Elizabeth Cheney Pomeroy

Dr. Pomeroy was born to William and Cornelia Pomeroy on June 13, 1955 in Greenwich, CT. Her family relocated to Asheville, NC, when she was a child. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her PhD in Social Work from the University of Texas, Austin.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Pomeroy worked as a clinical social worker with children, adolescents, adults and families. She received the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014 from the University of Texas Board of Regents and was the Co-Director of the Institute for Grief, Loss and Family Survival at the University of Texas School of Social Work, where she held the Bert Krueger Smith Professorship in Mental Health and Aging. For 20 years, Dr. Pomeroy taught clinical assessment and diagnosis to graduate and social work students and did significant research in the areas of interventions related to grief and loss, often seeking out books and video resources for her students to apply in their professional and personal lives. As well as publishing numerous books on social work, Dr. Pomeroy served as the Editor in Chief of Social Work: The Journal of the National Association of Social Work.

Beth was a lifetime advocate of physical fitness, often swimming 50 laps daily. She was devoted to her family and her colleagues and students often sought her expertise and advice, relying on her vast experience and wisdom.

Dr. Pomeroy is survived by her sisters, Nancy Togar (Tunc) of Asheville and Peggy Higginbotham of Houston, TX; brother, Bill Pomeroy (Cindy) of Asheville, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother-in-law, Ed Higginbotham and her precious dogs, Joy and Lucy.

A Funeral Service for Dr. Pomeroy was be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at All Souls Episcopal Church in Asheville with burial to follow at Calvary Churchyard in Fletcher.

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will take place Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 1 PM at Weed-Corley-Fish at Parkcrest located at 5416 Parkcrest Drive, Austin, TX 78731.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wcfishnorth.com for the Pomeroy family.