Lisa Cissel

Cissel, Lisa Robbins.
Lisa Robbins Cissel, 55, passed away on December 13, 2012 surrounded by her family in her childhood Fairfield, CT home after a valiant fight against multiple myeloma.For Lisa her family was the single most important part of her life, followed by her love for the natural world, developed as a child exploring the woods, fields and ponds of northern Fairfield.Lisa attended Timothy Dwight School, graduating from Greens Farms Academy in 1975 and St Lawrence University in 1979. She taught science and history for 13 years at GFA, where her husband John also worked and all three of their children - Ellie, Katherine and Margaret - were educated. Lisa founded her own preschool and summer camp, Discoveries, and led a preschool program at Dutchess Day School. She launched three different elementary school science programs in as many schools - Fairfield Country Day, Greens Farms Academy and Harbor Country Day School. Her passion for nature was boundless; her love for working with children both magical and inspiring. She loved walking through the woods and on the beach with her family and dog, Mosey, telling stories and sports of all kinds.She is survived by her husband John, daughters Ellie, Katherine and Margaret, her parents Joan and Walter Robbins, sisters Claire Miner and Anne Mandeville-Long, and brothers Tucker, Jonathan and Peter Robbins, as well as many nephews, nieces, in-laws and friends. Memorial services will be held at St Timothy's Episcopal Church in Fairfield on Thursday December 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., and contributions can be made in lieu of flowers to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation at http://support.themmrf.org/goto/lisa