Last month, Livingston said goodbye to one of its most beloved employees, Liliana Branquinho, who is leaving after serving as Livingston’s senior and adult enrichment and special events supervisor for nearly 11 years.From concerts to senior socials, Healthy Bones classes and special programs, residents surely know Liliana’s face, and most know her by name. She helped run the Fourth of July and Memorial Day celebrations, the Intergenerational Prom, and the outdoor summer concert series, to name a few of Livingston’s most popular annual gatherings. Outside of those public-facing events, she led a variety of fitness classes, held information sessions, and so much more. She loved working with seniors, particularly veterans, and it showed; she was always happy to take the time for a nice long chat with “her” seniors, and despite some late nights as a result of the occasional evening programming, she always did it with a smile on her face.Liliana is one of a select few people with a seemingly 100 percent approval rating in town. A wonderful listener, she excelled at making people feel heard, and doing what she could to help them with whatever issues were at hand. As a result, she leaves her job at Senior, Youth, and Leisure Services with more relationships – professional ones, many of which have turned into true friendships – than one could count.She will be missed by all who have met and worked with her, and will surely be hard to replace. We at the Tribune will miss our warm, collaborative relationship with Liliana. Her dedication to Livingston and our senior population truly changed life for the better here in town.We wish her well and thank her for spending her time in the community. Hopefully, we will still see her around town at her new gig with Brandywine Senior Living, which includes coverage of its Livingston facility.
