Obituary of Terri Leibowitz

Terri Leibowitz was born March 4, 1941, in Brooklyn, NY. She was the only child of Benjamin Marcus and Ann Frankel. She married Arthur Leibowitz on January 24, 1960, and thereafter had two sons – David and Gary. David is married to Maria Leibowitz, and they gave Terri two wonderful grandchildren – Stefanie and Michael. Terri was an adventurous soul; one might even say that she was fearless. While living in Englishtown, NJ, she was a substitute teacher and later worked for Exxon, where she climbed the gasoline tanks and learned to fight oil fires. If you asked her, she would have said that being a substitute teacher was by far the scarier occupation. She received a bachelor’s degree in science at Brooklyn College, worked in market research, and in her late 50s, she went back to school to get a degree in Medical Records Billing. Terri graduated near the top of the class. After graduation, she formed a business with two of her classmates, including her good friend Lois Halber. Terri also loved to travel and explore. She traveled to England, Japan, Greece, Peru, Alaska, and Egypt/Jordan. Besides travel, another of her great loves was art. She attended the Arts Student League and painted in oils and pastels. Terri was, to put it mildly, strong-willed. You always knew where you stood with her. Whether you wanted to hear it or not. But she was fierce in her love for her family and anyone who got in the way of their happiness learned not to mess with her. Terri lived out her last ten or so years at The Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center where she was loved by the staff who took wonderful care of her in these final years.