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In Memory of
Leo
Seligsohn
Seligsohn
1926 - 2017
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Obituary for Leo Seligsohn
Leo Vince Seligsohn
1926 – 2017
Respected journalist and theater critic; beloved husband, father and grandfather; amateur cartoonist, philosopher and inventor; lifelong wonderer, wanderer and documenter; Leo Seligsohn died peacefully on September 18 at age 91 in his apartment in North Andover, MA.
Born July 15, 1926 in Manhattan, Leo graduated from Far Rockaway High School. He then served in the Pacific in the US Navy during World War II, where he started a newsletter for a naval base in the Marshall Islands. He continued his career in journalism, spending a year in Europe, and earning a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Leo went on to work as a page and news writer at NBC, and joined Newsday in 1956 where he worked as a reporter, theater and film critic and magazine feature writer. After 33 years, Leo retired but continued to review theater in the Berkshires; penned letters to editors of the Berkshire Eagle, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and The New York Times; and avidly documented current events alongside personal musings on the human condition.
Through his retirement, Leo lived with his beloved wife Adrea in Becket, MA and Lakewood Ranch, FL where they remained committed activists and global adventurers, visiting over 45 countries. For 10 years, Leo volunteered as a reading and writing tutor for underserved students at Booker Middle School in Sarasota. He loved playing tennis, swimming and sailing.
Leo brought laughter, wisdom and a dash of philosophy to the many lives he touched. He breathed insatiable curiosity, childlike wonder and a continuous stream of poems and puns until his last day of life.
Leo is survived by Adrea, his wife and partner of 59 years, whom he adored and admired. He is also survived by his three children Ben, Rob and Susan; son-in-law Steve; grandchildren Olivia and Jake; and a dynamic community of friends and relatives.
A memorial will be held at 10:00am on Sunday, September 24 at his daughter’s home. Please contact the family for further details. Tribute donations can be made in Leo’s name to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
1926 – 2017
Respected journalist and theater critic; beloved husband, father and grandfather; amateur cartoonist, philosopher and inventor; lifelong wonderer, wanderer and documenter; Leo Seligsohn died peacefully on September 18 at age 91 in his apartment in North Andover, MA.
Born July 15, 1926 in Manhattan, Leo graduated from Far Rockaway High School. He then served in the Pacific in the US Navy during World War II, where he started a newsletter for a naval base in the Marshall Islands. He continued his career in journalism, spending a year in Europe, and earning a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Leo went on to work as a page and news writer at NBC, and joined Newsday in 1956 where he worked as a reporter, theater and film critic and magazine feature writer. After 33 years, Leo retired but continued to review theater in the Berkshires; penned letters to editors of the Berkshire Eagle, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and The New York Times; and avidly documented current events alongside personal musings on the human condition.
Through his retirement, Leo lived with his beloved wife Adrea in Becket, MA and Lakewood Ranch, FL where they remained committed activists and global adventurers, visiting over 45 countries. For 10 years, Leo volunteered as a reading and writing tutor for underserved students at Booker Middle School in Sarasota. He loved playing tennis, swimming and sailing.
Leo brought laughter, wisdom and a dash of philosophy to the many lives he touched. He breathed insatiable curiosity, childlike wonder and a continuous stream of poems and puns until his last day of life.
Leo is survived by Adrea, his wife and partner of 59 years, whom he adored and admired. He is also survived by his three children Ben, Rob and Susan; son-in-law Steve; grandchildren Olivia and Jake; and a dynamic community of friends and relatives.
A memorial will be held at 10:00am on Sunday, September 24 at his daughter’s home. Please contact the family for further details. Tribute donations can be made in Leo’s name to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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