Jan King, 74, former Press Club member

Janice Prahovic King, a former member of the National Press Club, passed away after a long battle with cancer in San Diego on Aug. 11. She was 74.

King, who was known as Jan, joined the Club in 2007. She was the recording secretary for several years for the former Book and Author Committee and a member of the Headliners Team before she moved to San Diego in August 2017. She also wrote for the Wire.

“Jan lit up a room by simply walking into it,” said Eleanor Herman, who introduced King to the Club.

She wrote nearly 30 humor books including Hormones from Hell, which sold more than a million copies. She was a public speaker working with Leading Authorities in Washington. and Harry Walker in New York. She graduated from the University of Connecticut and received a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is survived by two sons, four grandchildren, a sister and a brother.