Add a Memory
Make a Donation
Anita Glick Obituary
Travel was another of Anita's passions. Her mother, Edith Glick, was a favorite travel companion. Anita lived in Paris in 1980-81. After her return, she earned an MA in Education at Marymount University. She taught English to elementary school students who spoke other languages at home, chiefly at Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, VA.
Anita was an accomplished choral singer. She performed regularly with several ensembles, including the Oratorio Society, St. Alban's Episcopal Church Choir, Washington Chorus, and the City Choir of Washington.
Anita is survived by her niece Mindy Haber, nephew Michael Barrington-Haber, and Michael Licht, her companion of 23 years. A Memorial Service will be held June 28, 2025, at Congressional Cemetery, Washington DC in the afternoon.
33 Entries
Audrey Bigelow
July 12, 2025
Still sad not to be singing beside you in City Choir, Anita. Hope to help celebrate your birthday this year.
Nan Raphael
May 11, 2025
Even two years later, the pool feels more empty without you swimming by my side.
Michele Malinchak
April 23, 2025
Two years later, and I still can't process the loss. Anita, I love you, and I miss you. I hope you are saving me a seat.
Ellen Lenox Smith
April 22, 2025
Anita, As the world is more nuts than ever today, it reminds me of all the advocating you did for our country to help get us on track. Your passion in all you took on in life was amazing and a wonderful example to us all to show up and speak out. You will always be missed and I will never understand why you life had to end too soon for you. You have been a treasure in our lives and always will be - miss you!
How you can show support
Judith Glanz
September 27, 2023
I miss Anita every single day. She was a life forced that burned so brightly. She was a rarity; a vibrant, intellectually gifted and enormously talented woman. And a loyal friend behind measure. And a fellow dog lover! (Extra points for loving and being a second mother to my pup, Emmy Blue!)
Anita was a staunch supporter in good days and bad. Recently she was a stalwart friend when I went through cancer during the pandemic. I simply could not have managed without her. If Anita had your back, you were lucky indeed!
When she baked, the calories didn´t count in her initial efforts till she "got it right." She made her own rules, lived in her terms and it was a marvel to behold.
Words are inadequate. My heart is broken. Even months later, it is still shocking.
I will forever love and miss dearest Anita.
And Mike, so sorry for the loss of your soulmate.
Kalpana Tandon
July 25, 2023
Anita was my colleague, a very passionate educator in every way. We both worked at the same school, till she retired. Her untimely passing away was a shock. She will be missed immensely. Deepest condolences to Mike and her family.
Frederick "Rick" Ricton
June 28, 2023
So sorry to hear of Anita´s passing. Spent wonderful times visiting her and her mother in Livingston during the summers of 74-76 during my return to Livingston from University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Spent class field trips with Anita and her mom looking for minerals in New Jersey with the Livingston High Gem and Mineral Club sponsored by Mrs. Glick S´s the Earth Science Instructor. Enjoyed sitting next to Anita in her mom´s car. We kept in touch in the early 70´s and will miss her friendship. Talked to her last year when she was living with her soulmate , Michael. She will be missed by all!!! Rick Rixton
Audrey Bigelow
June 25, 2023
Anita, I will miss you very much, singing beside me in The City Choir of Washington, you an A1, me an A2. You were always so easy to blend with, and I had been looking forward to your return. And I always enjoyed your wry sense of humor! Mike, my deepest condolences.
Cal Nordt
June 25, 2023
My condolences to Anita's family and friends--very sorry to hear about this.
Monique Plantiveau-Franks
June 23, 2023
I met Anita thru les Compagnons de la Langue Francaise in the early 1980 and we have been friends ever since. As I moved away from D.C, we haven't seen each other much. She came to visit me in Louisiana in April 1998 and I saw her and Mike in 2005 but we never lost contact and we had fun exchanging emails and jokes. I am still in shock. She was too young to die! I will miss her a lot but I will cherish the souvenirs we shared like the Halloween party in 1983. She was so beautiful and elegant that day! My sincere condolences, Mike.
Judy Vogt James
June 23, 2023
I got to know Anita in the Oratorio Society of Washington in 1987-1995. I was so glad to see her when I joined the City Choir of Washington in 2017. In loving memory of a wonderful person. I love you and miss you always.
