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Sylvia Elinor <I>Levi</I> Gordon

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Sylvia Elinor Levi Gordon

Birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Dec 2020 (aged 86)
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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SYLVIA ELINOR GORDON

Sylvia Elinor Gordon (nee Levi), of Peabody, passed away December 21, 2020, surrounded by her family at her home in Brooksby Village. Sylvia leaves behind her son Stephen, her daughter Susan (Ed), and her two grandchildren. Sylvia was predeceased by her parents Alexander and Dorothy Levi.

Sylvia was a graduate of the University of Michigan, Sylvia received her Masters of Social Work from Simmons College. In 1987, she became the first full-time Social Worker at the Mass General's Revere Health Center. Sylvia devoted her career to the care of immigrants and refugees from war-torn Cambodia. Sylvia approached her work with sensitivity, expertise, and persistence. In 2001, Sylvia received the Stephanie M. Macaluso Expertise in Clinical Practice Award from Mass General. Sylvia was a lifetime lover of the theater, particularly Broadway musicals, and was a dedicated volunteer at the Marblehead Little Theatre and the North Shore Music Theatre. She enjoyed travel, music, reading, and her family.

A private graveside service will be held at Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield. Arrangements: Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Salem, MA 01970
Published in Boston Globe from Dec. 22 to Dec. 23, 2020.
SYLVIA ELINOR GORDON

Sylvia Elinor Gordon (nee Levi), of Peabody, passed away December 21, 2020, surrounded by her family at her home in Brooksby Village. Sylvia leaves behind her son Stephen, her daughter Susan (Ed), and her two grandchildren. Sylvia was predeceased by her parents Alexander and Dorothy Levi.

Sylvia was a graduate of the University of Michigan, Sylvia received her Masters of Social Work from Simmons College. In 1987, she became the first full-time Social Worker at the Mass General's Revere Health Center. Sylvia devoted her career to the care of immigrants and refugees from war-torn Cambodia. Sylvia approached her work with sensitivity, expertise, and persistence. In 2001, Sylvia received the Stephanie M. Macaluso Expertise in Clinical Practice Award from Mass General. Sylvia was a lifetime lover of the theater, particularly Broadway musicals, and was a dedicated volunteer at the Marblehead Little Theatre and the North Shore Music Theatre. She enjoyed travel, music, reading, and her family.

A private graveside service will be held at Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield. Arrangements: Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel, Salem, MA 01970
Published in Boston Globe from Dec. 22 to Dec. 23, 2020.

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