Veronica Fair

VERONICA FAIR, daughter of the late J.T. Fair and Rosalie Gibson Fair, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 15, 1949. She departed this life on April 1, 2010. Veronica, affectionately known to family and friends as Bonnie, attended St. Peter Claver Elementary School, St. Francis Academy, Edmondson High School and Sojourner-Douglass College. Her career began with the Baltimore City Department of Planning, she worked briefly with the Washington DC Bureau of the FBI, from there she became a Matron and later a Police Service Officer with the Baltimore City Police Department in the Telephone Reporting Unit. She also served as an election judge with the Baltimore City Board of elections for several years.She was known as a fighter against injustice and was lover for her passion and warmth. Veronica’s passion for equal rights was ignited in the late 1960s when she was selected to lip sync “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte” at the then segregated Gwynn Oak Park and was promptly barred at the gate. This did not stop Veronica from enjoying life. Veronica loved to travel, sing, dance and cook. Every Easter and Thanksgiving, she cooked ham, turkey, and was known for her delicious sweet potato pies and rice pudding. We will miss her culinary skills during he holidays and her sense of humor. Veronica’s laughter and perseverance inspired those around her to reach for their dreams and appreciate life.In 1979, she was a contestant on a game show called “The Greater Baltimore Baffle”, which aired on WJZ-TV 13, and became the Grand Prize winner. A producer later remarked that if “you were as good on the news as you were on our show…who knows? You may have a future on TV!” Her courageous spirit and love of life endeared her to many who admired and cherished her resilience.Veronica loved her nieces and nephews and took great pleasure in spoiling them. She made sure they were exposed to educational and recreational activities that would enrich their lives. She nurtured them and provided opportunities to challenge the world. She was devoted to her family and gave generously of her time and energies to anyone who needed a helping hand.Veronica was preceded in death by her brother, Jerome Fair, Sr.She leaves to cherish her memory: two sisters, Arlene Fair and Audrey Matthews; three brothers Arnold Fair, Joseph Fair and Warren Fair; three aunts, Audrey Deane of East Point, Georgia, Helen Fair and Joyce Fair; three uncles, James Fair, Johnny Fair and George Deane; brother-in-law, Charles Matthews; three; three sisters-in-law, Linda Fair, Bessie Fair and Marcia Fair; a very dear, loving, devoted friends and partner for over thirty years, Muriel McGuire; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Veronica Fair

September 15, 1949 - April 1, 2010