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NEWPORT – The Preservation Society of Newport County has received the prestigious Garden Club of America Historic Preservation Medal for 2021, recognizing the Society’s “outstanding achievements in preserving historic homes, gardens, and landscapes of international historical, cultural, and architectural significance.”
The award was presented during a virtual gathering hosted by Garden Club of America President Debbie Edwards on Wednesday, May 12. The Newport Garden Club nominated the Preservation Society for this honor.
“There are transformative events in the life of every organization, and receiving the Garden Club of America’s Historic Preservation Medal is one such event,” said Trudy Coxe, CEO and executive director of the Preservation Society, in accepting the award. “That an esteemed organization such as the GCA would put its faith and trust in ours tells the world that our mission – to preserve, protect and present three centuries of Amer
Berit M. Hattendorf, 79, passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home, 92 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport, after a series of illnesses over several years, on 10 May 2021.
She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Naval War College professor emeritus John B. Hattendorf and their three daughters: Kristina Nasser and her husband Tommy of Middletown; Ingrid Peters and her husband Jason, of Newport, Anna Hattendorf and her husband Frank Doyle of Newport; seven grandchildren: Hannah and Max Nasser, Hazel and Olivia Peters, Freja, Porter, and Levi Doyle. Also, her brother, Vanderbilt University professor emeritus of neonatology Håkan Sundell, M.D., of Nashville, Tennessee, and his children: Erik Sundell, M.D., and his wife Jennifer of New Orleans; Ann-Kristen Sundell, M.D., and her husband Erik Christensen of Olympia, Washington; Alan Sundell and his wife Dr. Rebecca Starr of Singapore; her niece and nephew, Dr. Kim Skyelander of Loveland, Colorado, and William H. Hattendorf III