Terry Janis Libman Bearman

Bearman, Terry Janis Libman
June 29, 1940 - November 4, 2010
Terry Janis Libman Bearman died on November 4, 2010. After growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota and going to college at both Northwestern and the University of Illinois, Terry moved to Los Angeles to pursue graduate studies in special education at UCLA. A gifted and dedicated educator, Terry worked with kids in various juvenile detention camps in the Los Angeles area after UCLA. In the 1970's, Terry founded and ran her own nonprofit organization called CHILD (Clearing House for Information on Learning Disabilities), working with children and their families to ensure positive educational experiences and outcomes. Terry was an adventurer all of her life, a lover of the outdoors (walking, hiking, skiing), horses (especially Lady and Elegante), her many close and lifelong friends, travel, her family, her neighborhood for 35 years (Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, California), and her dogs (Sidney, Surprise, Boswell, Madigan, Elizabeth, Oliver and Susie). She was happiest when canoeing on Blue Lake at Camp Agawak in Minocqua, Wisconsin, or walking around Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. Terry courageously battled Multiple Sclerosis since 1993 and is survived by her husband of 42 years, Mickey, her two daughters Liza and Alix, and her older sister, Dee Dee Fredericks. A service in Terry's memory will be held on Sunday, November 7th, at 3:00 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park at 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90045, (310) 641-0707. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Terry's name to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at http://www.nationalmssociety.org/donate/index.aspx, by mail to the National MS Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or via phone at 1-800-344-4867.