ELIZABETH-ALSON-Obituary

ELIZABETH L. ALSON

New York, New York

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ALSON--Elizabeth "Libby" Lee, 80, died on August 28, 2014. Born in Bronxville, she attended Horace Greeley and Radcliffe, worked for McCall's and Knopf, assisted director Joseph Mankiewicz, and curated at Caramoor museum. Libby loved the arts, travel, nature, animals, and people. She will be...

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August 28, 2024 To My Beloved Mom/Mamaseeta (Elizabeth "Libby" Lee), It´s been 10 years(8/28/14) yesterday since you´ve physically been gone. On the rollercoaster of life full of highs and lows, twists and turns, and unknowns we arrive at this milestone marker that I never wanted to reach. 10 years since new memories were made together, 10 years since I got to hug you, share a cappuccino or chai latte with you, or even just pick up the phone and chat. Yet upon reflection happily there...

Tom and I remember Libby in a hundred ways -- her wit, her love of birds, her kindness, her beauty (in every sense). It was always a joy to be near her.

7/28/24 On the way home today we visited Mom and Dad´s Celebration Bench in Croton Point Park, NY. We try to do this visit a couple of times a year to honor them, and the timing seemed particularly apropos with the 8th anniversary of Dad´s death (7/23/16) just passing, it almost being Dad´s birthday (8/10/20), and nearing the 10th anniversary of Mom´s death (8/28/14). Mom and Dad used to frequent this spot to birdwatch including looking for Eagles, and stroll with their beloved Corgis. It...