Katherine M. Fritzsche-Peterson ’10

Katherine M. Fritzsche-Peterson ’10, of Brunswick, Me.;, formerly of Washington, D.C.; Nov. 10, from glioblastoma. She worked for two years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as a research assistant, then earned a master’s degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. She won a prize at graduation for the best student in domestic policy. After graduating, she worked at the Congressional Budget Office for six years as a principal analyst. She worked tirelessly to provide Congress with objective and timely analysis of the effects of legislation on the federal budget and health insurance coverage. She made significant contributions to the agency’s groundbreaking report estimating the effect of implementing a system of universal health insurance on the federal budget and national health spending. While she lived in Washington, she frequently participated in the Social Justice Initiative and other charitable volunteer efforts as part of St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill. In early 2020, she moved back home to Maine to work in the Commissioner’s office at the Department of Health and Human Services as director of research and evaluation. She provided research and data analysis to guide Maine’s COVID response. She was proud that she had been able to devote her entire career to public service. She was a seven-year breast cancer survivor and newlywed. She is survived by her husband, Lars; her parents; three siblings and their spouses; three nieces; and a nephew.