Renee Barbara Horowitz, 87, passed away on February 11, 2020. Renee was a graduate of Brooklyn College. Her M.A. and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature were earned from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She was the author of Rx for Murder, Deadly Rx, and Rx Alibi featuring a woman pharmacist as amateur detective. Much of the background pharmaceutical material derived from incidents were told to her by her father, father-in-law, and husband, all of whom were pharmacists. She also wrote The Write Way to Murder and Bitter Moon over Brooklyn. Renee was a Senior Documentation Engineer in the aerospace industry before returning to teaching. Until her retirement in 1998, she was a professor of technology at ASU where she taught technical communication and industrial management. The Renee and Arthur Horowitz Scholarship was established in the College of Technology and Innovation for undergraduate students in the Graphic Information Technology major. Renee served as president of the Desert Sleuths chapter of Sisters in Crime; and was president of the Desert Volunteer Braille Guild. Renee is survived by a brother, two sons and a granddaughter. Her husband, Arthur, preceded her in death. The family suggests contributions to the Arizona Instructional Resource Center at the Foundation for Blind Children, 1235 E. Harmont Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85020-3864. (Source: Arizona Republic)