Heidi, Thanks for sharing this information. I still remember how Lee would push the wheelchairs so that Irene Z"L could attend the conferences each year when she her condition got worst. It showed hers and his dedication to AJL. Amalia
Sent from my iPad > On Jun 2, 2014, at 11:38 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. > 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 > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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