Patricia Fisher, 'Seattle Times' Editorial Writer, Dies at 59

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(AP) Patricia Fisher, the first woman and the first black to write editorials for The Seattle Times, the state's largest newspaper, died Sunday. She was 59.

Fisher died after a battle with multiple sclerosis that forced her to retire in 1989, the newspaper reported Monday, quoting friends and professional colleagues.
She joined The Times as a reporter in 1975. A decade later, she moved to the editorial page, focusing on education and social justice.

In 1986, Fisher was honored as journalist of the year by the Alliance of Children, Youth and Families, and the next year she joined columnist Jerry Large and others in co-founding the Black Journalists Association of Seattle, a chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.