How sad, Heidi and SFAJL friends! I remember him well. Best, Annette
Annette Goldsmith, PhD Los Angeles, CA Editor, USBBY "Bridges to Understanding" series, volume 5 Guest Faculty, University of Washington Information School Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:38 PM, Heidi Estrin <he...@cbiboca.org> wrote: > AJL Friends, I recently learned that longtime AJL member Lee Wixman > passed away. Lee was the husband of librarian Irene Levin Wixman, who > helped establish the AJL Newsletter. Though not a librarian himself, he was > passionately supportive of the profession and our organization, and > attended many annual conferences. > > I first met Lee in 1998. I was a brand new librarian at Congregation > B'nai Israel in Boca Raton, FL. Lee marched into my library and announced > that there was a South Florida AJL chapter meeting coming up in Miami (an > hour south) and that he would drive me to it. He also informed me that I'd > be helping to put on a convention in Boca in 1999! He was right on both > counts, and for years he took an avuncular pride in my AJL successes, since > he'd gotten me started. > > Lee could be abrasive and impatient, and didn't always show good sense, > but he was the hardest worker you ever saw, and his heart was in the right > place. May his memory be for a blessing. > > Here is the obituary that was in the Broward Sun-Sentinal. If you follow > this link to the original obit, you can also see a truly debonair photo of > Lee, in which he looks like James Bond. > > http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=171097465 > > > Leo (Lee) Wixman, 94, of Delray Beach, FL died peacefully Tuesday, May > 20, 2014 at Florida Medical Center. He was born and raised in New Haven, > CT, and was the son of the late Nathan and Bessie Wixman. Lee was a veteran > of WWII > <http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/ww2/?personid=171097465&affiliateID=1026>. > He worked in sales most of his life but after retirement, he worked at his > true passion, the theater. He was a member of the Stagehands Union and > actively worked until his early 90's. Lee lead a very active life right up > until he died. He was an avid golfer, a voracious reader and a wonderful > family man. He volunteered for many groups including the Veterans, elderly > with transport needs and the Jewish Library Association. He is predeceased > by his beloved wife of 35 years, Helen, his dear second wife, Irene (Levin) > and his daughter, Leanne Copes. He is survived by his daughters, Fredi > Labaire of Margate, FL and Mindy and Bruce Ogan of Farmington, CT, his son, > Daniel Wixman of Seattle, WA, grandchildren, David and Eric Ogan of > Farmington, CT, Illana and Todd Navas of Whitehall, PA, Haley and Kenny > Copes of New Haven, CT, Sheri Henderson of Hephzibah,GA, great grandsons, > Tristan and Haiden Henderson of Hephzibah, GA, and his beloved nieces, Bev > and Arnie Drill of Oahu, HI and Bonnie and Bruce Walkes of Atlanta, GA. > Services will be held Friday, May 23, 2014, at 10:30 am at the Star of > David Memorial Funeral Chapel, 7701 Bailey Rd., North Lauderdale, FL 33068. > Memorial contributions may be made to the Jewish War Veterans of the > U.S.A., National Headquarters 1811 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 > > Heidi Estrin > AJL President > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "South Florida Association of Jewish Libraries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sfajl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to sf...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sfajl. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Annette Goldsmith, PhD Los Angeles, CA Editor, USBBY "Bridges to Understanding" series, volume 5 Guest Faculty, University of Washington Information School Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
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