Amy Marie Silberberg

It's been many years since I last saw Amy. We were in a photography group together. I remember Amy as full of energy and life. She had just adopted Samuel and later Margaret and was so thrilled. She adored and loved her children beyond words. I'm sad to learn of Amy's illness and death. She will be missed by the many people who's lives she touched.

Amy was one of the lawyers on a free speech case I brought against a Minnesota school district in 1983. She always dealt with me, a high-school senior, with professionalism and good cheer.



Years later, I met my own birth parents. I am grateful there are people like Amy advocating for the rights of adoptees and their parents.



May God see Amy's family through this difficult time.

Amy's spirit; her laughter; her commitment to justice; her love for her family - these are the things I will treasure in her memory.

We never had the pleasure of meeting Amy but she helped us contact our daughter's birthsister. By coincidence, she was friends with the sister's adoptive family. We were very grateful for the time she took to connect us. She was a caring and giving person. Blessed be her memory. With Sympathy to her family, The Engels'

Amy was the best of us all and she brought out the best in every one of us. I am only sorry that when we meet tomorrow (Oct. 20, 2003) it will be to bid farewell to such a loving and generous woman. I just don't have the words to express how much I will miss her.



Damian

Amy was loved by many, including myself. I find comfort in knowing she didn't suffer long.

I'm really glad I had the chance to know Amy. We both adopted our children about the same time and were able to share the sheer joy of finally becoming parents. Amy didn't let it end there. Several "new moms" went out to schools and adoption agencies to tell how "open" adoptions worked and how everyone benefited when nothing was kept hidden. It's hard to believe that was a radical concept in 1990. Now it's the norm.

I had the pleasure of working with Amy on several cases in recent years. Her sense of humor, compassion, and skills were always appreciated by her clients as well as those who worked with her. She will be missed by so many whose lives she touched; she made the world a better place. Our thoughts are with her family during this incredibly difficult time, and we hope they can draw strength from their memories of the past, to help them in the future.

Jessica Maher and family

Goodbye Amy - Thank you for being in my life. Bon Voyage