Sylvia Kuller taught English at IS 246 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and later became a guidance counselor at the school.
Sylvia was born and raised in Brooklyn, the daughter of immigrants, Esther and Sam Serota.
Mildred Lucille Gersh (nee Gerst) was a teacher at PS 78 in the Bronx and subsequently a reading coordinator for District 11 in the Bronx.
Mildred was a member of the International Literacy Association and president of the Bronx Reading Council. She was always on the cutting edge of innovate initiatives in reading. Mildred’s interests included travel, playing bridge, knitting and the arts.
Kinereth Louise Stubbs taught at PS 192 in West Harlem for 34 years. Teaching was her passion. She truly enjoyed her days teaching children from kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Edith Packer-Greenberg taught 6th grade and gifted children at PS 42 in Arverne, Queens for many years.
Leo Benardo began his career as a teacher of foreign languages in the New York City public school system in 1947. He later became a junior high school supervisor and a principal before being appointed as the director of foreign languages for all NYC public schools from 1966 to 1987. For 27 years, until the age of 86, he taught Spanish, French and Comparative Literature at Baruch College.
Lorraine C. Porter was a chapter leader at PS 6 in East Flatbush, Brooklyn for the last eight years. Lorraine was a licensed high school physical education teacher for 36 years and held a license in administration and supervision. She was appointed to PS 6 in 1992 after teaching health, math, science and physical education to various grade levels in multiple Brooklyn schools.
Carolyn Grossman was a kindergarten teacher at PS 200 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. She retired in 1976, and lived in Suffolk County, Long Island. “She gave me the gift of wanting to be a teacher, too,” said her daughter, Marjorie Debowy, who once taught 1st grade at PS 200 and has since retired. Grossman is also survived by another daughter, Ellen Grossman, and extended family.
Shirley D. Safran died suddenly on May 3 of a heart attack.
She was a lifelong New Yorker and a graduate of Music and Art High School, Brooklyn College, with a B.A. in Speech and Theater, and Hunter College, with an M.A. in English.
Norma Joseph Hart, a school psychologist for more than 20 years, was a UFT delegate and a founding member of the Hispanic Affairs and Capably Disabled committees.
Lisa Moore taught grades 3–5 for 28 years at PS 47 in the Bronx.