secretary to the board of the Navy
Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation in McLean, Virginia, and for 12
years her major efforts were devoted to the construction of the Arleigh
Burke Pavilion, part of the continuing care facility on the Vinson Hall
campus. She also joined the Board of Directors of the Vinson Hall
Corporation in McLean as Corporate Secretary.
Some of Mrs. Pryce's most rewarding service was realized during her
long association with the Washington Hospital Center. She focused on
Board education, using retreats as a means of developing greater trustee
awareness of patient concerns and deeper understanding of the individual
hospital programs and departments. Mrs. Pryce was privileged to witness
key changes in medical treatments during her tenure at the Washington
Hospital Center including cardiac catheterization, kidney dialysis, MedStar
and the ICU Tower, as well as pioneering programs in bioethics and quality
assurance.
Mrs. Pryce was a tireless advocate for greater representation of
Washington's diverse ethnic and cultural population on the volunteer boards
at Washington Hospital Center. She supported programs to encourage
greater participation from Washington's business and young professionals on
the Washington Hospital Center's Board of Trustees.
Her first marriage to Dr. Raymond Fenton ended in divorce in 1945. In
1959 she married Navy Captain Roland Freemont Pryce who died in 1984.
Survivors include two children, Edith Margaret Fenton of Newton,
Massachusetts, and John Franklin Fenton of Bloomfield, New Jersey; one
stepchild, Katherine Pryce Collins of Ebensberg, Pennsylvania; five
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and eleven
step great-grandchildren. One stechild, Ambassador William T. Pryce of
Alexandria, Virginia, is deceased.
A private interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. A public
memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 2:00pm at St.
Alban's Episcopal Church, 3100 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC, with
a reception immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs. Pryce's name can be made to the
Washington National Eye Center a the Washington Hospital Center at 110
Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, or the Navy Marine Coast
Guard Residence Foundation for the benefit of the Arleigh Burke Pavilion at
6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, Virginia, 22101.
Arrangements under the direction of Joseph Gawler's Sons Inc.,
Washington, DC.
Memorial Service
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 | 02:00p.m.
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
3100 Wisconsin Ave.,NW, Washington, DC 20016
Isabel Conway Fenton Pryce, a distinguished alumnus of Washington's
volunteer community, died peacefully at the Washington Home in the
District of Columbia on July 6, 2011. She was 96 years old.
Mrs. Pryce enjoyed a lifelong relationship with D.C.'s hospital
community, particularly through her involvement in the planning and
building of the Washington Hospital Center, and in later years working with
the hospital's Eye Department to start a Low Vision Support Group for their
clinical patients.
A native of Salem, Virginia, Mrs. Pryce moved to the District at age two,
and was a graduate of Western High School and Wilson Teachers College.
Her long volunteer career began during World War II. At that time,
Malaysian rubber was in short supply and her first assignment was to mend
surgical gloves at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in Northwest
Washington. From 1944 until 1958 she served on the Board of the Lady
Managers at this facility and while working as a volunteer she co-chaired the
opening of the first Planned Parenthood Clinic in Southeast Washington at
Parklands. Her association with Planned Parenthood at Garfield Hospital
also included participation in the Garfield Memorial Hospital's Ladies Aid.
When Garfield Emergency and Episcopal Hospitals merged to build
Washington Hospital Center in 1958, Mrs. Pryce served for six years as
chair of the new Family Planning Clinic.
During 12 year's tenure as Corporate Secretary for Washington Hospital
Center's Board of Trustees, Mrs. Pryce became the second woman to serve
on that Board and the first woman chair of the National Congress of
Hospital Governing Boards of the American Hospital Association. For two
years during her service on the Women's Auxiliary at Washington Hospital
Center she coordinated the annual Race for Life fund raising event.
Outstanding among the many awards and honors Mrs. Pryce received
was the Volunteer Action Award for 20,000 hours of volunteer service from
President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Mrs. Pryce further volunteered as Secretary to the board of the Navy
Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation in McLean, Virginia, and for 12
years her major efforts were devoted to the construction of the Arleigh
Burke Pavilion, part of the continuing care facility on the Vinson Hall
campus. She also joined the Board of Directors of the Vinson Hall
Corporation in McLean as Corporate Secretary.
Some of Mrs. Pryce's most rewarding service was realized during her
long association with the Washington Hospital Center. She focused on
Board education, using retreats as a means of developing greater trustee
awareness of patient concerns and deeper understanding of the individual
hospital programs and departments. Mrs. Pryce was privileged to witness
key changes in medical treatments during her tenure at the Washington
Hospital Center including cardiac catheterization, kidney dialysis, MedStar
and the ICU Tower, as well as pioneering programs in bioethics and quality
assurance.
Mrs. Pryce was a tireless advocate for greater representation of
Washington's diverse ethnic and cultural population on the volunteer boards
at Washington Hospital Center. She supported programs to encourage
greater participation from Washington's business and young professionals on
the Washington Hospital Center's Board of Trustees.
Her first marriage to Dr. Raymond Fenton ended in divorce in 1945. In
1959 she married Navy Captain Roland Freemont Pryce who died in 1984.
Survivors include two children, Edith Margaret Fenton of Newton,
Massachusetts, and John Franklin Fenton of Bloomfield, New Jersey; one
stepchild, Katherine Pryce Collins of Ebensberg, Pennsylvania; five
grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and eleven
step great-grandchildren. One stechild, Ambassador William T. Pryce of
Alexandria, Virginia, is deceased.
A private interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery. A public
memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 2:00pm at St.
Alban's Episcopal Church, 3100 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC, with
a reception immediately following.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs. Pryce's name can be made to the
Washington National Eye Center a the Washington Hospital Center at 110
Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, or the Navy Marine Coast
Guard Residence Foundation for the benefit of the Arleigh Burke Pavilion at
6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, Virginia, 22101.
Arrangements under the direction of Joseph Gawler's Sons Inc.,
Washington, DC.
