Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.
Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.Phyllis and Sydney had one child, a daughter, Sarah.
Phyllis decided to go back to school in her 60s and got her law degree from Catholic University. She passed the bar on her first attempt and practiced elder law at the Catholic University legal services clinic for many years. Through Sydney's illnesses, Phyllis again took on the role of caretaker and gave him his best life until he died in 2005.
Phyllis was a force to be reckoned with. She was a fierce protector of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a ferocious NYTimes crossword puzzle solver and an avid reader. She was passionate about theater and art and being by the sea. Most of all, she was a survivor, looking always forward and never back. She was the matriarch of our family and the colors in the world are forever dimmed with her passing.
The friendships formed at Maplewood Park Place over fifteen years as a resident and the extraordinary love and care from Vida, Florence, Colleen, Ramatu and Bernadette provided her with joy and serenity during the last chapter of her life.
Phyllis is survived by her four children, Stuart Brown (Diane Solomon) of Bethesda. MD Myles Brown (Judy Garber) of Newton, MA, Kenneth Brown of Richmond, VA, and Sarah Green (Mark Motyl) of Westport, CT as well as grandchildren Rebecca (Tom Wood), Laura, Jenifer (Jack Varon), Royce, Lianne, Emma, Matthew, Jake, and Caroline and by great-grandchildren Charlie, Teddy and Evan. Phyllis is also survived by her beloved sister, Ellie Lipkin, her nieces Laura Lipkin (Bill Gavzy), Rhonda Lipkin (Michelle Nethercott), her nephew Matthew Lipkin (Donna McCoy) and a large extended family.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.
Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.Phyllis and Sydney had one child, a daughter, Sarah.
Phyllis decided to go back to school in her 60s and got her law degree from Catholic University. She passed the bar on her first attempt and practiced elder law at the Catholic University legal services clinic for many years. Through Sydney's illnesses, Phyllis again took on the role of caretaker and gave him his best life until he died in 2005.
Phyllis was a force to be reckoned with. She was a fierce protector of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a ferocious NYTimes crossword puzzle solver and an avid reader. She was passionate about theater and art and being by the sea. Most of all, she was a survivor, looking always forward and never back. She was the matriarch of our family and the colors in the world are forever dimmed with her passing.
The friendships formed at Maplewood Park Place over fifteen years as a resident and the extraordinary love and care from Vida, Florence, Colleen, Ramatu and Bernadette provided her with joy and serenity during the last chapter of her life.
Phyllis is survived by her four children, Stuart Brown (Diane Solomon) of Bethesda. MD Myles Brown (Judy Garber) of Newton, MA, Kenneth Brown of Richmond, VA, and Sarah Green (Mark Motyl) of Westport, CT as well as grandchildren Rebecca (Tom Wood), Laura, Jenifer (Jack Varon), Royce, Lianne, Emma, Matthew, Jake, and Caroline and by great-grandchildren Charlie, Teddy and Evan. Phyllis is also survived by her beloved sister, Ellie Lipkin, her nieces Laura Lipkin (Bill Gavzy), Rhonda Lipkin (Michelle Nethercott), her nephew Matthew Lipkin (Donna McCoy) and a large extended family.
Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.
Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.Phyllis and Sydney had one child, a daughter, Sarah.
Phyllis decided to go back to school in her 60s and got her law degree from Catholic University. She passed the bar on her first attempt and practiced elder law at the Catholic University legal services clinic for many years. Through Sydney's illnesses, Phyllis again took on the role of caretaker and gave him his best life until he died in 2005.
Phyllis was a force to be reckoned with. She was a fierce protector of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a ferocious NYTimes crossword puzzle solver and an avid reader. She was passionate about theater and art and being by the sea. Most of all, she was a survivor, looking always forward and never back. She was the matriarch of our family and the colors in the world are forever dimmed with her passing.
The friendships formed at Maplewood Park Place over fifteen years as a resident and the extraordinary love and care from Vida, Florence, Colleen, Ramatu and Bernadette provided her with joy and serenity during the last chapter of her life.
Phyllis is survived by her four children, Stuart Brown (Diane Solomon) of Bethesda. MD Myles Brown (Judy Garber) of Newton, MA, Kenneth Brown of Richmond, VA, and Sarah Green (Mark Motyl) of Westport, CT as well as grandchildren Rebecca (Tom Wood), Laura, Jenifer (Jack Varon), Royce, Lianne, Emma, Matthew, Jake, and Caroline and by great-grandchildren Charlie, Teddy and Evan. Phyllis is also survived by her beloved sister, Ellie Lipkin, her nieces Laura Lipkin (Bill Gavzy), Rhonda Lipkin (Michelle Nethercott), her nephew Matthew Lipkin (Donna McCoy) and a large extended family.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.
Phyllis was born on Feb 3, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the eldest of two daughters born to Ben and Helen Leon. Phyllis attended Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University as a young woman and was the first female DJ at her college. With a passion for playwriting and theater, Phyllis was also very active in the art world and was friends with many well-known artists including Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
Phyllis married her first husband, Royce Lee Brown, an OB-GYN, and the couple settled in Longmeadow, MA where they raised three sons, Stuart, Myles and Kenneth. Royce was sadly diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and Phyllis tirelessly cared for him until his untimely death in 1961. Phyllis then remarried Sydney Green, a neurosurgeon, and moved with her three boys to Bethesda, Maryland.Phyllis and Sydney had one child, a daughter, Sarah.
Phyllis decided to go back to school in her 60s and got her law degree from Catholic University. She passed the bar on her first attempt and practiced elder law at the Catholic University legal services clinic for many years. Through Sydney's illnesses, Phyllis again took on the role of caretaker and gave him his best life until he died in 2005.
Phyllis was a force to be reckoned with. She was a fierce protector of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a ferocious NYTimes crossword puzzle solver and an avid reader. She was passionate about theater and art and being by the sea. Most of all, she was a survivor, looking always forward and never back. She was the matriarch of our family and the colors in the world are forever dimmed with her passing.
The friendships formed at Maplewood Park Place over fifteen years as a resident and the extraordinary love and care from Vida, Florence, Colleen, Ramatu and Bernadette provided her with joy and serenity during the last chapter of her life.
Phyllis is survived by her four children, Stuart Brown (Diane Solomon) of Bethesda. MD Myles Brown (Judy Garber) of Newton, MA, Kenneth Brown of Richmond, VA, and Sarah Green (Mark Motyl) of Westport, CT as well as grandchildren Rebecca (Tom Wood), Laura, Jenifer (Jack Varon), Royce, Lianne, Emma, Matthew, Jake, and Caroline and by great-grandchildren Charlie, Teddy and Evan. Phyllis is also survived by her beloved sister, Ellie Lipkin, her nieces Laura Lipkin (Bill Gavzy), Rhonda Lipkin (Michelle Nethercott), her nephew Matthew Lipkin (Donna McCoy) and a large extended family.
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