Lucille Carey Wallace

Lucille C. Wallace 11/15/1919-12/14/2016 Lucille Wallace died Dec. 14, 2016. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 71 years, Frederic (Fritz) Wallace, and is survived by her sons, Michael Wallace, his wife Judy, and Robert Wallace; three grand-children, Melacha (Paul) Quirke, Yury Wallace and Devon Wallace, and five great grandchildren.. in the 1940s, she worked in advertising, and was proud she was able to move from modeling to writing copy - something almost unheard of for a woman in that era. After a 20 year hiatus raising her sons, she started her second career as a Realtor in the 1960s in Westchester County, N.Y., then from 1972 on in Sarasota. She and Fritz had an exceptional life together. They shared a passion for travelling, and visited every continent, including 40 or 50 countries. She was active in her work for human rights, women's rights and religious freedom, working with the NAACP, the ACLU, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, NARAL and Planned Parenthood. She walked her first picket line in 1963, in support of the southern lunch counter sit-ins, and her last at age 90, in support of Women's rights. There will be a celebration of Life at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Rd. Sarasota on Jan. 14 at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Planned Parenthood, 736 Central Ave. Sarasota, FL 34236; Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, PO Box 51051, Sarasota, FL 34242; the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Rd. Sarasota, FL 34232 or to the charity of your choice.