Anne Louise Bayly Berman: 1975 to 2016

Anne Louise Bayly Berman, known as Annie Lou, died of cancer Easter Sunday, March 27, at her home in upper Northwest. She had also lived in Georgetown. She leaves behind her husband MJ Berman and her children Charles (Charlie), Theodore (Teddy), Louisa (Scottie) and Helene (Nell). She was born on Christmas Day in 1975.

A third-generation Washingtonian, the endlessly energetic and positive Berman attended Blessed Sacrament School, Georgetown Visitation Prep and James Madison University and got engaged at the ruins of Georgetown’s Aqueduct Bridge on the Potomac, followed by a lunch at Cafe Milano. She was the founding editor of Daily Candy D.C., a blog on shopping and style that shut down, and a co-founder of BabyLove D.C., a non-profit that provides baby supplies to those in need. She served on the board of directors of the D.C. Public Library Foundation and Blue Igloo Playgroup. She was active in the PTA of Horace Mann Elementary School and was a teacher for Roots of Empathy.

Berman also volunteered for the Citizens Association of Georgetown, which said of her: “Annie Lou was an important founding member of the Oral History Project at CAG in 2010 — giving expertise and guidance based on her experience heading the oral history division for the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. She conducted some of our first interviews, trained volunteers and moderated the first Oral History Panel evenings that have become so popular. We will miss her cheerful, personal attention to young and old alike at Georgetown events.”