Celebrating the legacy of the
First National Women’s Conference
Hi, Diana…
This is Nikki Patricia’s youngest daughter and little sister to Michelle Cearcy. I’m writing to you because our Mother has recently transitioned and I’m organizing the ‘Celebration of Life’ to honor Mom and all she has done in life and career to make substantial gains in the support of people, but Women in particular.
Would you be so kind to help share this information with all of the people from the Womens Conference who may or may not still be in body. Please share and keep me in the loop of may be able to attend and say words about Mom’s contribution. I know the last time you saw her was 2012 in New York. I was there with my son, Mom and Michelle.
The funeral will be held February 2nd at Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Rd., Houston, Texas 77014. 9-10:45 am viewing . Service begins at 11am -1 pm.
Flowers can be sent there and correspondence can be sent to: PatCearcyMemorialemail@yahoo.comThank you, Nikki.
I am so honored to share my memory in tribute to Patricia Darlene Cearcy, who arrived with Michelle from Houston to celebrate the 35th anniversary in NYC in 2012 of the First National Women's Conference. At that event I was able to fill in my knowledge of her great role in preparing for and provisioning the conference, which required immense savvy, dedication, and wisdom as well as outstanding teamwork, networking, and communications. Since then, I have also had the pleasure of meeting her daughter Darlesia, who like all of the family continues to bring her light into the world. May her memory be for a blessing to us and generations to come. -Diana Mara Henry
Let us also add to our pages of memory: Elizabeth “Betty” Athanasakos, 1927-2022, Presiding Officer, IWY Commission, 1976, here at left
next to former Commissioner Gilda Bojorquez Cjurich, at Houston. Her Interview
and account of the conference and its funding obtained by Bella ( minute 2:55 on)
https://www.bpwfl.org/member-spotlight-elizabeth-betty-athanasakos/
Her memorial video with lots of IWY images:
https://www.bairdcaseftlauderdale.com/tributes/Elizabeth-Athanasakos
How Valerie Pettis designed
the iconic logo.
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Message on the occasion of the 35th anniversary.
Thank you, Billie Jean King!
What do you think?
Women leaders of the 1970’s on US
postage stamps, from photos by
Diana Mara Henry….
Here are Sylvia Ortiz, Peggy Kokernot Kaplan and Michelle Cearcy.
Who are we?
We are participants and colleagues who are positive and inclusive, in The Spirit of Houston