Mrs. Alfred Scott Witherbee (Beatrice “Trixie” Wilhelmina Theodora LaTouche)
…that she gave up her American citizenship upon her marriage to Alfred, the Commission ruled that she was not eligible to receive compensation as an American citizen. Over the years, many people tried without success to get Trixie to talk about the sinking. She could never bring herself to talk about it, dismissing any questions about the Lusitania disaster with “Aww, you don’t want to hear about that.” Peace at last Trixie and her husband spent th…