Rita A. Pierson, age 81, of Elgin formerly of Chicago, dear daughter of the late John Pierson and Alice Pierson, nee Longway; fond sister of Robert (Virginia) Pierson and Ruth Rakosnik; aunt of one ...

Waco Independent School District has brought in educational consultant Rita Pierson to lay the groundwork for the director position for a communitywide anti-poverty initiative, Poverty to Prosperity.

Rita Pierson, a local poverty expert who was set to take on a communitywide anti-poverty mission before her death two weeks ago, has left big shoes to fill.

Rita (Manzi) Pierson, 83, a lifelong resident of Conshohocken, died on Aug. 10, 2014 at Suburban Woods Nursing & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Pierson who died in 1956. She was ...