Anne Ferguson-Rohrer had been 58 years old Washington Post editor passed off, on August 18th she died at her home in Arlington, Virginia and her cause of death was complications from pancreatic cancer.
Her fans, friends, and family members tributed her on Social media, Coleen O'Lear Deputy Director in Washington Post wrote on Twitter"I wish I could be as fluent as my coworkers, but I can not find the words. Anne was the heart of the newsroom. She changed my life; never led me astray. If I bring half her"rough humor and tender kindness" to my occupation, I've done it well. Hug a puppy now."
Afterwards, the local editor of the Washington Post Mike Semel wrote" She would always find ways to say things more clearly. However, more than once, she saved our bacon by catching holes in the reporting or something which simply did not make sense. She'd never take or desire credit. But she'd take tremendous pride in ensuring our readers obtained our best work."
Another reporter, Rosalind Helderman, composed,"An incredibly sad day for the Washington Post. I really like this picture, which captures Anne's spirit. She'll be deeply missed."
After graduating from Pelham Memorial High School, she analyzed magazine, newspaper and online journalism at Syracuse University.
Then, studied journalism using an expert writing specialty at Michigan State University. After graduating she worked in Paterson News at New Jersey, the Salisbury Post in North Carolina, and the Winston-Salem Journal.
In 1998, she joined Washington Post and won the Eugene Meyer Award, the maximum award at the book in 2011.
Family
She had been on November 13, 1961, and from Pelham, N.Y, she was 58 years old throughout her time of death.
Anne's father was an Native American homicide detective who worked on the NYPD and there is less information regarding her mother, she was the eldest of five children. Anne has two sisters and brothers.
Husband
She was married to Scott Rohrer and they share a boy named Joshua.
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