 Elizabeth Sovern, a graduate of Barnard College, teaches middle school in Westchester, New York, and Julie Sovern, also a graduate of Columbia Law School, was an Assistant General Counsel at Wells Fargo & Company, in Charlotte, NC.Sovern died on January 20, 2020 at the age of 88 from amyloid cardiomyopathy.Sovern received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Commendatore Order of Merit from the government of Italy and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from Japan.