Obituaries
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Dorothy Kreiselman
Dorothy Kreiselman was a teacher and chapter leader in District 20 in Brooklyn.
Paul Friedman
A former English teacher at New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn, Paul was a lover of jazz, literature and movies and believed in education through the arts.
Kinereth Louise Stubbs
Kinereth Louise Stubbs taught at PS 192 in West Harlem for 34 years. Teaching was her passion.
Dr. Felix Carlos Bonilla
Dr. Felix Carlos Bonilla was a teacher at Newtown HS in Queens for more than 30 years before his retirement in 2010.
Lisa Moore
Lisa Moore taught grades 3-5 for 28 years at PS 47 in the Bronx.
Lennie (Atlantic) Brice
Lennie Brice was an elementary school teacher, including at PS 30 in Manhattan, and a UFT member for 26 years. After retiring in 1993, she continued to work as a substitute teacher for a decade, from 2001-2011, in Harlem and also in Englewood and Teaneck in New Jersey. She was a strong advocate for children everywhere and for the Harlem community.
Sylvia Schaum
Schaum was a 1st grade teacher in District 12 in the Bronx for 26 years before retiring in 1991.
Thelma Ward
She was a counselor and teacher for more than 40 years at PS 61 in the Bronx before her retirement in 1982.
Ruth Harwayne
Ruth Harwayne, a founding member of the UFT, was a business teacher and a SPARK coordinator at Washington Irving HS in Manhattan.
Lila V. Goodman
Lila Goodman was an English teacher at John Dewey and South Shore high schools in Brooklyn.