The Seabury News Donald and Rosalie Sadowsky – A Couple to Know About Don and Lee were both born in the Bronx – but they did not know each other until 1950 when they met in the Catskills. Lee’s father immigrated from Minsk, Russia in 1906 and her mother from Kovno, Lithuania in 1908. They lived on the lower east side of Manhattan, and pursued the “American dream “while perfecting their English. Her father started as a garment worker and became a pharmacist. Lee was born in 1931 and went to the local elementary and junior high schools in Brooklyn. She was selected to attend Hunter College High School in Manhattan. There, her teen-age interests were in classical music, playing the piano and writing poetry. Dr. Donald and Dr. Lee Sadowsky at a She attended Barnard College in N.Y. majoring in music and Columbia University faculty dinner in 2004. comparative literature, and graduating magna cum laude in 1952.She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was next where Lee earned a PhD in musicology and philosophy. CAREER – The Grants writer and medical editor in neurobiology at Cornell NY Hospital; Montefiore Hospital – Director of academic affairs, plastic surgery (25 years), and associate editor and founder– Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery; medical editor of 13 published books. Lee taught music and art history at Adelphi College for 2 years. She was a free-lance editor while her kids were growing up. DONALD –His parents were American-born. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he went to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri where he earned a BA in psychology. Returning to NY he became a DDS at the NYU College of Dentistry(1955) He practiced dentistry for over 20 years. He also went to Columbia University for a masters in public health and a PhD in Socio- medical sciences. For 2 years he then served in the Korean War near the 38th parallel– as an Army captain. This was followed by teaching at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and at Columbia University. MARRIAGE and FAMILY and SUBURBIA Don and Lee married in NYC in 1959. They had 2 children. In 1964 Donald was asked to practice dentistry at the newly formed Mount Kisco Medical Group in Westchester County. He first commuted from Manhattan, and they then moved to Westchester, living in Bedford Hills, Katonah and Yorktown Heights. “The kids went to Yorktown schools. At that time there were working farms and lots of streets were not paved. I missed going to the theatre and museums in the city, but we all adjusted to suburbia very well. Jacob lives in Manhattan with his wife and Ann Mia lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and 2 children.” Don retired at 75 from Columbia University. MOVING TO THE SEABURY “Life changed in 2009 when Don was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Then, I broke a hip and ended up at Field Home. In 2012, after more than 45 years in the Yorktown house, we both came here. Don has been through Memory Unit and is now in Field Home where I visit him each day.” Lee Sadowsky has been helping residents share in the Hannukah celebrations at The Seabury for a number of years. She wrote “The Meaning of Chanukah” which helped us to learn that “the primary messages of renewal, hope, triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, and of spirituality over materialism remain paramount.” November 2014 at Fieldhome Established 1879 The Seabury staff and residents wore pink on October 27th to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How did that very special and much-loved little puppy get to be 3 YEARS OLD –already? The Cock-a-Poo looks pampered but she is really a Work-Dog. Her job is to greet every person – resident, staff, guests who comes into her “boss’s’ workplace – The Seabury. Erika Likar, Director of Recreation has trained Penelope to be the well-behaved dog that makes everyone S-M-I-L-E. Does that young man wearing his lederhosen and beer hat remind you of Erika Likar, Director of Recreation? Does the energetic “frau”wearing her dirndl vest remind you of Susan Weisler – Recreational Leader? It was fun for everyone watching them dance to Johnny Jake’s infectious music. The Seabury at Fieldhome, an Assisted Living & Memory Support Program 2276 Catherine Street, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567 www.fieldhome.com Administrator: Diana Penna, Recreation Director: Director: Erika Likar, The Seabury News Editor: Editor Phyllis Angliss Staff: Donna Carey, Beth Olli, Lillian Andino, Bruce Vogt, Susan Salzman-Weisler, Jon Kilmer, Wendy Martinez Recreation Staff