Philip Teitelbaum
My mother Stella, who turned 101 years old this past February 8th, passed away on the anniversary of my late father's birth. After suffering a stroke when she was 96, she spent the past 5 years (while living under my sister's loving care) trying to be strong despite adverserial conditions (just as she had lived her life). Filled with love and compassion and an unending thirst for knowledge, she inspired all who crossed her path and then some. A dedicated humanitarian, she gave love without reservation and provided guidance to all that would listen (and even to those that resisted). Married to my father for 64 years (until his death 12 years ago), she brought up two children in which she held as her greatest joy. My sister Iris, an ever loving caretaker, provided the loving care over much of her life but most specifically these last difficult 5 years that kept my mother not only alive but comfortable and with peace. In over the last century, my mother touched the hearts of so many and provided an honest and unconditional friendship with them. A life well spent, a peace well deserved, and with a love that will never diminish, my mother's life has meant a difference. She felt like a “millionaire”, not measured in monetary wealth but because of her appreciation of her life's blessings. She was generous in sharing her love and her blessings. May all those whose lives she touched remember her humanity, inner and outer beauty, kindness and guidance and may those memories surround my mother's peace in the heaven she created.
Philip Teitelbaum
Thursday March 8, 2018 at 10:21 pm
