Diane Auerbach

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Diane Auerbach

Diane Leslie Auerbach, 70, long-time resident of Livingston, died on April 27, 2020 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after a struggle with a bone marrow transplant followed by graft vs. host disease. She is survived by her husband, Andrew, and her children, Meredith and Lee, and grandchild, Piper. Diane was born to Sam Shapass and Ruth Lochansky in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. Phillip Shapass was her elder brother, now deceased. She was married to Andrew Auerbach in 1972. They have been Livingston residents since 1977. She went to Brooklyn College for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education, and received a certificate in guidance from Kean University in New Jersey. Her children were her life’s work, and they returned her love many times over. Her example guided them in their own lives. She remained their mentor and friend until the end. She always wanted to be a teacher. She worked as a teacher in Brooklyn and New Jersey (Irvington and Randolph). She loved helping students and interacting with students. She was very good at what she did, and was well thought of by her fellow teachers. She always came home with stories about the students and their lives. Years later her students would stop her on the street and relate stories of their experiences in her class. Diane became a guidance counselor in Randolph for the last 15 years of her education career, and brought her passion for helping students to oneon-one guidance sessions with children and parents. She was very active in Temple Emanu-El in Livingston. She served as head of many of the committees and was on the Temple Board for many years. She was a “doer,” and organized many events in the Temple. People used to say, “if you want an event to get done, get Diane to organize it.” In short, she was a woman for all seasons. She was a wonderful wife and mother and friend to her family, but she also a had a large network of friends in Livingston as well as some old time friends. She always looked on the bright side of things, no matter how tough things were. She had a simplicity in her manner, but also a complex understanding of people and events. She was a rare individual who lived her life based on her values and ideals. I will miss her greatly. Services will be by video presentation on Sunday morning, May 3. Please ...

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