Seventh Generation

260. Living (private).

Barbara Jo "B.J." HEYMAN²⁰³, daughter of Joseph HEYMAN and Bertha SCHWABACHER, was born on 23 May 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 8 August 2015 at the age of 76 in Rochester, New York, USA.²⁰³ Rochester: August 8, 2015, at age 76. Predeceased by her parents, Bert and Joe Heyman and daughter, Ruth Leah Yudelson. Survived by her husband, Julian; son, Larry; daughter, Miriam Katz; grandchildren, Yael, Ariella, Sam, Joey, Ruthie, Leah, Kinneret, Aviva, Calanit; sister, Margaret Cohen.

She loved family and friends, Judaism and the outdoors, writing and learning. B.J. was an active volunteer in many areas of the Rochester community. She shared her life's story in her book, "With an outstretched arm: A memoir of love and loss, family and faith"
from Legacy.com
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BJ died quietly at home. She absolutely forbade me to use the words fight, struggle or cancer in her obituary. She stated that she was living with cancer until the cancer could no longer let her live. Her legacy is her memoir, "With an outstretched arm". Avialable at Amazon. Her writings can be found at her blog bjyudelson.com The attached picture is BJ in a canoe with a friend 10 days before her death. She was a Director of Development.

Living and Barbara Jo "B.J." HEYMAN had the following children:

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525	ii.	Ruth Leah YUDELSON was born on 25 February 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.⁴⁸ She died on 18 February 1981 at the age of 13 in Rochester, New York, USA. She was killed by a drunk driver who drove into a group of children attending a youth group convention in Utica, New York.
+526	iii.	Living.