Emily Grace Shenk (1943-2018) loved life and left it reluctantly on Oct. 31.
She was born and grew up in Denbigh, Va., and remained deeply attached to the Tidewater area throughout her life. She was a daughter of Henry M. Shenk and Esther Brunk Shenk; sister of Michael Shenk, Helen Baker, Esther Buckwalter, Ellen Peachey, Alisa Hillary, Edith Layman and Fannie Hartzler.
Emily spent most of her professional life in Boston, Mass. Her career was in educational publishing, where she was responsible for several ground-breaking and best-selling series of textbooks in the Language Arts. In the 1970s, Emily was one of the "Houghton Five" who brought a successful class-action lawsuit that changed the way women in the publishing industry were paid and promoted.
She leaves her brother, Michael, and sister-in-law, Peggy; her sisters, Edith and Helen; and her partner, Bertrand Shelton. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and cousins; and by her many dear friends in Boston and across the country. Emily was predeceased by her cats, Matthew and Madeleine, who were the most intimate of several beloved animals who shared her life.
Emily will be missed for her droll wit and mischievous laugh, her love of art and literature, her keen intellect, and especially, her gift for friendship.
She was born and grew up in Denbigh, Va., and remained deeply attached to the Tidewater area throughout her life. She was a daughter of Henry M. Shenk and Esther Brunk Shenk; sister of Michael Shenk, Helen Baker, Esther Buckwalter, Ellen Peachey, Alisa Hillary, Edith Layman and Fannie Hartzler.
Emily spent most of her professional life in Boston, Mass. Her career was in educational publishing, where she was responsible for several ground-breaking and best-selling series of textbooks in the Language Arts. In the 1970s, Emily was one of the "Houghton Five" who brought a successful class-action lawsuit that changed the way women in the publishing industry were paid and promoted.
She leaves her brother, Michael, and sister-in-law, Peggy; her sisters, Edith and Helen; and her partner, Bertrand Shelton. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and cousins; and by her many dear friends in Boston and across the country. Emily was predeceased by her cats, Matthew and Madeleine, who were the most intimate of several beloved animals who shared her life.
Emily will be missed for her droll wit and mischievous laugh, her love of art and literature, her keen intellect, and especially, her gift for friendship.
Emily Grace Shenk (1943-2018) loved life and left it reluctantly on Oct. 31.
She was born and grew up in Denbigh, Va., and remained deeply attached to the Tidewater area throughout her life. She was a daughter of Henry M. Shenk and Esther Brunk Shenk; sister of Michael Shenk, Helen Baker, Esther Buckwalter, Ellen Peachey, Alisa Hillary, Edith Layman and Fannie Hartzler.
Emily spent most of her professional life in Boston, Mass. Her career was in educational publishing, where she was responsible for several ground-breaking and best-selling series of textbooks in the Language Arts. In the 1970s, Emily was one of the "Houghton Five" who brought a successful class-action lawsuit that changed the way women in the publishing industry were paid and promoted.
She leaves her brother, Michael, and sister-in-law, Peggy; her sisters, Edith and Helen; and her partner, Bertrand Shelton. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and cousins; and by her many dear friends in Boston and across the country. Emily was predeceased by her cats, Matthew and Madeleine, who were the most intimate of several beloved animals who shared her life.
Emily will be missed for her droll wit and mischievous laugh, her love of art and literature, her keen intellect, and especially, her gift for friendship.
She was born and grew up in Denbigh, Va., and remained deeply attached to the Tidewater area throughout her life. She was a daughter of Henry M. Shenk and Esther Brunk Shenk; sister of Michael Shenk, Helen Baker, Esther Buckwalter, Ellen Peachey, Alisa Hillary, Edith Layman and Fannie Hartzler.
Emily spent most of her professional life in Boston, Mass. Her career was in educational publishing, where she was responsible for several ground-breaking and best-selling series of textbooks in the Language Arts. In the 1970s, Emily was one of the "Houghton Five" who brought a successful class-action lawsuit that changed the way women in the publishing industry were paid and promoted.
She leaves her brother, Michael, and sister-in-law, Peggy; her sisters, Edith and Helen; and her partner, Bertrand Shelton. She will be missed by her many nieces, nephews and cousins; and by her many dear friends in Boston and across the country. Emily was predeceased by her cats, Matthew and Madeleine, who were the most intimate of several beloved animals who shared her life.
Emily will be missed for her droll wit and mischievous laugh, her love of art and literature, her keen intellect, and especially, her gift for friendship.
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