Death: Ms. Lonsdorf, Penn Law |
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April 29, 2014, Volume 60, No. 32 |
Alice B. Lonsdorf, assistant dean for alumni affairs in the Law School from 1980-1986, passed away April 10 of pulmonary fibrosis. She was 89.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. Lonsdorf graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. She later moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Richard G. Lonsdorf, now a professor emeritus of law and psychiatry at Penn.
Best known for her leadership in numerous civic organizations, Ms. Lonsdorf was named a co-director of Penn’s 250th birthday celebration in 1988 (Almanac May 3, 1988). Trustee Chairman Alvin V. Shoemaker praised Ms. Lonsdorf for her prior roles in the 1976 US Bicentennial, in Philadelphia’s 300th birthday celebration and in the Bicentennial of the Constitution observance.
As a volunteer, she was a founding member and chairman of the Friends of Independence National Historical Park, president of the Junior League of Philadelphia and the Cosmopolitan Club of Philadelphia, member and leader of the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, founding member of Friends of Chamounix Mansion International Hostel and founding chairman of Philadelphia Open House. She also served on the board of directors for the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and on the executive committee of the Penn’s Landing Corp. She was named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania in 1980.
Ms. Lonsdorf is survived by her husband, Richard; sons, George, David and Robert; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Autism Society of America, 4340 East West Highway, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20814 or www.autism-society.org
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