MARJORIE ROSENTHAL

1967 - 2020

ROSENTHAL, Marjorie Marjorie Sue Rosenthal, 53, died of colon cancer on December 1, 2020 at her home in New Haven, CT, surrounded by her daughters, Maya and Elina Murarka; her family and community. Margi was born on March 25, 1967 in Boston and grew up in Newton. Margi graduated from Newton South High School and Harvard/Radcliffe College; she received her medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins. Margi received her Master's of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship at UNC and Yale. Margi was a writer. She published three essays in the NY Times. She wrote about her experiences as a mother, daughter and pediatrician, as well as the tragedies of her life—the early death of her husband Amal and her diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer—she wrote, as she lived, with authenticity, kindness and fearlessness. Margi spent many summers at Camp Huckins, she loved to read, swim and share her 3 rules for vacationing. Margi was a firm believer in building community—or "front-porching." She was a devoted and loving family member. At the center of Margi's life were her daughters, Maya and Elina, whom Margi loved and was proud of beyond measure. Margi is also survived by her mother, Cynthia "Shae" Rosenthal; her siblings, Debbie (Jason) Bronfeld and Jimmy (Helene) Rosenthal; her partner, Brian McCabe; her in-laws, Shyam and Saroj Murarka; her nieces and nephews, a large loving extended family, and a community of friends, neighbors, and colleagues. She was predeceased by her husband, Amal Murarka, in 2003, and her dad, Paul, in 2015. In the 7 years since her diagnosis, Margi's strength, kindness and joy were an inspiration and comfort to everybody she touched. Donations to camphuckins.org

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