Judith Solomon-Marks

JUDITH ELLEN SOLOMON-MARKS (b. July 21, 1951) of Valley Village, CA passed today, May 8, 2013 from complications of liver disease. Judy was a native of Los Angeles and loving mother of daughter Emily R. Marks and Gabriel J. Marks (deceased). She was the adored daughter of Alvin and Zelda (nee Fagelson) Solomon (deceased), and stepmother, Barbara. She is survived by her daughter Emily, brother, Michael and sister-in-law, Lori, also of Studio City, and several nieces and nephews. Judy holds a baccalaureate graduate in Sociology, class of 1973, from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She went on to graduate school at Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena where she earned an early childhood specialty teaching credential. Fluent in Spanish, she was employed throughout the greater Los Angeles area teaching "Mommy and Me" courses, pre-school, early childhood development courses to new mothers, and vocational education classes for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She distinguished her career by co-authoring and editing several professional texts and journals in the early childhood education academic field. Her passion for travel took her around the world on ocean cruise lines often in the company of her father, Alvin, and daughter, Emily. Her lifelong enjoyment of all things Wizard of Oz related provided a storyline and a metaphor for many events in her life. Her family, friends, and fellow educators will miss Judy very much. Services will be held on May 10, 2013 at 2 PM at Mount Sinai - Hollywood Hills, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068. Donations to the University of California at Santa Barbara Alumni Association are appreciated.