Dahvie Livingston Epstein

Dahvie Livingston (Travis) Epstein passed away on August 8, 2017 in Ormand Beach, FL at the age of 92. Dahvie grew up in Tulsa, OK, where her dad, Max Travis, was an oil wildcatter and her mom Rhea Travis was a fine pianist. She met the love of her life, Jerome Epstein, while entertaining WWII troops in Texas for the USO and Jerry was in training for the Army-Air Force. They made their life and their three sons, Joe, Fred and George in the NY metropolitan area before retiring to Florida 25 years ago. Dahvie was not the typical 1950's mom. She took her boys on vacation, while Jerry was working, by loading everyone in the car and driving in random directions until finding an interesting place to visit. Dahvie helped run political campaigns. She was an entrepreneur, selling women's clothes from her Dressmobile and then a store a block from her home in Harrington Park, NJ. Dahvie's unique business model was to put on fashion shows for women's clubs throughout northern NJ, using the club members as the models and then selling the outfits at the end of the show. The popularity of those shows was sealed by the fact that the entire show was narrated in rhyme, written and spoken by Dahvie, and including references to the personal lives of the models as well as the clothes. She can still be seen reading poetry about the experience of aging on her life on YouTube. The excitement she added to people's lives is demonstrated by the army of warm and wonderful friends she made after moving to Florida. When Jerry passed away nine years earlier, they helped fill her life with social events and more than a small amount of playing the slots. Dahvie left behind a legacy of her boys, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a model for life filled with energy, creativity and excitement. Arrangements are by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn, NJ.