Traci (DeDominicis) Renner died Sept. 3 surrounded by family in her Waldorf home, following more than two years of fighting breast cancer.

Traci’s legacy will live on in the hearts of the staff and students at Archbishop Neale School in La Plata. She began volunteering in the ANS library when her daughters were enrolled in elementary school there, and began working full-time as the librarian in 2001. 

Mrs. Renner, as she was known to hundreds of students and their families over the years, saw the library through the rebuilding process after the 2002 tornado that struck La Plata and destroyed the school completely. She took great care when selecting books with which to line the library shelves and in designing engaging lesson plans and classroom activities for students, and proved to be a strong example of the Catholic faith. In 2020, she won the Readers’ Choice award for best teacher in the Maryland Independent. 

To honor Traci's dedication to ANS and her students, we ask that you direct contributions to the school in her memory in lieu of flowers.