Background
Wheatley, Lucile Maris was born on March 24, 1917 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Paul Vestal and Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Maris.
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Lucile Maris Wheatley
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Lucile Maris Wheatley, American civic worker. Certified teacher, Virginia. A founder Parents and Friends Lesbians and Gays, Denver, 1981, speaker, workshop leader, Colorado; active League of Women Voters, Denver, 1973-1984; active citizen protests at Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant, Denver, 1981, 82; member Citizens for Peace, 2003.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, American University, 1938.
Career
Chairman Los Angeles Portraits American Women, 1968-1970.
Achievements
Membership
A founder Parents and Friends Lesbians and Gays, Denver, 1981, speaker, workshop leader, Colorado. Active League of Women Voters, Denver, 1973-1984. Active citizen protests at Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant, Denver, 1981, 82.
Member Citizens for Peace, 2003.
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Married Melvin Ernest Wheatley, Junior, June 15, 1939. Children: Paul Melvin, James Maris, John Sherwood (deceased).
Education
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1938
Career
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1968 - 1970
Awards
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Recipient Human Rights award, Universal Fellowship Metropolitan Community Congregations, 1985, Peace and Justice award, Illinois School Theology, Denver, 1987, Affirmation award, California-Pacific Conference, United Methodist Church, 1994, National Affirmation award, 1994, citation, City Council of Los Angeles, 2000, Lifetime Achievement award, Denver Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2000, Hilton award, National Parents Reconciling Network, 2004.Recipient Human Rights award, Universal Fellowship Metropolitan Community Congregations, 1985, Peace and Justice award, Illinois School Theology, Denver, 1987, Affirmation award, California-Pacific Conference, United Methodist Church, 1994, National Affirmation award, 1994, citation, City Council of Los Angeles, 2000, Lifetime Achievement award, Denver Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 2000, Hilton award, National Parents Reconciling Network, 2004.