Lucy A. Broomall, 79, dear wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, passed peacefully on Tuesday, the 28th of January, 2020, with her loving family at her bedside.
Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday the 31st of January at Bernheim-Apter-Kreitzman, located at 68 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston. A committal service followed at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Lucy, born on June 29, 1940 to the late Sophy and RobertAllen, was a Livingston, New Jersey native. She attended Syracuse University as a music major on a full scholarship and was an accomplished pianist. She earned her scholarship performing a technically difficult Rachmaninoff sonata. She taught piano lessons during a career spanning more than 50 years to countless promising students. She also studied the pipe organ. For over 20 years, Lucy played the piano and pipe organ at many local churches. She was a devoted member of the Chamber Music Club. Lucy also enjoyed participating in book clubs and was an avid reader.
Lucy thrived participating in athletic activities, including swimming, tennis and ice skating. She loved the sun and the ocean and always felt healthier with a tan. Lucy’s passion for athletic activities inspired her family to enjoy them as well. Lucy encouraged her husband, Bob, to learn to skate at age 35, and he went on to play ice hockey in leagues well into his late 60s. Lucy’s favorite past-time was to visit her four grandchildren.
In recent years, Lucy had been accompanying a skilled singer in performing music programs for residents at various local nursing homes. She very much enjoyed making people happy with music. Audiences were enthralled with her talent.
Not only did Lucy befriend people wherever she went, she had a fondness for animals, treating them with heartfelt kindness, especially her kitties.
We love her and will very much miss her ready smile, incredible courage, beautiful spirit, strength and gentle kindness.
She leaves to grieve her loving husband of 55 years, Bob; her daughter, Lesley, and son-in-law, Manny; her daughter, Alison, and son-in-law, Matt; her brother, Jeffrey Allen, and sister-in-law, Mary Dale; her sister, Amy Karr; and her grandchildren, Melina, Annabel, Ryan, and Tessa.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made toThe Nature Conservancy in Lucy’s name. https://support.nature.org
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