Adrienne Bosworth Chafetz , who worked full or part-time for Beacon Journal in Columbus Bureau in early 1970s, died March 6.
BOSWORTH CHAFETZ Adrienne Bosworth Chafetz, a long -time local journalist and political activist, died March 6, 2012, at the Zusman House Hospice of lung cancer. She was 74.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Adrienne's interest in journalism was inspired by her childhood heroine, Lois Lane, who stood side by side fighting injustice with that impossible dream Superman. By high school, she aimed to be a big city journalist. But fighting injustice and protecting the American Way turned out to be a little more complicated.
"Under the naive misapprehension that if people got the facts and knew the truth, we would create a better society. As a slow learner, I was not disabused of this notion for probably half a century," she once wrote.
One of the things her friends loved about her was that she never entirely gave up that notion. When her family relocated to Columbus, Adrienne enrolled in Ohio State's School of Journalism, and graduated in 1958.
Her first post-college job was with the Buffalo, NY Courier Express. Soon after, she joined the Columbus bureau of the Associated Press, first as a general assignment reporter, then to the political beat. In 1961, Adrienne married Orley "Doc" Bosworth, a still photographer and TV cameraman. They founded "Electromedia", a statehouse news service that provided daily reports to a half dozen medium-size Ohio papers along with TV and radio coverage for Ohio stations.
They also collaborated on the occasional investigative stories for The Commentator, a semi-monthly public affairs magazine. In 1972, in her own words, she abandoned journalism and "suffered a severe lapse in judgment" and went to work as a press officer, first for the Ohio Democratic Party, then for the reelection campaign of then-governor John Gilligan, whose subsequent defeat by republican James A. Rhodes left her unemployed.
It was a good time to reassess her life. She went back to Ohio State and earned an MBA degree. While still in business school, she returned to a broader field of writing by joining the newly launched Columbus Monthly magazine, where she eventually became managing editor. Fifteen years later, she left to become communications director for the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the OSU campus. After two years, she rejoined the Columbus Monthly until her retirement.
Among her more memorable projects were the biennial ratings of the best and worst members of the Ohio General Assembly. Knowing in advance the ruckus of such stories, she mused "I thought this was better than rating the best and worst pizzas in the city."
After an amicable divorce from Doc, she married Sidney Chafetz, a well-known artist and professor emeritus at Ohio State. They enjoyed nearly 30 years together. He survives her, as does her beloved daughter, Karen Elzey and son-in-law, Chris of Washington, D.C.; her brother, Leonard and his wife, Linda Block of Birmingham, Ala.; step-sons, Dan Chafetz of Tucson, Ariz., Adam Chafetz of Columbus, Seth Chafetz of Detroit, Mich.; and step-grandson, Kenny Chafetz and his companion, Allie Klunk of Columbus.
She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Sylvia, her first husband Orley Bosworth, and Sid's son, Jonathan Chafetz.
Funeral service 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 8th at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Sharon Mars officiating. Interment will follow at New Agudas Achim Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at 1620 E. Broad St. from immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital or Zusman Hospice in her memory. Online guestbook at www.epsteinmemorial.com
[Published in The Columbus Dispatch on March 8, 2012]
BOSWORTH CHAFETZ Adrienne Bosworth Chafetz, a long -time local journalist and political activist, died March 6, 2012, at the Zusman House Hospice of lung cancer. She was 74.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Adrienne's interest in journalism was inspired by her childhood heroine, Lois Lane, who stood side by side fighting injustice with that impossible dream Superman. By high school, she aimed to be a big city journalist. But fighting injustice and protecting the American Way turned out to be a little more complicated.
"Under the naive misapprehension that if people got the facts and knew the truth, we would create a better society. As a slow learner, I was not disabused of this notion for probably half a century," she once wrote.
One of the things her friends loved about her was that she never entirely gave up that notion. When her family relocated to Columbus, Adrienne enrolled in Ohio State's School of Journalism, and graduated in 1958.
Her first post-college job was with the Buffalo, NY Courier Express. Soon after, she joined the Columbus bureau of the Associated Press, first as a general assignment reporter, then to the political beat. In 1961, Adrienne married Orley "Doc" Bosworth, a still photographer and TV cameraman. They founded "Electromedia", a statehouse news service that provided daily reports to a half dozen medium-size Ohio papers along with TV and radio coverage for Ohio stations.
They also collaborated on the occasional investigative stories for The Commentator, a semi-monthly public affairs magazine. In 1972, in her own words, she abandoned journalism and "suffered a severe lapse in judgment" and went to work as a press officer, first for the Ohio Democratic Party, then for the reelection campaign of then-governor John Gilligan, whose subsequent defeat by republican James A. Rhodes left her unemployed.
It was a good time to reassess her life. She went back to Ohio State and earned an MBA degree. While still in business school, she returned to a broader field of writing by joining the newly launched Columbus Monthly magazine, where she eventually became managing editor. Fifteen years later, she left to become communications director for the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the OSU campus. After two years, she rejoined the Columbus Monthly until her retirement.
Among her more memorable projects were the biennial ratings of the best and worst members of the Ohio General Assembly. Knowing in advance the ruckus of such stories, she mused "I thought this was better than rating the best and worst pizzas in the city."
After an amicable divorce from Doc, she married Sidney Chafetz, a well-known artist and professor emeritus at Ohio State. They enjoyed nearly 30 years together. He survives her, as does her beloved daughter, Karen Elzey and son-in-law, Chris of Washington, D.C.; her brother, Leonard and his wife, Linda Block of Birmingham, Ala.; step-sons, Dan Chafetz of Tucson, Ariz., Adam Chafetz of Columbus, Seth Chafetz of Detroit, Mich.; and step-grandson, Kenny Chafetz and his companion, Allie Klunk of Columbus.
She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Sylvia, her first husband Orley Bosworth, and Sid's son, Jonathan Chafetz.
Funeral service 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 8th at THE EPSTEIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 3232 E. Main St. with Rabbi Sharon Mars officiating. Interment will follow at New Agudas Achim Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at 1620 E. Broad St. from immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital or Zusman Hospice in her memory. Online guestbook at www.epsteinmemorial.com
[Published in The Columbus Dispatch on March 8, 2012]
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