RICHMOND, Va. — Dr. Lillie Bennett’s legacy lines the walls of her Chamberlayne Avenue pediatric office in Richmond.
Framed Richmond Times-Dispatch and Richmond Free Press articles detail her work improving literacy among children and her role organizing a local chapter of an international civic and social organization for women.
She cherishes artwork a father in jail made in lieu of payment and a book written by a troubled mother who she helped turn their life around.
For nearly 60 years, Dr. Bennett has treated multiple generations of Richmond families, including children whose parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were once her patients…