Jennifer Leah Horton, OSA Director
of Finance and Administration from
1988 to 1994, passed away on March 9,
2009, at her home in High Point, N.C.,
U.S.A. She was 59 years old.
Mrs. Horton joined OSA in 1988 as
Director of Finance and Administration. At that time, the Society owned
a townhome at 1816 Je erson Place,
Washington, D.C., and was renting
space at several nearby o ces in order to
accommodate an increasingly large sta .
Working with Executive Director Jarus
Quinn, Horton helped to locate OSA’s
current headquarters building at 2010
Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
“Jennifer Horton joined OSA at a
critical time in our growth,” said Quinn.
“We were outgrowing our location and
needed to find a solution.” He said that
OSA “never could have accomplished the
[ Jennifer Leah Horton]
IN MEMORY
transfer without Jennifer’s devotion to the
financing, contractor management, current tenant arrangements, and the myriad
other tasks associated with the move,
not the least of which was a bankrupt
contractor. is she did while continuing
to manage our day-to-day finances.”
Horton oversaw the relocation project,
with responsibility for renovations and
the move to the new address. Among
Horton’s other notable achievements at
If you would like to make a donation to the OSA Foundation in remembrance of Jennifer
Horton, please visit: www.osa-foundation.org/give.
OSA was her selection of Liz Rogan in
1992 as Controller. Rogan became OSA
Executive Director in 2002.
When Horton retired, she moved
to Greensboro, N.C., to continue her
education at Guilford College. She soon
faced a series of health issues: During
the month of her graduation, she was
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and
she later developed back problems that
required surgery. During that surgery, her
spinal cord was accidentally severed, leaving her wheelchair-bound. Despite these
challenges, Horton led an active life. She
was a committed member of the Central
North Carolina Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society. She is survived
by her husband, Connie Horton.
“Jennifer was a wonderful and kind
lady whom I will miss greatly,” said
OSA Associate Publisher Alan Tourtlotte.
“She was always sending me humorous
e-mails with little personal notes attached
about her life in the South with Connie.”
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