Janis Osborne, Class of 1961

Janis was a long-time columnist and then was promoted to editor of The Gazette, our local newspaper. Her columns struck a chord with our community because of her thoughtfulness, compassion and common sense. She won numerous New York State Publishers’ Awards for her columns. She also authored a book that included a collection of her columns entitled Put the Dog on the Phone: The Collected Newspaper Columns of Janis Osborne in 2003. She was instrumental in the restoration of the Port Jervis Erie Depot with her husband, Peter. She was a member of the Port Jervis Salvation Army Advisory Board, the Port Jervis Centennial Committee and Friends of the Port Jervis Library. She passed away in 2008.