Billie E. Lieberman

Billie E. Lieberman EAST LYME, CONN. Billie E. Lieberman, age 79 of East Lyme, Conn., passed away on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Mrs. Lieberman was born in Newark, N.J., a daughter of the late Harry I. English and Sally Elman. Mrs. Lieberman completed her Bachelors of Science degree and Masters of Education from Hofstra University and earned a Professional Diploma in Administration and Supervision. She worked both as the Director of Reading of Kingston City Schools in Kingston, and as a Lecturer at SUNY New Paltz, until 1993. Mrs. Lieberman was a member of the Parkinson's Support Group, and enjoyed playing tennis in her younger years, playing scrabble with her dear friend Susan Clark, dancing, collecting frogs, poetry, and writing stories about her family. Mrs. Lieberman co-wrote with Millie Magaloff in 1981 English Writing Essays, and Phonics to Meaning – a word recognition program published by Barnell Loft. In 1990, Mrs. Lieberman wrote Pathways to Literacy and in 1991 “Xavier Strauss & Other Poem Tales”, of which the sales were donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation For The Cure of Parkinson's Disease. Mrs. Lieberman was predeceased by her son Richard Lieberman, sisters Carol Glickman, Claire Hautau, and by a grandson, Jason Lieberman. She is survived by her devoted daughter Deborah Schumann and her husband Mark, cherished siblings, Irma Bradford, Ilene English-Paul and David English, her adored grandchildren, Kevin Lieberman, Tommy Lieberman, Robert Birkbeck and his wife Veronica, Leonard Schumann, Jacob Schumann, Jeremiah Lieberman, and her loving great-grandchildren, Sabrina, Rachel, and Benny of Groton, Conn. Mrs. Lieberman's family would like to thank her caregivers, especially Carlos Velezquez, who was lovingly included in Billie's life and considered one of her grandsons and a member of the extended family, and to Theresa Trebisacci, RN, who lovingly cared for Billie in her final days. A memorial Service will take place on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. at 4 Darrows Ridge, East Lyme, Conn. 06333. Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation or to any Parkinson's Foundation. (For information see www.greensfuneralhome.com)