Lorraine Roth (Blake) died peacefully on August 20th, 2017, surrounded by family in her home in Brookline. She was 93. Lorraine was born in Brooklyn NY, on February 27th, 1924, to Michael Blake and Lillian Heitmann. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor's degree in science, and went to work at Rockefeller Institute. While visiting the village of Woods Hole, MA, she met her future husband, Jay S. Roth, and they married in 1951. Though she left her job to start a family, she retained a lifelong interest in science, particularly in genetics and evolutionary biology. She was an avid choral singer, folk dancer, and tennis player. An anti-war activist, she took to the streets in protest during the Vietnam war, often traveling long distances to make her voice heard. She was a strong supporter of animal rights, and was a founding member of the Coalition to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation in 1979, in Boston, MA. She was a member of the Community Church of Boston for many years, and served on its board. She leaves her children, Diana Roth of Woods Hole, MA; Robert Roth of Norwood, CO; Katherine Roth Huse and her husband Daniel Huse of Sharon, MA; and Christopher Roth of Madison, NJ; two grandchildren, Samuel Huse and Emma Huse; her nephew, Robert Blake, his wife Melody, and their children Tyler and Alina Blake; niece Judy Blake, and her children Alex and Zachary Silverman. She was predeceased by her brother Robert Blake. A service of remembrance and celebration of Lorraine's life will be held on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 at 2:30 PM at the Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street, Boston MA. A reception will follow the service. Donations on lieu of flowers can be made in Lorraine's memory to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) or the MSPCA-Angell.