Nancy Shippen Memorial

Nancy Shippen Memorial

Nancy Shippen’s memorial meeting, hosted by Fresh Pond Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 11:00am at Framingham Friends Meetinghouse . The address for the meeting is 841 Edmands Road, Framingham, MA 01701. Masks will be required while inside the meeting house. COVID-19 vaccination is strongly recommended but is not required.

A potluck lunch will follow the memorial meeting, outside, under a tent. There will be no Zoom or recording of Nancy’s memorial.

Everyone is welcome to attend this service. Please share this information with any others who might be interested.

Facilitator, exemplar, mentor and friend to many, Nancy Shippen died on Jan. 20, 2022, after a long battle with amyloidosis. Nancy was a member of Friends Meeting at Cambridge from 1973 to 1993, when she transferred to Fresh Pond Friends Meeting. Nancy’s husband William (Bill) How passed some years ago. She is succeeded by two sisters and by her two children – her son Barat (wife Sarah and son Cobi) and by her daughter, Pauravi.

Moving to Acton after her marriage, Nancy felt isolated in the suburbs and searched for community. Among her neighbors, she identified those behind the walls of the prisons in Concord. She formed a nonprofit called “Our Prison Neighbors” in their service, with book drives and course work – such as financial literacy programs – and AVP (Alternatives to Violence).

If you loved or collaborated with Nancy, please post your memory, learning or appreciation here. Betsy Simmons (blousimmons@gmail.com) will compile our sentiments for these events.