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Sylvia Liese 1909 - 1986

Sylvia (Jaffin) Liese of Tucson, Pima County, AZ was born on October 10, 1909 in Bronx County, New York United States, and died at age 76 years old in March 1986 in Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
Sylvia (Jaffin) Liese
Sylvia Liese (Jaffin)
Tucson, Pima County, AZ 85741
October 10, 1909
Bronx County, New York, United States
March 1986
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States
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  • 10/10
    1909

    Birthday

    October 10, 1909
    Birthdate
    Bronx County, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • Professional Career

    Family Court Judge Sylvia Jaffin Liese, a retired Family Court judge and a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, died Sunday at her home in Tucson, Ariz. She was 76 years old. She was born in the Bronx and was a 1930 graduate of Barnard College. She graduated 15 years later from the Columbia University School of Law. Soon after, Mrs. Liese joined the staff of Frank S. Hogan, the District Attorney in Manhattan. Much of her work for the next 10 years was concerned with young offenders and teen-age drug addicts. Mrs. Liese was appointed to the Family Court, then known as the Domestic Relations Court, in 1955 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner. She served until her retirement in 1971. Mrs. Liese is survived by her husband, Harry; a daughter, Sandra Warshaw of Manhattan; a son, Barry Singer of Chappaqua, N.Y.; a stepson, Thomas Liese of Brooklyn; a sister, Nicki Galpeer of Hartsdale, N.Y.; a brother, George M. Jaffin of Manhattan, and nine grandchildren.
  • 03/dd
    1986

    Death

    March 1986
    Death date
    Stroke
    Cause of death
    Tucson, Pima County, Arizona United States
    Death location
  • Obituary

    Sylvia Jaffin Liese, a retired Family Court judge and a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, died Sunday at her home in Tucson, Ariz. She was 76 years old. She was born in the Bronx and was a 1930 graduate of Barnard College. She graduated 15 years later from the Columbia University School of Law. Soon after, Mrs. Liese joined the staff of Frank S. Hogan, the District Attorney in Manhattan. Much of her work for the next 10 years was concerned with young offenders and teen-age drug addicts. Mrs. Liese was appointed to the Family Court, then known as the Domestic Relations Court, in 1955 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner. She served until her retirement in 1971. Mrs. Liese is survived by her husband, Harry; a daughter, Sandra Warshaw of Manhattan; a son, Barry Singer of Chappaqua, N.Y.; a stepson, Thomas Liese of Brooklyn; a sister, Nicki Galpeer of Hartsdale, N.Y.; a brother, George M. Jaffin of Manhattan, and nine grandchildren.
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