Phyllis Levin Wasserstrom

Grandma, where do I start. You always knew how to make me smile. You gave me my love of swimming. You lit up every room you walked in. I always knew I had the coolest grandma because you could call anyone and they would do anything for you, because you would do anything for them. I´m swimming again these days because of you. I love you so much.

Maggie and I miss Phyllis every day but love to bring up the many memories from over the decades--the laughter and shared time together.

There were so many lovely messages on my Facebook page from friends throughout different parts of my Mom's life--I wanted to share a sampling of a few in this on line memorial: Douglas Jones: "I have only loving memories of Phyllis. We were neighbors when your family lived in Tuskegee, Ala and Dick taught at Tuskegee Institute, now University. We were fifteen years apart so she was the adult and I was the child. She was very kind. Dick and Phyllis were young and full of hope for the...

I have been going through so many wonderful photos of my Mom. These two photos were taken at the same time at our house in Santa Monica. Love her smile on this one. Sara

My father received an email from Janet Reed a few days after my mother passed away. I am copying the email here: "Our dear friend Phyllis passed away a few days ago, peacefully at home with her beloved family beside her. She had been in Hospice care for a few weeks. I had a good visit with her two weeks before she passed and was able to tell her how much she was loved by all of us who knew and worked with her. . . . Phyllis was one of the first people I connected with many years ago...

Dear Wasserstrom family, What a life well lived! I am so glad to have become one of Phyllis's newer friends. I had the great fortune to meet my now husband Dallas in Fall of 2019. To add to the good fortune I met Dick and Phyllis soon after. I felt immediately welcomed into the fold. Ever thoughtful - Phyllis had a brunch to introduce me to some friends. I am so glad that I got to know Phyllis when she was well enough that her full marvelous personality was so evident. Of course Dick...