Rosalee Presser Familant

Rosalee Presser Familant, a former resident of New Orleans, died Friday, December 26, 2003 in Virginia Beach, VA from lung cancer. She was 62 years old. Mrs. Familant graduated from Fortier High School and received her B.S. and M.A. in Speech Pathology from L.S.U. She was a former President of the Hampton Roads Chapter of Hadassah and Rodef Sholom Temple, and a board member of United Jewish Federation, Beth Shalom Seniors Home, Conservative Synagogue Sisterhoods, National Council of Jewish Women, Brandeis, ORT, ASHA and an active member of the Hebrew Women's Burial Society. She was the daughter of the late Julius Presser and sister of the late Melvin Presser. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Joseph W. Familant; two sons, Jay Familant of Washington, D.C. and Bruce Familant of Grand Rapids, MI, plus his wife Judit and their son Jordan; her mother, Fanny Presser and sister Marilyn (Mary Sue) Presser Katz. Donations can be made to The Rosalee P. Familant Fund, % Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah, 50 West 58th Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10019.