Born on May 30, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, she passed away peacefully on November 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, where she lived for the last seventy-three years of her life. She resided at 646 Woodruff Avenue in the Westwood district of Los Angeles at the time of her death.
Preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, Dr. Arnold A. Lavin, she is survived by her four children, Mark (Cheryl), Paul (Mollie), Todd (Natalie) and Glen, and her five grandchildren, Tim (Galya), Andy, Randi, Ellen, and Eric.
Irene was a brilliant individual, first earning her nursing degree, and later earning a law degree. Irene always graduated at the top of her class. Her talents and creativity matched her intellect, best exhibited by the children's stories and poems she wrote that boh entertained and delighted.
But Irene always felt her greatest accomplishment was bringing up her four sons, who blessed her with five grandchildren of whom she couldn't have been more proud. Her dedication as a mother and grandmother was unmatched. Irene was truly unique. She touched in some wonderful way, everyone who knew her. She will always be missed and remembered with thoughts of joy and love.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from November 26 to November 27, 2009.
Preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, Dr. Arnold A. Lavin, she is survived by her four children, Mark (Cheryl), Paul (Mollie), Todd (Natalie) and Glen, and her five grandchildren, Tim (Galya), Andy, Randi, Ellen, and Eric.
Irene was a brilliant individual, first earning her nursing degree, and later earning a law degree. Irene always graduated at the top of her class. Her talents and creativity matched her intellect, best exhibited by the children's stories and poems she wrote that boh entertained and delighted.
But Irene always felt her greatest accomplishment was bringing up her four sons, who blessed her with five grandchildren of whom she couldn't have been more proud. Her dedication as a mother and grandmother was unmatched. Irene was truly unique. She touched in some wonderful way, everyone who knew her. She will always be missed and remembered with thoughts of joy and love.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from November 26 to November 27, 2009.
Born on May 30, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, she passed away peacefully on November 23, 2009 in Los Angeles, where she lived for the last seventy-three years of her life. She resided at 646 Woodruff Avenue in the Westwood district of Los Angeles at the time of her death.
Preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, Dr. Arnold A. Lavin, she is survived by her four children, Mark (Cheryl), Paul (Mollie), Todd (Natalie) and Glen, and her five grandchildren, Tim (Galya), Andy, Randi, Ellen, and Eric.
Irene was a brilliant individual, first earning her nursing degree, and later earning a law degree. Irene always graduated at the top of her class. Her talents and creativity matched her intellect, best exhibited by the children's stories and poems she wrote that boh entertained and delighted.
But Irene always felt her greatest accomplishment was bringing up her four sons, who blessed her with five grandchildren of whom she couldn't have been more proud. Her dedication as a mother and grandmother was unmatched. Irene was truly unique. She touched in some wonderful way, everyone who knew her. She will always be missed and remembered with thoughts of joy and love.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from November 26 to November 27, 2009.
Preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, Dr. Arnold A. Lavin, she is survived by her four children, Mark (Cheryl), Paul (Mollie), Todd (Natalie) and Glen, and her five grandchildren, Tim (Galya), Andy, Randi, Ellen, and Eric.
Irene was a brilliant individual, first earning her nursing degree, and later earning a law degree. Irene always graduated at the top of her class. Her talents and creativity matched her intellect, best exhibited by the children's stories and poems she wrote that boh entertained and delighted.
But Irene always felt her greatest accomplishment was bringing up her four sons, who blessed her with five grandchildren of whom she couldn't have been more proud. Her dedication as a mother and grandmother was unmatched. Irene was truly unique. She touched in some wonderful way, everyone who knew her. She will always be missed and remembered with thoughts of joy and love.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 27, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at Hillside Memorial Park.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from November 26 to November 27, 2009.
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