Ariel Follett O’Hara ’59

Ariel Follett O’Hara ’59, of Deerfield, Ill.; Apr. 11. For years she worked as a travel agent and enjoyed the perks of traveling to various countries, most notably meeting President Nelson Mandela in South Africa. She was passionate about politics and supported up-and-coming political candidates from her earliest days to her retirement years. She was a voracious reader of all things political and historical, especially the Civil War and World War II. She is survived by three children; 17 grandchildren, including Alison Laurence ’11 and Rhone O’Hara ’21 AM; seven great-grandchildren; a sister; brother Robert J.R. Follett ’50; and many nieces and nephews, including Jean A. Follett ’77.