Janet McNeill Merendino of Pasadena, California passed away on August 11, 2009.  Janet was born July 3, 1924 in South Pasadena to Kenneth Mitchell McNeill and Gertrude Lee McNeill.

Janet, a lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Theta, graduated from UCLA in 1946 with a BA degree in Political Science and later from USC with a Masters in School Counseling.  Janet began her career with the Los Angeles Unified School District, teaching English at Luther Burbank Junior High School.  She was the head counselor at Irving Middle School and at Eagle Rock High School before her retirement in 1984.  She was a lover of the arts, especially music, theater, and contemporary fine art.

She is survived by her daughter, Drusilla Khan of Los Angeles; sister, Dru (Tom) Horton of Ventura; brother Ken (Susan) McNeill of Las Cruces, New Mexico; stepchildren Dawn (Frank) Bates of Sandy, Utah; Gari (Ellen) Merendino of Menlo Park, CA; Marc Merendino of Pasadena; as well as nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.  Janet was preceded in death by her husband Salvatore Merendino.

Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2009