Will Stewart
June 23, 2023
Anita was a dear friend and singing colleague; I am so sorry for her loss! She will surely be missed by all who knew her.
Deborah Swanger Fortier
June 23, 2023
This first paragraph is what I posted on Facebook. I know Anita was introduced to Facebook and she enjoyed commenting at times.
I lost an old friend. She was a great person, so full of life, so smart, so loving. She was there with me when I was a crazy teen, and she was even crazier. She always embarrassed me because she would call attention to herself and needed to learn not to do that, and she did learn. And we learned together, how to be on this earth, how to navigate life. We went way back. I mourn my loss of my special friend, the richness of my youth, our daffy teenage selves.
Anita and I do go way back - to when we met at Amherst Summer Music Camp and realized we lived near each other in New Jersey. We visited each other but what I remember most is going into New York City and singing Madrigals we had learned at music camp - singing them not in someone´s apartment or in a church but out in the street or on a bus. We were full of ourselves and our love of music, and we didn´t hesitate to share that enthusiasm raucously, cheerfully, throughout the whole of New York City!
I remember singing a version of Bach by the Swingle Singers and the guy sitting near us in the bus didn´t object to the singing as much as he did to the version: "you shouldn´t jazz up Bach!" said he. Anita, myself, and New York City seemed right for each other at that time in our lives.
We both attended Oberlin - she in the college and I in the conservatory. She shared with me her latest crush and I could not understand her taste, but totally shared her enthusiasm for guys.
She cheered me on throughout my life, having the capacity to be able to praise my efforts in everything from my piano playing to my photography. She was confident enough in herself to do this, and I needed it. A true friend.
I have lost people, mostly much older than myself, but now I have lost a friend, a dear dear friend, and it makes me much sadder. I didn´t have a chance to say goodbye and to tell her how much joy and love she added to my life. I wish we had had a chance to reminisce - when she and Mike attended my son´s wedding, I was too enmeshed in my own doings to pay attention to my old friend. So there is definitely regret.
Anita, I´m telling you now, too late, that I love you and you were a genuine friend, and I thank you, deeply deeply thank you.
Love,
Deborah Swanger Fortier
Alan Cohen and Valerie Nelkin
June 22, 2023
Valerie Nelkin and Alan Cohen had dinner with Anita and Mike just before the pandemic at Sergio´s restaurant in Silver Spring, Maryland. We had a wonderful evening and got a chance to really know Anita. She was a very bright, knowledgeable, interesting and kind person. We also enjoyed having them as guests at our wedding in September of last year (2022). Anita will be sorely missed. We offer our deepest condolences to Mike and Anita´s niece and nephew. Valerie and Alan
Trish Rimo
June 22, 2023
I am shocked and heartbroken to hear of Anita's passing. We had rekindled our friendship several years ago upon realizing we both lived in the D.C. area. The last time I saw Anita she was performing with the Washington Chorus and had a great solo part. I had made the snowy trek in to see the performance, and afterwards she, Mike and I ate at a wonderful French restaurant. Two months later, the pandemic hit, and then I moved to PA. I regret that we had lost touch recently but treasure the times I connected with her. My heart goes out to you, Mike, on losing such an exceptional person. May her spirit be with you always.
The City Choir of Washington
June 22, 2023
The City Choir of Washington family feels Anita's loss keenly. She was a stalwart of all of Bob Shafer's choruses and a charter member of City Choir. We hold dear the wonderful memory of her singing the alto solo on "Nowell syng we" at City Choir's January 2020 Twelfth Night concert, Anita's last performance with us. May her memory be a blessing.
Mary Monroe
June 22, 2023
I think of Anita so more often now. I keep finding so many things that I want to share with her. There is such a whole in my heart now. She was so vibrant and full of life, so knowledgeable and passionate. Her mother lived such a full and long life, and I never had any thought that Anita wouldn´t be the same feisty 95 year old. Edie and Anita went white water rafting in Central America when Edie was in her mid-80´s! I always imagined Anita would be the same way! This isn´t fair that Anita was taken from us. We were supposed to have so many more years with her. Mike, I think of you so often and how you two just adored each other. I miss my friend.
