Carla Beth Howery - On March 31, 2009 at her Takoma Park, MD home with her family around her. Loving mother of Andrew Victor Fremming and Kevin Carl Fremming. Preceded in death by her sister, Marcia Howery; and her father, Victor I. Howery. She is also survived by her mother and stepfather, Garnett H. and Edwin Graf; and a host of loving friends and relatives. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 5101 16th Street NW, Washington, DC. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Christ Lutheran Church or to the Teaching Enhancement Fund, American Sociological Association, 1430 K Street NW #600, Washington, DC 20005.
Published in The Washington Post on 4/4/2009

by Bob Arnold, Director, NASW Foundation

I am so very honored to be here today representing the National Office of the National Association of Social Workers and our 150,000 social worker members.

My name is Bob Arnold, and I am here from Washington, DC.

I would like to share a little about Diana’s impact and legacy at the national level.

As Director of the National Association of Social Workers Foundation in Washington, DC, I feel fortunate to have known Diana for the past six years.

I joined NASW in 2001 and learned about Diana—and her family.

I learned that in 2000, Diana, along with Mr. Chan and son Harrison, had committed a significant amount of funds to establish the Learning Springboard Endowment, designed to support social workers in San Francisco public schools. They had decided to donate the funds to the NASW Foundation, in part because of the leveraging effect the donation to a national organization could have. (more…)