MICHAEL LIEBERMAN

LIEBERMAN MICHAEL Age 72, of Philadelphia, PA. On July 29th, 2021 Michael ended his 12 year long battle with a rare form of incurable cancer. He accomplished his wish to see the end of our former president's tenure, and he did so in the peace and comfort of his own home surrounded by love and admiration from the many lives he touched over the course of his vibrant life. Born to the late Benjamin and Ina Lieberman, his life brimmed with radiance. The impressive variety of his professional life shows us a part of the remarkable journey he led: as a teenaged-lifeguard on the shores of Fire Island, as a clinical social worker after earning his MSW at Smith College, as a clerk for The Honorable late John J. Gerry, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, as a lawyer and shareholder at the Philadelphia law firm formerly known as Hangley, Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, as a gallerist at his very own art gallery, Hooloon Art, in Old City Philadelphia, as a writer and reviewer for The Art Blog and finally as member of Rittenhouse Writer's group where he wrote short fiction. Through the plethora of relationships he tended, through his awe-inspiring writing, and through his deep devotion to his health and well-being, Michael lived a life of joyous vivacity. Let him be remembered for his unusual and witty humor, his soothing sensitivity, his guiding wisdoms, his inspiring creativity, his eclectic and idiosyncratic thoughts and opinions, and his devoted, passionate and intimately loving nature. He will be sorely missed but let his life carry on within us forever, most tenderly through his wife Judge Ashely M. Chan; through his 2 children, Sonia and Hannah Lieberman, through his step-children Simon and George Gottlieb; through Sonia and Hannah's mother Nancy Winkelman, through his brothers Chet and Daniel Lieberman, through Daniel's wife Michele Lieberman and their children Zach, Ruby and Dash and through the countless relationships he's made along the way. In lieu of flowers or food, if you would like to make a contribution in his honor, please make a donation to Camphill Village Kimberton Hills via their website www.camphillkimberton.org or via cash or check to CKVH Development Office, PO Box 1045 Kimberton, PA 19442. CKVH is a community for disabled people, where Michael's eldest daughter Sonia resides. Services are private. www.westlaurelhill.com