Kim Gottlieb-Walker presents
In Memorium
Remembering Friends and Family who have passed on...
(a work in progress)
Lee Kronenberg, brilliant scientist
Born Dec 2, 1946, died
Lee Kronenberg was a brilliant scientist, best remembered at Wilson
High for having rigged the PA system to dismiss the school while the seniors were rehearsing for graduation. He did original research on interferon and produced it for research labs around the world. He passed away over 15 years ago leaving behind his ex-wife Ruth and two wonderful daughters - Anna (a psychologist who married a young lawyer from the San Diego DA's office, Chris Moon, and has two daughters) and Becky (who graduated with honors from UC San Diego and has a daughter). His daughters are my god-children.
Candy Stabrawa MacGowan Parrish
8/11/46 - 3/29/2014
Candy Stabrawa MacGowen Parrish was working on her PhD in Anthropology when diagnosed with terminal brain and lung cancer and given 3 months to live. Instead, she lasted over two years, long enough to see her daughter Alex's pregnancy and the birth of her grandson Brixton, and with time enough to babysit with him and get to know him. She also created a hilarious cartoon strip called Harriet McGorglesplonk. She was smart, funny and optimistic to the end.
Monica Buferd Heindorff - Actress
Len Wein, creator of Wolverine
Born: June 12, 1948, NY, NY
Died: September 10, 2017, L .A., CA
Writer-Creator of Swamp Thing, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, Maddrox, Cottonmouth, Jigsaw, Lucius Fox, The Human Target, Gunfire, many other characters.
Writer of virtually every major title at DC and Marvel and many other publishers in a 50 year career. Editor in Chief at Marvel and Disney Comics, Senior Editor at DC Comics. Editor of Alan Moore & Dave Gibbon’s Watchmen.
And a sweet, upbeat guy, despite life-long health problems. He lived longer than anyone expected, but not long enough.
Survived by his wife, my good friend, Christine Valada.
Aruna Taribagil Chatterjee - Artist
Aruna was the exchange student to my highschool in 1963/64
and was my dear friend for over 40 years. She had been placed
with a fundamentalist family who kept trying to convert her,
so escaping to my progressive, intellectual family was a relief -
we were Hinjews together. She passed away on Aug 30, 2011
She is survived by her husband, Avi, her daughter, Anouk, and a son. She was a well respected artist in India.
Darlene Hanson Solum
Darlene was a friend for over 40 years ...and used to attend my mother's psychic salons and Taurus birthday celebrations. Her daughter Nicole was her greatest joy. She was a delightful person, and the inspiration for the character Darlene in my novel. Sh passed away in - far too soon.
Margaret Karlin - Author
Margaret Karlin, R.N. Bsc. worked as a head nurse at the Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Institute at Michael Reese Hospital Medical Center in Chicago from 1950 until 1962. Her first novel, Virtuous Women, placed in the top 100 of America’s Best in Amazon.com’s “Breakthrough Novel” contest 2009, and earned her entrance to the advanced writers program at UCLA.. Mother of four children, and six grandchildren, Margaret was working on a brilliant memoir, titled Dumbarton, A Journey Back, about her childhood in Great Britain during the blitz in WWII and was a highly valued member of our writers' critique group for a decade.
She passed away in May 2025