Rebeca Lipovetsky

LIPOVETSKY, Rebeca, 91, of Lutz, Fla., passed away December 17, 2006, at her son's residence, under the care of Gulfside Regional Hospice. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she moved to Montevideo, Uruguay, at a young age and took citizenship there. She studied at Teacher's College, (Instituto de Ensenanza Superior). She became a school teacher and, after further advanced studies, an instructor in Spanish language at several institutions of middle and higher learning in Montevideo. Upon her move to New York City, N.Y., she took a position at the Secretariat of the United Nations in the document control section, where she worked with translators in three languages, Spanish, French and English. During her tenure at the United Nations, she actively participated in the United Nations Women's Guild. In addition, she was very active in the visual arts circles, supporting the artistic development of several Uruguayan and Argentine artists who are, at present, distinguished in their international careers. Following her retirement from the United nations, she lived in New York City, sponsoring and helping artists until 2004, when she moved briefly to Tallahassee and then to Lutz. She is survived by a son, concert pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky and his wife, Astrid; a sister, Architect Zulema Lipovetsky; three grandchildren, Kyra Ray and husband, Matthew, Serge Lipovetsky and wife, Amy, and Natasha Creamer and husband, Frank; six great-grandchildren, two nieces and a nephew. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2006, at Merrill Gardens at Lutz, 414 Chapman Road E., Lutz. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gulfside Regional Hospice, 6117 Trouble Creek Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653.