Joan Cantor
June 22, 2023
Anita will be so missed by so many. We worked closely together for a number of years at Washington Mill E.S. sharing many of the same students. She had many passions, none more important than her students. Her passing is a huge loss.
Patricia Potter
June 22, 2023
I had the pleasure of working with Anita at Washington Mill Elementary School. Not only was she an amazing teacher, but her fun personality was contagious!
Doctor Tish Howard
June 22, 2023
A consummate teacher and devoted to the education of children. She was a valuable contributor and her expertise will be missed.
Karen Goodman
June 22, 2023
Anita and I were in several vocal groups in high school. She was a vibrant reserve in my life and I was planning to see her in DC. I am shocked. May her memory be a blessing.
Cathryn Carroll
June 21, 2023
I was only starting to know Anita--but i miss her a lot. Anita was smart and funny and full of life. I still can't believe she's gone.
Nancy and Jerry Natowitz
June 21, 2023
So sorry for your loss Michael. We remember Anita so well from our yearly gatherings for Naomi's birthdays. She was always engaging and interested in everyone's lives. Having read this tribute to her, it is clear that there was so much more to learn and know about her...... an opportunity missed. Her memory will be a blessing to you with time. With love, Nancy and Jerry
Diane Demmler
June 21, 2023
I am so sorry for your loss. Anita was a housemate and true friend to me when I lived in DC many years ago. She was unfailingly encouraging and loyal when I needed it, and she could always make me laugh with her happy, I´ll-Do-It-My-Way attitude toward life. Though I hadn´t seen her in years, she always had a kind word or compliment when we corresponded. Her candle burned bright! She will be missed.
Marilyn Goldberg
June 21, 2023
Always a smile.
Larry Fieber
June 21, 2023
What a shock! I went to elementary, middle school, and high school with Anit who was such a vibrant, talented. and a wonderful person. May Anita rest in peace as she brought so much light and joy to our LHS Class of '68
Ellen Flint Baubles
June 21, 2023
My condolences. We have not only lost a beautiful voice, but a beautiful person as well. May your memories help you during this sad time.
Ellen Flint Baubles
Deborah Weeks
June 21, 2023
My once in a lifetime friend.
You know we were friends for 44 years. We dropped in and out of each other's lives and it was always like we'd never missed a beat. She was my friend and I was hers without any separation. Some how we stayed connected no matter what. I'm not sure how we managed, yet over more than four decades we managed. Ours was one of those once in a lifetime relationships that seemed to have a life of its own. Always happy to see one another. The time in between was never an issue. I never forgot her birthday or she mine.
Denise and James Glynn
June 21, 2023
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Michele Malinchak
June 21, 2023
Anita had been my friend since Kindergarten. There is no way to describe this sudden loss, this shock.
Nan Raphael
June 21, 2023
Anita and I met at Lincoln Park where she was "auntie" to all the dogs there including mine but it wasn't until we met at the pool that our friendship really took off. We became best swim buddies and found we had a lot in common. We'd spend our walks/drives commiserating about the news or sharing the good things going on in our lives. Anita could always find something to smile and laugh about and appreciated the smallest things in life. She was a genuinely happy person and that happiness was a pleasure to be around. Like her, her back yard was sunny and inviting on chilly days. I feel her absence everyday going to the pool, to protests or wanting to review what Rachel Maddow talked about in her weekly show. She will always be in my heart.
Sallie
June 21, 2023
What a lovely tribute to an exceptional woman. It was my pleasure to have known her. I'm sure that 23 years have provided you with many wonderful memories.
Ellen Lenox Smith
June 21, 2023
My heart feels empty with your loss Anita. We have enjoyed connections through the years and our mutual passion for music and advocating for what we feel strongly about. I have always had tremendous respect and admiration for you and will always hold you close to me as I carry on. May you, Mike, find peace in time with the loss of this amazing woman who adored you. My heart feels broken that life could take away such a passionate wonderful woman from you, especially - and the rest of the world. Know I will always care, love, Ellen Lenox Smith
Showing 1 - 33 of 33 results
Make a Donation
in Anita Glick's name
Sponsored anonymously