Officer of the Washington State Nurses Association for 1974–1978, Sierra Club, Renton Historical Society, Audubon Society, and Humane Society of United States. Personal life Prentice attended Phoenix College; Youngstown State University, St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Phoenix and the University of Washington. A nurse for more than 20 years, she worked in various capacities, including hospital administrator and various assignments as a registered nurse. She also served as a member of the Renton school board. She had three children and five grandchildren. Prentice died at the age of 88 at her home in Bryn Mawr on April 2, 2019. See also Washington State Legislature References External links Official website Biography at HistoryLink Washington State Nurses Association – Hall of Fame Inductee Biography 1931 births 2019 deaths Democratic Party Washington (state) state senators Youngstown State University alumni University of Washington alumni Women state legislators in Washington (state) American politicians of Mexican descent 21st-century American women Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives