It is with great sadness the North Dallas Gazette was sadden to learn a colleague Dr. Marguerita Washington, Publisher of the Omaha Star has made her transition. Marguerita passed on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Omaha Star was founded by the late Mildred D. Brown in 1938. She is believed to be the first female, certainly the first African American woman, to have found a newspaper in the nation’s history. Dr. Marguerita Washington’s life and career in education changed upon the death of her aunt, who bequeathed the newspaper to Dr. Washington Over the years Marguerita immediately proved herself as an effective leader for the paper.
Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 3131 Lake St., Omaha, NE 68111. The Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center has established a scholarship in Marguerita’s name.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Dr. Marguerita L. Washington scholarship fund may be sent to: The Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center c/o American National Bank 3147 Ames Avenue Omaha, NE 68111. Those making donations, should indicate it is for the Marguerita L. Washington scholarship fund on the memo line of the check.
