Eleanor Janet 'Jan' Welch
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2008
Eleanor Janet 'Jan' Welch, 69, who was active in National Organization for Women and the Feminist Majority, died March 31 at
her home in Alexandria of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Ms. Welch, a Pennsylvania native, grew up in Washington and graduated from Wilson High School. She received a bachelor's
degree from Temple University, where she studied English and horticulture. She owned and operated a landscaping business
in Philadelphia and exhibited at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
In the early 1970s, Ms. Welch was chapter president of Philadelphia NOW.
In the late 1970s, she returned to the District and managed Blackstone's Florist for several years. Her love of flowers and plants
continued throughout her life. Her favorite job, which was her last, was working for the card and gift shop Pulp in the District,
said her partner, Alice Cohan. Ms. Welch began working there in 2003 soon after the store opened on 14th Street NW.
Survivors include Cohan, her partner of 26 years, of Alexandria.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb