In Memoriam - Maria Laqueur
The board and staff of the Virginia Commission for the Arts mourn the loss of Commission board member Maria Laqueur, who passed away on July 23 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Maria moved from nothern Virginia to Weems on the Northern Neck in 1996. She was a member of the board of the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts and booked the performance series for Lancaster County for several years. Prior to moving to the Northern Neck, she worked as Executive Director of the Association of Part Time Professionals, as the U.S. Marketing Director of Bemrose UK Ltd, and in various positions at the Library of Congress. She served on the performing arts touring advisory panel of the Virginia Commission for the Arts. In 2006 Governor Tim Kaine appointed her to the board of the Virginia Commission for the Arts , representing the First Congressional District of the state. She will be greatly missed.
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