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What a story about meeting a Clevelander. Here in Israel and in Beitar there are a lot of Clevelanders but none I went to school with

As they say It’s a small world
I have been an onsite resident manager for Senior housing here in Yucaipa California for the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino for almost 9 years now and I had a resident Roger Lowe who is a very quiet nice person who had pretty much a daily routine each morning he’d come and check his mail we would briefly exchange morning greetings and I would see him drive off in his small white auto and see him return shorty that was his morning routine to get to the point of this story Roger became ill and just very recently it became necessary for him to request a transfer to a downstairs until and during the paperwork process I had the opportunity to get to know Roger a bit better and low and behold I discovered the He was a student at Heights however he did not graduate he made the decision to join and have a career in the United States Navy which is how he ended up in California had he graduated I believe he would have been a Heights 1958 Graduate.
Small World

Dee Ann (Rothstein) Lefkowitz, 69, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away on March 15, 2017, surrounded by family. Dee leaves behind her children, Bradley Lefkowitz (Stephanie Litos) of Washington, D.C., Jennifer Ganahl (Matthew) of Highland Park, Ill., Dana Fabiani (Douglas) of Sarasota, Fla., and Samantha Moon (Thomas) of Ponte Vedra, Fla.; and grandchildren, Jackson and Alexander Ganahl, Madison and Brady Moon, and Tyler Fabiani. Dee was predeceased by parents, Barney and Irene (Wolfe) Rothstein, and stepmother, Betty (Turbow) Rothstein.

Born on Nov. 14, 1947, in Cleveland, Dee graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Ohio State Universty and a Master of Arts degree from Cleveland State University.

Dee was a devoted mother and grandmother, and loved nothing more than spending time with her five grandchildren. Dee’s love of children was a constant throughout her life; she was a kindergarten and pre-kindergarten teacher with the Cleveland Municipal School District and the Jewish Community Center.

Prior to moving to Sarasota in 2016, Dee was a lifelong Cleveland resident and a longtime member of Park

Synagogue. She looked forward to her weekly mah-jongg games and frequent girls’ lunches. Dee leaves behind many close friends who will miss her warmth and humor.

Dee battled cancer several times, and although the disease that ultimately took her life does not define her, the way she fought highlights the qualities she had that were admired by so many. She showed incredible strength and rarely complained, she was optimistic, and she was courageous in her matter-of-fact manner. Dee’s fight serves as an inspiration to those facing their own battles.

The family will receive friends at noon March 26 at Landerhaven, 6111 Landerhaven Drive, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Friends who wish may contribute to the Gathering Place (touchedbycancer.org), a Cleveland charity that provides support and services to cancer patients and their families, or to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (bcrfcure.org), which supports clinical and translational research at medical institutions worldwide.