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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-147
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 1, 2015
To posthumously recognize Elizabeth McIntire for her extraordinary commitment to the Ward 1 and Washington, D.C. communities through action and leadership by example.
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Bachman McIntire passed away on October 4, 2015, in her longtime home in Columbia Heights, where she was an active and beloved community leader;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire was born on January 9, 1945 at the “Old” Sibley Hospital, attended All Souls Unitarian Sunday School, and enjoyed spending her childhood at Meridian Hill Park or the National Zoo;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire began her political involvement at 11 years old, campaigning for the 1956 Adlai Stevenson Presidential campaign, making up her own slogans and literature to bring door to door;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire began her adult activism by volunteering overnight at the Community for Creative Non-Violence with her husband, David Paul McIntire;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire was a member of the “Red Hat” patrol, working with neighbors concerned about increases in drug-related violence who developed a method of showing they were paying attention to their community without being confrontational;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire served with great commitment as the commissioner for Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire volunteered on many boards, including those of: Development Corporation of Columbia Heights, Neighbors Consejo, and Mayor Kelly’s Task Force on Homelessness, as well as on the 1990 Census Ward 1 Redistricting Task Force, Columbia Heights Public Realm Committee, and advisory committee of the Cultural Tourism Columbia Heights Heritage trail;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire took great joy in her role as a volunteer organizer at the Columbia Heights Community Marketplace from 2002 to 2005, the precursor to the Columbia Heights Farmers Market;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth McIntire’s passion for her volunteer work led to a second career at affordable housing nonprofit Jubilee Housing as a property manager; and
WHEREAS, the Columbia Heights, Ward 1, and Washington, D.C. communities were made richer by Elizabeth McIntire’s life and contributions.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Elizabeth McIntire Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and celebrates the legacy of Elizabeth Bachman McIntire.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
