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Dorothy Simms Fauntroy, wife to the District’s first delegate to Congress, died on June 18 at the age of 88. She was remembered as an "angel" at a funeral on June 29 at New Bethel Baptist Church. (Courtesy photo)

Remembering Dorothy Simms Fauntroy

by Hamil R. Harris July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Hundreds gathered at New Bethel Baptist Church in Northwest D.C. on June 29 to celebrate the life of Dorothy Simms Fauntroy.